Senior Electrical Engineer

• CNS Hardware Surveillance Group

Position Overview

Date Posted: 2026-02-12

Country: United States of America

Location: US-FL-MELBOURNE-313 ~ 1344 S Babcock St ~ BLDG 313

Position Role Type: Onsite

This is a posting for a Senior Electrical Engineer in the CNS Hardware Surveillance Group in Melbourne, Florida. The primary responsibility for this position will be part of the team in supporting existing traffic and weather related avionics products. This Engineer role is for an experienced Electrical Engineering professional, working with a small group of other EE Engineers. The position will support existing products, along with associated requirements and test procedures.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship/Immigration Status

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of "U.S. Person" go here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

About the Role

The engineer must have knowledge of the principles and techniques commonly used in EE development and qualification related to commercial avionics. The position will also plan projects in order to determine the best approach to be taken to accomplish the project goals and support development of bids and schedules. This position may encompass both new design and product sustaining support roles.

Collins' customer base and supplier network is such that the successful applicant must be willing and able to travel both within the USA and internationally. This is an onsite position based in Melbourne, Florida.

Responsibilities

• Read complex electrical schematics and mechanical drawings
• Generate and update schematics, board layouts and mechanical drawings as desired
• Expand and apply knowledge: Product domain, Requirements, Design, Development, Test and Release software processes, tools, methods and coding best practices with primary emphasis on taking technical ownership of the product domain
• Develop and document complex changes to hardware requirements documentation applying knowledge of processes, tools and methods for the management and tracking of hardware requirements baseline
• Design, analyze, test, integrate, qualify and document hardware of a high complexity including multiple Engineering Change Orders
• Work closely with other engineering disciplines (i.e. mechanical and systems engineering) to insure the electrical design is appropriate for the project/product design approach
• Understand and utilize the appropriate Collins processes and tools during product development, resulting in increased product quality and improving customer satisfaction
• Participate in cross-functional team efforts in integration, pre-qualification and qualification for products and sub-systems of moderate complexity
• Support on-going production activities and provide technical leadership when requested
• Contribute to the engineering estimates for limited to moderate scope electrical design problems
• Considered a Subject Matter Expert in at least one area and considered a domain generalist in multiple areas, including a moderate understanding of systems knowledge in the assigned areas
• Apply and tailor internal processes, using knowledge of methods and tools for LRU development and documentation efforts
• Ensure that development products are designed to meet the applicable RCI, Business Unit, and Customer/Project requirements
• Review LRU defects trends, identify systemic root causes and process improvements and recommend new approaches, tools, techniques that drive continuous improvements in the development processes
• Review and maintain awareness of obsolete parts on assigned products
• Provide appropriate resolution to obsolete parts
• Proactively identify and communicate technical issues and help resolve these issues
• Ensure these issues are elevated to project leadership for resolution

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
• U.S. Person is required
• Job requires access to ITAR or 600/500-series EAR information or hardware (directly or indirectly) and the company will not seek an export authorization for this role
• Experience with generating schematics / board layouts
• Hands on experience with complex electrical hardware debug and test
• Extensive experience in one or more electrical hardware design disciplines including digital, analog, mixed signal, power or RF design

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with embedded processors, and RF systems
• Understand the aspects of various aviation industry qualification standards, such as DO-160, DO-254, and meeting requirements of TSO submissions
• Experience working with Air Transport OEM's on developmental projects
• Knowledge of avionics traffic and weather related products
• Familiarity with the signal processing system simulation & analysis tools (e.g. Matlab, Simulink)
• Familiarity with configuration control concepts and tools (e.g. Agile, JIRA, GIT, Subversion)

Benefits

• 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, ID theft 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!

About Collins Avionics

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.

Work Arrangement

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 their work requires in-person meetings.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to experience level.