Collins Aerospace

aviation

SeniorPrincipalSoftwareEngineer

$132–252k US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-106 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 106 FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Senior Principal Software Engineer at Collins Aerospace. Skills: Embedded flight management software applications, Modular and reusable Flight Management product line software, DO-178 certification activities, C++, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/D). Design, Develop and optimize embedded flight management software applications used in commercial and military platforms. Design and implement modular and reusable Flight Management product line software”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver integrated avionics solutions that meet stringent aviation safety, performance, and certification requirements

Industry & Context.

aviation
Problems you'll solve

Solving complex problems with elegant, high-impact solutions

Eligibility Requirements

U. S. Citizen, U. S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements, Immigration sponsorship available, No export authorization sought for this role, Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required, Candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Software design and development of large complex aircraft application, Designing and implementing a large-scale modularized, reusable product line software, Software development using C++, Design patterns, Unified Modeling Language (UML), Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/D), Leading the DO-178 certification activities for software development in C++

Nice to Have

Understanding of standard system engineering design artifacts such as Use Cases and SysML diagrams, DevOps, Jenkins, Automated testing, GIT, JIRA, Visual Studio Code, Docker, Jama

What You'll Do.

Develop and optimize embedded flight management software applications used in commercial and military platforms

Design and implement modular and reusable Flight Management product line software

Lead teams through certification reviews with customers and/or authorities

Collaborate closely with systems engineers

and flight-test personnel to deliver integrated avionics solutions that meet stringent aviation safety

and certification requirements

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate closely with systems engineers, hardware teams, AI/ML specialists, and flight-test personnel; Work with colleagues around the world using digital tools

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