Date Posted:
2024-10-02
Country:
United States of America
Location:
HFL34: Melbourne, FL 1100 W Hibiscus Blvd , Melbourne, FL, 32902-2704 USA
Position Role Type:
Remote
The Principal Engineer role involves providing engineering support of highly technical and advanced manufacturing processes, with specialized qualifications, knowledge and skill. This position will provide Surface Mount Technology expertise for electronics assembly to Collins Aerospace Avionics Operations. Principal Engineers complete projects while offering innovative, efficient, and quality solutions.
What You Will Do:
- Acts as SMT subject matter expert for Avionics Operations with wide versatility of experience and capability.
- Perform project planning and manage project resources, including multiple individuals and disciplines, to achieve quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
- Create SMT standard work for processes and equipment.
- Defines/recommends design changes to new products, designs of experiments, and equipment necessary to assure product quality.
- Plans and performs engineering testing and uses advanced statistical and scientific methods to address and resolve critical engineering and production problems.
- Provides technical consultation to management and leads technical project teams.
- Evaluates and implements innovations and technological advances that improve quality, reduce flowtime, improve productivity, and enhance operational surety.
- Assesses capacity and analyses throughput.
- Understands and knows how to operate the following: Pick and place, AOI, Selective Soldering, Reflow Oven, PCB wash, and paste Stencil machine.
- Monitors and analyzes electrical testing of products and troubleshoots test failures.
- Investigate and launch new technological advances in support of manufacturing processes. Develops/Conducts tests and measurements throughout stages of production to determine control over applicable variables and services. Troubleshoots and solves problems with processes or equipment already in operation.
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What You Will Learn:
- Opportunities for Leadership and Mentorship: The role involves leading projects and mentoring fellow engineers and technicians. This provides opportunities for the candidate to hone their leadership and mentoring skills, further enhancing their career prospects.
- Collaborative Work Culture: Work cross-functionally and collaboratively with various teams to achieve improvement targets which fosters a supportive and collaborative work culture.
- Long term strategy planning
Qualifications You Must Have:
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience
- Ability to travel up to 40% of the time
- Ability to work remote or on-site as directed by management and is determined by the needs of the business
- U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62
- In depth knowledge of the complete SMT manufacturing process
- Able to be the subject matter expert on all SMT processes within Avionics
Qualifications We Prefer
- History of Project Leadership or Team Lead Experience
- Demonstrated use of design of experiment
- Process automation & integration
What We Offer:
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 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!
Learn More & Apply Now:
Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.
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.
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.
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 118,000 USD - 246,000 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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