Senior Principal Engineer, Embedded Controls Circuits Lead (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-03-10

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-IL-ROCKFORD-P6 ~ 4747 Harrison Ave ~ 4747 HARRISON AVE-P6

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Join our Embedded Controls team as a technical leader driving the design and development of electronic control units and associated printed wiring board assemblies that power critical electric systems for military and commercial aircraft. In this role, you will work autonomously while leading technical efforts across the full development lifecycle, applying electrical and electronic engineering principles to ensure designs meet applicable specifications, customer requirements, and standard work practices. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to coordinate conceptual, preliminary, and detailed unit design, support engineering documentation releases, and guide development and qualification testing through successful entry into service.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to innovative aerospace technologies while influencing complex, high-impact engineering solutions.

What You Will Do

General

• Utilize department-specific Hardware Specific Processes and Collins Standard Work to ensure designs and associated data to meet our internal and regulatory standards.
• Work with project engineering, box/unit leads, department leadership, peer designers, other engineering disciplines as needed to develop control units and resolve issues.
• May manage small projects and processes
• Oversees, reviews, and provides developmental feedback to junior team members.

Preliminary Design Activities

• Unit and Module Requirements creation using Doors and/or SysML modelling tools such as Cameo
• Requirements management (Validation of requirements and Change Management through various tools such as Team Center and Polarion.)

Detailed Design Activities

• Schematic design using Concept HDL and/or Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA)
• Design Reviews per department standards
• Design Analysis per department standards and customer specifications such as (Stress, stability, Lightning, Performance, and other analysis)
• Supporting creation of Test Requirement Specifications (TRS) and development of production test solution.
• Create board level test procedures
• Create RTCA DO-160 test procedures for development and qualification testing

Verification Activities

• Determine and prepare procedures for testing products (Development and Qualification Testing)
• Development and qualification testing at a unit level and at a system level
• Use of lab equipment
• Support testing at non-Collins locations as needed
• Documents results of design studies, trade studies, and failure analyses.
• Provides technical assistance to manufacturing as required.

Supporting Products in the Field

• Leading root cause investigations by Collaborating across engineering departments, customer, and other groups to resolve problems
• Addressing obsolescence of components in designs
• Interfacing with off-site manufacturing facilities and resolving production issues.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
• BS or advanced degree of Electrical Engineering

Qualifications We Prefer

• Electronics circuits design experience
• Experience with Electric Power Systems or similar system
• Ability to travel internationally and domestically
• Experience with MS Office suite, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Experience of Process (e.g. DO160, and DO254)
• 10 years demonstrated engineering excellence with leadership experience in product development
• Experience mentoring junior engineers, and communicate effectively with technical authority through all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated creative problem solving experience and a robust work ethic
• Experience preparing and executing a program plan.

What We Offer

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 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!

May be eligible for relocation

We make modern flight possible for millions of travelers and our military every second. Our major product lines are on-board virtually every aircraft flying. Be it keeping passengers safe with our emergency power generation systems or creating a positive in-flight experience through reliable cabin pressure controls and quieter engines, Power & Controls focuses on delivering a best-in-class experience to our customers. We hire the top people in the industry. Their ideas drive our performance, and their integrity keeps our customers happy. Join us as we take flight!

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Onsite: 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.

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 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, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.