Software Engineer ; Onsite

Location

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-121 ~ 350 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 121

United States of America

Onsite

The company will offer immigration sponsorship for this position, if needed. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

None/Not Required

Not Required

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Collins Aerospace is looking for visionary new graduates ready to do more than write code—they’re ready to shape the future. Join our Integrated Flight – Advanced Flight Management Engineering team in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and play a key role in building the next era of aviation.

As a New Graduate Software Engineer, you’ll leverage the latest in AI‑driven development to build the precision, safety, and intelligence behind tomorrow’s commercial, business, and military Flight Decks. You won’t just be supporting technology; you’ll be shaping it—engineering avionics solutions trusted in the most demanding environments on the planet.

Our Next Generation engineering team is redefining what’s possible in modern avionics, building next‑generation flight technologies that push the boundaries of speed, safety, autonomy, and intelligence. From advanced flight‑management software and high‑performance embedded systems to intelligent sensor fusion, real‑time avionics networks, and autonomous mission platforms, we design the systems that power the aircraft of the future. Our technology sits at the crossroads of aerospace, AI, and high‑reliability computing—turning bold ideas into dependable systems trusted in the sky every day.

We’re a team of engineers, innovators, and aviation enthusiasts who thrive on solving complex problems with elegant, high‑impact solutions. Our culture blends deep technical rigor with a startup‑like energy—rapid iteration, hands‑on experimentation, and a passion for building things that fly. If you want to work on sleek, modern avionics products, experiment with cutting‑edge technologies, and help shape the future of intelligent flight systems, this is the place to do it.

• Develop and optimize embedded flight‑software for safety‑critical systems used in commercial aircraft and military platforms.
• Write high‑performance, deterministic code for embedded software.
• Collaborate closely with systems engineers, hardware teams, AI/ML specialists, and flight‑test personnel to deliver integrated avionics solutions that meet stringent aviation safety, performance, and certification requirements.
• Implement and support AI‑assisted onboard features such as intelligent sensor fusion, anomaly detection, and autonomous control logic.
• Conduct debugging and validation using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, hardware debuggers, simulation and hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL) environments.
• Ensure compliance with aviation safety standards such as DO‑178, and adherence to secure coding and cyber‑resilience practices.
• Participate in flight‑test operations, lab testing, and simulation runs to evaluate system performance under real‑world and mission‑critical conditions.

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree and 12 months or less of relevant professional work experience (excluding internships).

• An emphasis on strong collaboration and communication skills, with a desire to achieve world‑class abilities to work within dynamic teams to solve challenging problems.
• Basic understanding of aircraft operational fundamentals is highly desirable, as the role involves executing flight test scenarios to validate system functionality and performance. This hands‑on work will enable the candidate to directly contribute to the advancement of next‑generation aerospace technologies.

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