Digital Hardware Design Engineer Co-op

Digital Hardware Design Engineer Co-op (Summer/Fall 2027)

Company: Collins Aerospace

About the Role

This is an onsite Co-op position at Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve product requirements and gain experience in advanced digital hardware design.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, simulate, and test Circuit Card Assemblies for Avionics Computers (Processors, FPGAs, Memory, high-speed interfaces).
• Operate lab equipment to perform integration testing on hardware designs.
• Perform schematic capture of digital/analog mixed signal electrical circuit designs.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering and actively enrolled through the completion of the co-op session.
• Minimum of 60 credit hours by the start of the co-op session.
• Familiarity with the development and design of electronic circuit designs and/or multi-assembly system/unit design. Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.
• Competence in high-speed digital circuit board design, testability, and thermal management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to collaborate effectively with team members and independently manage assigned tasks.
• Familiarity with taking design concepts from block diagrams or requirements to developing complete hardware designs, including verification through testing and integration.
• Experience with design tools (schematic capture) and PCB design process for analysis and simulation prior to hardware implementation.
• Experience using PCB electronic circuit design software: signal integrity, power integrity, and analog simulation.

Additional Information

• Location: US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS
• Role Type: Onsite
• Security Clearance: None/Not Required
• Citizenship: U.S. citizenship is required.
• Salary Range: $37,000 - $82,000 USD (representative of all experience levels).
• Benefits: Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 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 depend on the business unit and collective-bargaining agreement coverage.
• Incentives: Hired applicants may be eligible for annual incentive compensation programs depending on the position level and collective-bargaining agreement coverage. Payments are not guaranteed and depend on various factors.