Principal Engineer - Software Engineering; Onsite
Listed on 2026-06-17
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Software Development
Software Engineer
Location and Eligibility
Date Posted: Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-182 ~ 1100 Cimmie Ave Ne ~ BLDG 182
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Person Requirement:
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Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required
Security Clearance Status:
Not Required
Collins Aerospace is currently seeking qualified candidates for a Principal Software engineer in our Military Avionics Flight Management Applications department located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Teams are comprised of cross‑functional engineers working in an AGILE environment (approximately 6‑10 people) focused on the design and development of software only products.
The engineer that fills this role will support fixed and rotary wing platforms. This job is focused on the technical aspects of product development related to architectures as well as the design and development process. Expectations include leading technical decisions that align with the highest standards in quality while maintaining a diverse product line portfolio and customer contracts. Our experienced engineers are involved in all aspects of the product life cycle, from bid and proposal to certification and support.
Commitment may require 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.
Product SummaryCAAS/Flight 2 Flight Management Solutions – Our signature products for Military Avionics and Helicopters as part of the Collins Integrated Avionics Systems, fielded on thousands of aircraft today. Specific capabilities include FMS (Flight Management Systems), Performance Application, System Manager, and Flight Plan Server (FPS). Please see the following links for more details:
Responsibilities- Develop software for our fixed and rotary winged platforms as a member of the Flight Management Applications engineering team.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to other members of the development team in software development best practices and how to solve our hardest technical challenges.
- Implement and verify updates to the flight management software for fixed and rotary wing platforms.
- Implement and verify updates to the graphical flight planning and display software for fixed and rotary wing platforms.
- Communicate plans and status on your assigned stories to your agile team members, internal stakeholders, and external customers.
- Coordinate with the platform engineering team and other software domain teams to identify and track dependencies for shared features.
- Champion knowledge sharing, elevating department expertise through both formal training and informal mentoring.
- Willingness to travel (domestic and international
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