Date Posted:
2026-10-07
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-FL-MELBOURNE-312 ~ 795 W Nasa Blvd ~ BLDG 312
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 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.
We are currently searching for an engineering professional to join our Avionics Design Quality Assurance (DQA) team. We are looking for an experienced Electrical Engineer who is interested in applying their technical skills and experiences and working together with others to achieve excellence in design quality and efficient lifecycle execution. This position is responsible for working closely with engineering teams to provide quality-focused technical and process oversight of ASIC/FPGA product developments throughout their lifecycle.
As a DQA team member, you will help ensure designs meet quality expectations, as well as customer, regulatory, and other requirements. To be successful in this position will require a passion for quality and continuous process improvement as well as the ability to build rapport with the engineering project teams in order to influence adoption of engineering best practices.
This role will be worked onsite in Melbourne, FL or Cedar Rapids, IA. Relocation assistance is supported.
What You Will Do:
This position is responsible for working with engineering design and development teams throughout the development lifecycle to provide quality-focused technical and process oversight of ASIC/FPGA engineering development of Avionics products. Working with the engineering and DQA team, you will:
Perform proactive, ongoing technical and process audits to determine the quality of engineering projects using objective criteria and known best practices
Analyze, identify, and promote adoption of meaningful quality metrics to find trends and systemic issues
Provide guidance to hardware engineering teams as needed in the areas of process and regulatory requirements to ensure effective project execution
Establish rapport and credibility across the organization, including leadership, engineering teams, shared service teams, and customers
Help to foster a culture of quality process and products
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
Hands-on engineering experience executing DO‑254 (aerospace certification) or equivalent structured hardware development processes across the full lifecycle (planning, requirements, design, implementation, verification, and certification)
Direct experience developing, reviewing, or verifying ASIC and/or FPGA designs, including requirements capture, architecture definition, HDL development, and test artifact creation
Experience preparing, managing, and maintaining hardware lifecycle documentation required for certification (e.g., PHAC, HAD, HVVR, traceability data)
Experience using formal configuration management and change control systems for…