About the role
Date Posted
2026-09-22 Country
Ireland Location
IE-CO-CORK-001 ~ Penrose Wharf ~ PENROSE Position Role Type
Onsite
Senior Researcher – Electrical Systems
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business
Applied Research & Technology
Power the next generation of flight
What comes next in aerospace?
Hybrid and electric propulsion. Smarter, lighter, safer electrical systems. Cleaner aviation by design, not compromise. Technology that does not just imagine the future of flight, but helps build it.
At Collins Aerospace, that future is already taking shape.
We are looking for a Senior Researcher – Electrical Systems to join our Applied Research & Technology team and help drive breakthrough innovation for next-generation aircraft. This is a research-led, hands-on technical role where advanced electrical systems, power electronics, experimentation and real-world aerospace impact come together.
You will work in an international, highly collaborative research environment, helping develop technologies that could shape future aircraft platforms across the world.
This is where theory becomes hardware.
Where ideas become prototypes.
Where research gets a flight path. ✈️
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What you will be working on
You will provide technical leadership and deliver impactful research across advanced electrical systems, with deep expertise in one or more of the following areas:
• High power density power electronics, including converter design, analysis and control
• Electrical power distribution architectures, including redundancy, fault isolation and system safety
• EMI analysis and filter design, including magnetic component design
• Converter and motor drive control, implemented on DSPs and/or FPGAs
• High-voltage effects and mitigation, including arcing faults, creepage and clearance, partial discharge, lightning and altitude/low-pressure considerations
• Aerospace electrical systems, architectures and certification standards
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex technical problems, working at the edge of what is possible, and seeing research move beyond papers, models and presentations into real technology development.
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