Senior Mechanical Engineer - Avionics Test Engineering (Onsite)

at  Collins Aerospace

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

• Candidate must be detail oriented and be able to excel in a team environment where the individual will interact with various engineering teams comprised of other mechanical engineers, mechanical drafters, electrical engineers, software engineers and system engineers.
• Excellent working knowledge with Solidworks, NX Designer, AutoCAD, or similar design tools, and 3D printing
• Specific tasks include enclosure structural design, thermal, vibration, other environmental considerations, design verification, prototype build and production transition to the factory.
• A successful candidate will be responsible for the design and development of more complex modules and complete products.
• Experience with mechanical design
• Ability to translate requirements into physical design
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience
• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Familiar with Collins or Avionics products
• Development experience
• Mechanical test equipment design experience in manufacturing environment
  Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market
  Our Avionics team advances flight deck solutions, airborne communications, vision systems, sensors and fire protection for commercial and military customers around the world. That means we’re helping people reach their destination safely and keeping pilots, passengers, flight crews, airlines, airports and military personnel connected and informed. And we’re providing industry-leading fire protection and safety systems that our customers can count on when it matters most. Are you ready to learn from the most knowledgeable experts in the industry, develop the technologies of tomorrow and reach new heights in your career? Join our Avionics team today.
  Collins Aerospace makes modern flight possible. Of course, that wouldn’t be possible without the capabilities and technologies of our organization, as well as our engineers – a highly skilled, accomplished network that spans more than 180 sites, 24 countries and 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs).
  Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global, diverse organization that doesn’t shy away from big
  opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies.
  Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of.

MINIMUM PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS

To qualify for the Raytheon Technologies, Re-Empower Program, candidates should:

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application
• Have prior experience in functional area of interest
• Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position

POSITION ROLE TYPE:

Onsite
Do you want to be part of an engineering team working on a variety of interesting aerospace mechanical hardware engineering projects? Do you want to get hands on experience with sophisticated electronic test equipment and further your career? If so this may be the opportunity that you have been looking for.
Avionics Test Engineering offers an array of innovative test equipment solutions for Collins Aerospace products and programs. We serve internal customers, including our manufacturing and service centers, as well as external customers – domestic and international.
The primary responsibility for this position is to work with our mechanical engineering team in developing new solutions and helping to support ongoing process improvement initiatives for the Wilson, NC site. They will perform assignments requiring the use and application of beginning to moderate and complex mechanical engineering principles and techniques. They must be capable of performing mechanical design and analysis to meet system requirements. The engineer who fills this position must have strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. This position will heavily utilize development and debug skills for the development of mechanical interfaces and components used on multi-rack automated test stations. This position will also have the responsibility to develop and align our mechanical engineering design and documentation processes to better align with our other Avionics sites.
May be eligible for relocation.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Developing designs, documentation modification, production support
• Contribute to the success of a cross-functional team to develop solutions to production and field testing problems. This could include initial design, prototyping, and environment testing solutions.
• Develop and review product designs and analyze development and design requirements
• Develop mechanical engineering processes and best practices to align with our other Avionics test sites
• Design of test fixtures, cables, interconnects and associated documentation
• Perform tolerance analysis
• Prepare and present project / technical information to peers, internal management and customers
• Plan and manage tasks effectively