Senior Principal Software Architect; ONSITE

Overview

Collins Aerospace is looking for Software Architect 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. 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. This is an onsite position based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Location details: US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-106 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 106

• 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.
• Lead teams through certification reviews with customers and/or authorities.
• 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.

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
• Experience in software design and development of large complex aircraft application.
• Experience with designing and implementing a large-scale modularized, reusable product line software.
• Applied experience of software development using C++, design patterns, Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/D).
• Experience in leading the DO-178 certification activities for software development in C++.

• Understanding of standard system engineering design artifacts such as Use Cases and SysML diagrams.
• Working Experience with Dev Ops, Jenkins and automated testing.
• Familiar with tools such as GIT, JIRA, Visual Studio Code, Docker, Jama.

• 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!

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.

Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

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.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when…