Senior Electrical Engineer (ONSITE)

Date Posted:

2026-09-21

 Country:

United States of America

 Location:

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

 Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

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 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.

Join our team and help shape the future of Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) systems. As an Senior Electrical Engineer you’ll play a key role in supporting and advancing Collins’ traffic and weather‑related avionics products. In this role, you’ll work closely with a small team of experienced electrical engineers, taking ownership of complex hardware challenges across both sustaining engineering and new design activities.

You’ll apply your expertise to ensure our products continue to meet stringent aviation standards while helping shape future upgrades and enhancements. This position offers the opportunity to influence technical direction, collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines, and contribute to the success of both ongoing programs and new business pursuits.

This is an onsite position in Melbourne, Florida.

What You Will Do:

• •Interpret, generate, and update complex electrical schematics, board layouts, and mechanical drawings.
• •Develop and document hardware requirement changes while managing hardware baselines through proper tools and processes.
• •Design, analyze, test, qualify, integrate, and document high‑complexity hardware, including work across multiple Engineering Change Orders.
• •Collaborate closely with mechanical, systems, and manufacturing engineering to ensure cohesive product development.
• •Apply Collins processes, tools, and best practices to drive product quality and customer satisfaction.
• •Participate in integration, pre‑qualification, and qualification testing for moderate‑complexity products and subsystems.
• •Support production teams, troubleshoot issues, and provide technical leadership as needed.
• •Contribute to engineering estimates for electrical design efforts and support bid/schedule development.
• •Act as a subject matter expert in at least one hardware domain, with broad generalist capabilities across multiple areas.
• •Support LRU development activities, tailoring internal processes and tools as needed.
• •Monitor and resolve component obsolescence issues on assigned products.
• •Review defect trends, identify root causes, and recommend design or process improvements.
• •Proactively identify and communicate technical issues, escalating to project leadership when necessary.

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
• •Must be a U.S. Person – Military contract stipulates the candidates must be U.S. Persons.
• •Proven experience in an electrical design engineering role.
• •Demonstrated ability to generate schematics and board layouts.
• •Experience with embedded processors and RF systems.
• •Hands‑on experience debugging and testing complex electrical hardware.
• •Extensive experience in at least one electrical hardware discipline such as digital, analog, mixed-signal, power, or RF design.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• •Understanding of aviation qualification standards (DO‑160, DO‑254, and TSO processes).
• •Experience working with Air Transport OEMs on development programs.
• •Knowledge of avionics traffic and weather systems.
• •Familiarity with signal‑processing simulation and analysis tools such as MATLAB or Simulink.
• •Experience with configuration management tools (Agile, JIRA, Git, Subversion).

What we offer:

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!

Learn More & Apply Now!

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. Start your application today.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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 schedul