Principal Software Project Engineer – Display Products

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Iowa.

📋 Description

• Act as the software project engineer throughout the pursuit, bidding, planning, execution, and sustainment phases.

• Offer project management and technical guidance.

• Oversee engineers from entry-level to highly experienced professionals.

• Relay technical progress, risks, opportunities, financial data, and project-management details.

• Ensure alignment with Collins Aerospace's technical engineering protocols.

• Establish development plans and guarantee adherence to DO-178 and other certification standards.

• Spearhead certification initiatives through audits.

• Promote best practices within the software team and facilitate effective software project execution.

• Mentor and coach engineers transitioning into leadership roles, CAMs, or PEs.

• Design, develop, and validate avionics display software on bare-metal and RTOS platforms.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related discipline.

• Capability to lead software development teams and collaborate effectively with others.

• Experience in managing technical projects, encompassing scheduling, earned value management, and risk management.

• Ability to implement changes and encourage best practices among peers.

• Proven leadership, excellent communication, and strong interpersonal skills.

• Outstanding problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

• Capacity for critical thinking and understanding the broader impacts beyond immediate issues.

• U.S. citizenship is mandatory; only U.S. citizens are permitted to access information under the program/contract.

• Preferred: Experience with avionics regulations and certifications such as TSO, MIL-STD, DO-160, DO-254, DO-178B/C, DO-297, and APR4754A.

• Preferred: Proficiency in Embedded C++ or platform-level software development.

• Preferred: Familiarity with RTOS.

• Preferred: Experience with DOORS, PREP, JIRA, and Confluence.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.

• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions and separate employer retirement contributions.

• Lifetime Income Strategy option.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Student Loan Repayment Program.

• Life insurance and disability coverage.

• Optional pet insurance.

• Optional home and auto insurance.

• Optional additional life and accident insurance.

• Optional critical illness insurance.

• Optional group legal coverage.

• Optional ID theft protection.

• Benefits for birth, adoption, and parental leave.

• Carrot Health services for hormonal health, fertility, and family planning.

• Adoption Assistance.

• Autism Benefit.

• Employee Assistance Plan, offering up to 10 free counseling sessions.

• Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program.

• Doctor on Demand virtual medical consultations.

• Bright Horizons child and elder care services.

• Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Employee Scholar Program.

• Paid time off and holidays.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, but not guaranteed.