Principal Systems Engineer – Environmental Compliance\ENV TCR

Date Posted:

2026-09-02

 Country:

United States of America

 Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-124 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 124

 Position Role Type:

Remote

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

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

 Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

 Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Have you wanted to work with the FAA to further aviation safety through ensuring our products meet applicable industry standards and regulations? Do you have a passion for environmental testing that ensures our avionics products meet their performance characteristics? Do you enjoy mentoring engineering teams in the development of their products? This could be the position for you!

The Environmental Compliance Group is seeking an experienced Principal Systems Engineer to support Avionics certification programs. The candidate is expected to have experience in environmental certification or avionics. This position includes review and approval of certification compliance data, interface with customers, suppliers, and external certification authorities, and hands-on work with engineering teams to provide guidance in the development of and adherence to certification-related processes. This role will also provide opportunities to become an Environmental Unit Member (UM) in the future.

This role can be worked remotely in the U.S with travel to Cedar Rapids, IA. Candidates who can support onsite work to Cedar Rapids, IA are preferred. Must have passed or be able to pass the TSO Compliance Representative (TCR) application/selection process to be nominated by Avionics Certification and authorized as a compliance approver.

What You Will Do:

Serve as a compliance evaluator, to review hardware engineering artifacts to FIND compliance to the applicable systems guidance, standards, and regulations including but not limited to Technical Standard Orders (TSO), DO-160G, Advisory Circulars, Foreign Certification Memos, etc.

Serve as compliance approver to formally approve engineering artifacts for compliance to the applicable guidance, standards, and regulations

Work with engineering to resolve findings of non-compliance to the applicable guidance, standards, and regulations

Provide certification interface with customers, design specialists, suppliers and subcontracts, allocating compliance demonstration expectations

Mentor engineering during the development of detailed planning in the context of a program team, including customization of development processes

Provide independent assessment of airworthiness process adherence

Perform High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) and lightning integrated system test (IST) campaigns in collaboration with various internal and external stakeholders

Assure that project planning is accomplished to the appropriate level of fidelity and that development teams are following appropriate processes.

Understand and utilize internal processes, methods and tools for review and approval of engineering artifacts for compliance

Understand current development and documentation processes and techniques

Review metrics and defect trends, identify systemic root causes and process improvements

Recommend new approaches, tools and techniques that drive continuous improvement in development, review and approval processes

Maintain awareness of technology within the domains of their area of expertise and develop technology strategies for the domains in the area of expertise

Complete recurrent training expectations applicable for finding compliance to guidance, standards, and regulations

Be considered a domain specialist or a generalist in multiple domains and/or systems areas of expertise.

Travel up to 25%

Qualifications You Must Have:

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience

Progressively responsible engineering experience, including environmental lab experience

Experience with the Stage of Involvement (SOI) audit process for TSO

Domain experience and knowledge of products, systems and applicable environmental regulatory requirements

Qualifications We Prefer:

Experience performing HIRF and lightning integrated system test (IST) campaigns

Compliance evaluator experience

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

Carrot 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!

Learn More & Apply Now!

Collins Aerospace, an RTX 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.

Collins Aerospace makes modern flight possible. Of course, that wouldn’t be possible without the capabilities and technologies of our organization, as well as our engineers – a highly skilled, accomplished network that spans more than 180 sites, 24 countries and 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs).

Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global organization that doesn’t shy away from big opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies.

Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of.

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