Engineer I, Software Engineer - Test Engineering

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Software Engineer (P1) on the Sensors Test Engineering team in Burnsville, MN (onsite). This role supports production by defining, designing, developing, troubleshooting, and integrating test software onto manufacturing test solutions for commercial and military/defense sensor products. If you want to work close to manufacturing, validate software used on the production floor, and grow through hands-on test system development, this position offers a clear path to impact.

What you’ll do

• Research, design, develop, and test software solutions and networks while resolving day-to-day technical issues through troubleshooting software and electrical device problems on the production line.
• Collaborate in a team environment and communicate effectively with engineers, operators, and technicians.
• Develop test software based on requirements and complete validation and verification before releasing to production.
• Design major components or major portions of functional test software and share findings with the team.
• Create processes, procedures, and best practices for test software design and development in a manufacturing setting.
• Present project and/or technical information during design reviews with peers, internal management, and customers.

Skills and tools you’ll work with

• Visual Basic (VB), LabVIEW
• ALM JIRA and Agile workflows
• AS9100 standards

What you’ll learn

• How to adapt machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.
• How to design software that communicates with and controls electrical equipment, components, products, and systems.
• The life cycle development of test software and test systems in a manufacturing environment.
• How to work as a team to solve complex manufacturing design problems.

Requirements

• Typically requires a BSSE or BSCpE degree.
• Less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Prior experience in a software-related position.

Qualifications we prefer

• Strong programming understanding with Visual Basic (VB), with secondary familiarity in LabVIEW.
• Familiarity with RF and digital electronics.
• Hands-on mindset and curiosity about how components interact in a system.
• Understanding of software-controlled test equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, signal generators, power supplies, and thermal chambers.
• Familiarity with aerospace manufacturing and AS9100 standards.
• Familiarity with standard avionics busses including 1553, ARINC, CAN, RS485, RS232, and 1394.
• Familiarity with ALM JIRA project management in an Agile environment.
• Ability to operate with multiple tasks and projects and to adjust direction based on business needs.

Compensation and benefits

Salary range: USD 57,200 to 108,800 per year.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan with 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: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health for fertility and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan with up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand for virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons for child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program
• May be eligible for relocation