Principal Software Project Engineer – Display Products

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

📋 Description

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

• Deliver project management and provide technical guidance.

• Supervise engineers from entry-level to seasoned professionals.

• Convey updates on technical progress, risks, opportunities, financial metrics, and project management details.

• Maintain alignment with Collins Aerospace technical engineering protocols.

• Assist in defining development strategies.

• Ensure adherence to DO-178 and other certification standards.

• Lead certification initiatives through audits.

• Promote software team best practices and oversee software project execution.

• Offer mentorship and coaching to engineers evolving as leads, CAMs, or PEs.

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

• Contribute to the safety and efficiency of commercial and military avionics systems.

⛳️ 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, including scheduling, earned value management, and risk oversight.

• Ability to implement changes and best practices among peers.

• Proven leadership achievements.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

• Critical thinking skills with an understanding of broader impacts beyond immediate issues.

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

• Preferred: Familiarity with avionics regulatory and certification processes, including TSO, MIL-STD, DO-160, DO-254, DO-178B/C, DO-297, and APR4754A.

• Preferred: Experience in embedded C++ or platform-level software development.

• Preferred: Experience with RTOS.

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

• No security clearance is needed.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Three weeks of vacation for newly onboarded employees.

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

• Lifetime Income Strategy option.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Student Loan Repayment Program.

• Life insurance and disability coverage.

• Optional pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and ID theft protection.

• Benefits for birth, adoption, and parental leave.

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

• Adoption Assistance.

• Autism Benefit.

• Employee Assistance Plan, which includes up to 10 complimentary counseling sessions.

• Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program.

• Doctor on Demand virtual doctor consultations.

• Bright Horizons child and elder care services.

• Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion service.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Employee Scholar Program.

• Paid time off and holiday benefits.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available; payments are not guaranteed.

• Primarily remote work from home, with occasional travel to the site as required.