Sr. Avionics Safety Engineer III (Hybrid - Cedar Rapids, IA; Burnsville, MN; Bothell, WA)

Senior Safety Engineer

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Collins Aerospace is seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Safety Engineer to join our Reliability, Maintainability, and System Safety team. In this role, you'll help ensure that the avionics systems serving our Air Transport customers are not only cutting-edge, but safe, reliable, and ready for the challenges of modern aviation. This is a role for someone who thrives at the intersection of technical rigor, cross-functional collaboration, and mission-driven engineering.

You'll influence system-level design decisions, guide programs through critical safety milestones, and help build products that pilots, passengers, and operators trust every day.

This role will be worked hybrid in Cedar Rapids, IA;
Burnsville, MN; or Bothell, WA. Relocation assistance is available.

What You Will Do:

• Perform civil safety assessment process in accordance with ARP
  4761. Including (but not limited to):
  Functional Hazard Assessments (FHAs), Preliminary System Safety Assessments (PSSAs), System Safety Assessments (SSAs)
  Fault Tree Analysis (FTAs), Common Mode Analyses (CMAs)
• Support systems, hardware, and software engineering teams in defining system safety requirements during development activity
• Review of design and development documentation for safety critical equipment
• Review analysis of peer safety engineers
• Mentor and train less experienced safety engineers
• Accountable to team members and organizational leadership for committed work and responsibilities
• Develop and maintain expertise in assigned areas (program, function, process, technology, etc)
• Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and organizational leaders to develop plans
• Be a recognized technical expert in avionics safety

What You Will Learn:

• Work with advanced avionics technologies used across regional jets, business aircraft, and commercial transports
• Shape safety and reliability strategies early in the design process—where your insights have maximum impact
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines and with global teams, contributing to solutions that directly affect product performance and customer confidence
• Become part of a highly skilled group of safety engineers known for deep expertise in Reliability, Maintainability, and System Safety
• Grow in a field that is challenging, unique, and constantly evolving with new aircraft architectures, regulatory expectations, and technological innovations

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
• Experience in aircraft systems, hardware, or software engineering

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with CAFTA or similar Fault Tree analysis tools
• Working knowledge of ARP
  4761
• Basic knowledge of ARP
  4754A, DO-254, DO-178B/C, DO-297
• Experience preparing and presenting technical information to peers, to all levels of internal management, and to external customers
• Verbal and written communication skills, including technical writing and presenting to peers, leadership, and customers
• Experience coordinating projects and complex engineering activities
• Basic knowledge Experience in reliability engineering theory

What We Offer:

• 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,  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!