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Collins Aerospace

Staff FPGA Engineer - Military Avionics Hardware

Cedar Rapids, IA

Date Posted:
2020-09-15-07:00
Country:
United States of America
Location:
HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Job Summary

The Common Platform Hardware department in Military Avionics and Helicopters has an opening for a Staff Electrical Engineer. This department is responsible for the development and sustainment of state of the art avionics hardware products including integrated processing cabinets, displays, video processing modules, and control panels used in military fighter, fixed wing, and rotary wing aircraft platforms.

Our products employ the following technologies and interfaces; Airborne Electronic Hardware including FPGAs and ASICs. PowerPC, Intel, and ARM embedded processing resources. Avionics interfaces including ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, and Ethernet. Video interfaces including SMPTE, DVI, and DisplayPort.

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Responsibilities include full lifecycle FPGA development from requirements capture to product integration and release. The Staff Electrical Engineer role also has opportunities for project engineer and control account management (PE/CAM) work, and has high expectations for leadership within a design team, and communication to our internal and external customers.

The position must have requirements include:
  • Must be a U.S. Person/Permanent Resident "Green Card" holder
  • This position requires a Bachelor's degree in the appropriate discipline and 7 years of relevant experience or an Advanced degree in the appropriate discipline and 5 years of relevant experience. In the absence of a degree, 11 years of relevant experience is required.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with team members and independently on assigned tasks

Experience in the following areas is required:
  • FPGA requirement generation experience working with systems and subsystems teams to determine meaningful and testable requirements for the design
  • Device Level Architecture experience and the ability to decompose requirements between FPGAs and other devices on a card
  • FPGA Level Architecture experience and the ability to decompose requirements between different modules within a device architecture
  • FPGA Design Experience, including writing VHDL, use of Synthesis and Layout Tools and a working knowledge of how to optimize for design constraints such as Clock Speed, Logic Utilization, and Power
  • Experience working with JTAG programmers for FPGAs and standard lab equipment for integration testing of hardware designs
  • Interfacing with complex embedded devices (microprocessors, graphics processors, memory)


Experience in the following areas is desirable:
  • DO-254 Certification of Advanced Electronic Hardware
  • High Speed interface designs with 64/66 encoded transceivers
  • Control Account Management and Earned Value Reporting


Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers' toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Our Avionics team advances aviation electronics and information management solutions for commercial and military customers across the world. That means we're helping passengers reach their destination safely. We're connecting aircraft operators, airports, rail and critical infrastructure with intelligent data service solutions that keep passengers, flight crews and militaries connected and informed. And we're providing industry-leading fire protection and safety systems that our customers can count on when it matters most. Are you ready to learn from the most knowledgeable experts in the industry, develop the technologies of tomorrow and reach new heights in your career? Join our Avionics team today.

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:
  • 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
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Optional coverages you can buy: Pet Insurance, Home and Auto, additional life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal
  • Ovia Health, fertility and family planning
  • Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 5 free counseling sessions
  • Redbrick - Incentives for a Healthy You
  • Autism Benefit
  • Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Best Doctors, second opinion program
  • And more!


Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all U.S. positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

Note:
  • Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the U.S.)
  • Drug Screen only performed on re-hires who have been gone for more than 1 year


At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form - with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.

Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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Job ID: Collins-01409584
Employment Type: Other

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