Senior Test Engineer - Ejection Seats (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-03-21

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCO03: Mission Systems (Ejec Seating) 1225 Aeroplaza Drive , Colorado Springs, CO, 80916 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions - whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you'll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

Senior Test Engineer

• Ejection Seats (Onsite)

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace is one of the world's largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and defense products. The Mission Systems business unit provides products and services to global government and commercial customers that enable mission success in the harshest environments of space, in the air, at sea, and on the ground.

The Collins Aerospace Ejection Seating business is the leader in providing a safe and robust Ejection Seating System to domestic and foreign customers alike. Currently, we are in the process of modernizing fleets to the upgraded ACES 5 design, providing a safer ejection system to ensure those who are born to fly, live to walk away.

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated individual to join us as a Senior Test Engineer to support all phases of ejection seat product development lifecycle including the bid, design, development, verification & validation. The preferred candidate will have experience with hardware development for military/DoD customers.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Interpret test requirements, develop and maintain test procedures, identify test and document test practices.

• Responsible for assuring tests are conducted in accordance with approved test plans and established safety procedures.

• Works as a liaison between systems engineers & seat designers, in the development and qualification testing of ACES ejection seat components and subsystems.

• Ensures successful and accurate data collection, documentation and reporting of test results.

• Collaborate with engineers on design, fabrication and modification of test fixtures and test articles in support of test programs and customer requirements.

• Participate in peer reviews throughout the product lifecycle of design, development, integration and test, and flight test requirements verification.

• Plan, conduct, collect and document testing results. Analyze data to drive issues to root cause.

• Assist in researching and evaluating facility processes to reduce operating costs and improve on collection of test data.

• In support of assigned projects; use agile tools (like Jira) to complete the planning, execution of assigned tasking for each sprint (increment).

• The position requires strong interpersonal skills, high degree of comfort with ambiguity, good project discipline, excellent oral and written communication skills, high computer/technology proficiency, and the ability to work independently.

• Adheres to all Collins Aerospace safety rules and codes of conduct.

• Performs other duties as required.

• Travel up to 25% to execute product performance and hardware testing.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience OR In absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience is required

• Must be a U.S. Citizen

• Minimum of 2 years of experience working in a test facility environment in combination with related education and training.

• Experience executing product testing on physical assets for performance and environmental testing.

• Strong analytical skills including knowledge of physics, dynamics and data reduction and preliminary analysis.

• Experience coordinating technical projects and work teams.

• Experience presenting technical subject matter to internal and external customers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with aircraft cockpit, crew station, escape system, ejection seat and crew systems.

• Experience working on military programs.

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• 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

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy: Pet Insurance, Home and Auto, additional life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal

• Ovia Health, fertility and family planning

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 5 free counseling sessions

• Redbrick

• Incentives for a Healthy You

• Autism Benefit

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

• Adoption Assistance

• Best Doctors, second opinion program

• And more!

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.

The salary range for this role is 77,000 USD - 163,000 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 schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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