Senior Test Engineer - Ejection Seating (Onsite)

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Senior Systems Test Engineer - Ejection Seating (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 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.

What You Will Do (with limited supervision):

• 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.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience 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

• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required.

• https://https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

• 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.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• 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.

What We Offer:

• 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 program

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning

• Adoption Assistance

• Autism Benefit

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions

• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services

• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

• And more!

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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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