**Date Posted:** 2025-07-02 **Country:** United States of America **Location:** HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA **Position Role Type:** Onsite **U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:** U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract. **Security Clearance:** None/Not Required Collins Aerospace is currently seeking qualified candidates for an experienced Principal Systems Engineer - Program Lead role for the Special Operations Aircraft (SOA) and UH-60M programs in our Military Avionics Flight Management Applications department based out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Our teams are comprised of cross-functional engineers working in an AGILE environment focused on the design and development of Flight Management Software Applications.   **Product Summary** CAAS Flight Management Solutions - Our signature products for Military Avionics and Helicopters as part of the Collins Integrated Avionics Systems, are fielded on thousands of aircraft today. Specific capabilities include FMS (Flight Management Systems), Performance Application, System Manager, Communications Management, Flight Director, and Flight Controls. **Links to More Details** + https://www.collinsaerospace.com/what-we-do/industries/helicopters/rotary-wing/common-avionics-architecture-system + https://www.collinsaerospace.com/what-we-do/industries/helicopters/rotary-wing + https://www.collinsaerospace.com/what-we-do/industries/military-and-defense/avionics + https://www.collinsaerospace.com/what-we-do/industries/military-and-defense **What You Will Do:** This job will encompass being both a Systems and Project Engineer (i.e., subsystems team lead), representing the flight management and controls department. Specific expectations include: + Demonstrated time management skills - ability to work unsupervised, multi-task, and coordinate work. + Accountable for managing scope, schedule, cost, and quality for a large, high-visibility program. + Provide daily support of cross-functional teams executing development work. + Organize, document, and communicate to teams all relevant program resources, processes, and updates. + Coordinate with program team and other subsystem teams to identify and collaborate on dependencies. + Actively manage risks & opportunities to identify areas of concerns, cost/schedule impacts, and come up with and execute mitigation strategies. + Lead bidding and estimating efforts, including: + Lead technical scope breakdown and initial design + Identify and communicate required resources and external dependencies + Coordinate SME engagement for estimates + Aggregating estimates + Risk and Opportunity identification, quantification, and mitigation plans + Presenting to and getting approval from Level 5 and Level 4 management + Finalizing bid in BidMaster Web (BMW) + Decompose platform designs/requirements into subsystem designs ready for execution + Perform initial software issue investigation efforts to identify replication scenarios and operational impact + Be able to demonstrate the replication of issues to the development teams and the resolution of issues or completion of features to the program team + Perform subsystem verification tasks to ensure expected product performance is met before delivering to the platform team + Lead technical and operational conversations with program team and external customers + Onboard and train new engineers on cognizant program(s) This position requires the commitment of professional working hours that may require the employee to extend beyond a typical 7:30am to 4:30pm workday, or beyond a 40-hour work week.   **Qualifications You Must Have:** + Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience. + Willingness to travel (domestic and international <20%). + Strong technical skills, specifically in systems development. + Avionics experience (development or usage). + Software development and testing experience. **Qualifications We Prefer:** + AGILE development experience. + Excellent, proactive communication (written, verbal, and interpersonal). + Demonstrated earned value management experience. + Project schedule creation and management. + ARP4754 and DO-178 (or similar) certification-based development experience. + JIRA experience. **What We Offer:** Benefits: Some of our competitive benefits package includes:  + Medical, dental, and vision insurance + Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees + Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option + Tuition reimbursement program + Student Loan Repayment Program + Life insurance and disability coverage + Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection + Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits + Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning + Adoption Assistance          + Autism Benefit + Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions + Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program + Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits + Bright Horizons, child and elder care services + Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program +  And more!  This position may be eligible for relocation to Cedar Rapids. Avionics delivers advanced cockpit displays, vision systems, and comprehensive digital solutions for global government, commercial and business aviation customers. We provide connectivity and managed data services to ensure safety and seamless communication for passengers, crews, and militaries, from aircraft and airports to air traffic management. Join us in creating solutions that connect the world, one flight at a time. Start your application today. Role Type: **Onsite:** Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again. Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day. The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. 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