Future Flight
Aerospace
SeniorPrincipalSystemsandIntegrationEngineer-ATFutureFlight
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“Senior Principal Systems and Integration Engineer - AT Future Flight at Future Flight. Skills: Systems Engineering, Integration, Autonomy, Avionics. Provide technical guidance and leadership to a team of engineers and researchers working on autonomy projects. Define requirements, interfaces and updates needed to develop new autonomous solutions”
Industry & Context.
new challenges and problems to be solved
U. S. Citizen, U. S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements, The company will offer immigration sponsorship for this position, if needed, The company will not seek an export authorization for this role, Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required, Security Clearance Status: 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
Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience, leadership and communication skills, including experience leading cross-functional teams, Background in Systems Engineering, Aircraft Integration and Test experience, Avionics Experience
Nice to Have
Avionics certification experience, Flight Testing experience, Experience Proline Fusion or EDS avionics, Pilot or Flight Operations Experience, Experience architecting systems and software, Familiarity with Agile, SCRUM, and Jira
What You'll Do.
Provide technical guidance and leadership to a team of engineers and researchers working on autonomy projects
interfaces and updates needed to develop new autonomous solutions
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define
and implement advanced autonomy capabilities across contributing domains
Execute integration and test activities in the lab and on the aircraft
Disposition test and integration issues and conduct root cause investigations
Create and maintain Systems documentation
Foster innovation and excellence in technical execution
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams; experience leading cross-functional teams
Communication Scope
communication skills
Full Job Description
**Date Posted:** 2026-05-11 **Country:** United States of America **Location:** US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-105 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 105 **Position Role Type:** Onsite **U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: ** The company will offer immigration sponsorship for this position, if needed. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role. **Security Clearance Type:** None/Not Required **Security Clearance Status:** Not Required Want to shape the future of Avionics? This position is for an experienced professional to join the Autonomy Aircraft Systems and Integration team in the Aerospace Technologies – Applied Research and Technology department. This group supports the Avionics Strategic Business Unit in researching, maturing, and transitioning technologies that enable advanced capabilities and operations in commercial aviation. The team is cross-functional and composed of systems, software, hardware, and human factors engineers with a variety of expertise. Areas of near-term focus include Autonomy Lab and Jet Integration and automation capability definition. As an Aircraft Autonomy Systems and Integration engineer, you will be part of a highly motivated and innovative team supporting the development of rapid prototypes and proof of concepts for internal and external demonstrations. This is a unique position where every day will be a little bit different with new challenges and problems to be solved. This will allow you to use your diverse set of skills and push you to continually to learn new ones. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of Systems Engineering and Integration, a background in aviation, and a passion for defining new solutions. This is an onsite position based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. _**What you will do:**_ * Provide technical guidance and leadership to a team of engineers and researchers working on autonomy projects. * Define requirements, interfaces and updates needed to develop new autonomous soluti
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