Senior Principal Electrical Engineer – EE Discipline Chief (Onsite)

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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 Principal Electrical Engineer – EE Discipline Chief (Onsite)

Collins Aerospace Systems is a leading supplier of technologically advanced aerospace and defense products. Our Space Systems business unit within Collins Aerospace provides life support and thermal management systems including comprehensive integrated Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) solutions for NASA, government, and commercial customers. Our solutions enable International Space Station (ISS) missions, satellite and orbital destination platforms, and human mobility missions including current and next generation space suit programs. Our products and integrated mission systems offerings enable Low Earth Orbit (LEO), lunar, exploratory, and deep space platforms across a wide range of programs including NASA’s Artemis Program which will establish a sustainable presence on the Moon to prepare for missions to Mars.

The Electrical Discipline Chief Engineer will guide the engineering teams to ensure the best-in-class design & development of technologies, components, and sub-systems; using better tools and processes to ensure compliance to specifications, requirements, and customer needs across applicable operating conditions.

As a Discipline Chief Engineer and member of the Discipline Chief Engineering team, the Electrical Discipline Chief Engineer will be responsible for guidance and mentoring at all levels of the electrical engineering process including concept, design and development, fabrication, modeling, test, installation, operation, and maintenance. The Electrical Discipline Chief guides the electrical architecture studies, detailed electrical design process, integration, verification and validation, risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for electrical design in Space Systems.

On Site Locations: Houston, TX, Rockford, IL, or Windsor Locks, CT

Primary Responsibilities:

• SME for assigned discipline
• Develop and implement Electrical Engineering best practices, processes and procedures within the Standard Work framework.
• Implement and support Standard Work processes across all applicable development programs to deliver consistent results.
• Work collaboratively with other Engineering disciplines, Programs, Operations, Quality and Customers to achieve optimal design solutions.
• Chairs Design Reviews
• Influences requirements management and validation with other teams and disciplines.
• Ensures the correct decomposition of customer specifications and Electrical requirements into Circuit Design requirements, and generation of verification criteria and plans for the requirements.
• Ensure compliance to specifications, requirements, and customer guarantees.
• Supports/assists with RCCA activities and corrective action boards within the discipline.
• Leads the development of and/or maintaining standard tools or templates for the discipline.
• Shares lessons learned across the discipline, programs, and products while transitioning the lessons learned into applicable process improvements for the discipline.
• Work closely with Value Stream Leads and Program Chiefs to ensure customer satisfaction through careful planning, staffing, and execution of projects.
• Conducts discipline health reviews.
• Participate in the proposal process to develop and review cost estimates, schedules and proposals packages where engineering resources are required.
• Lead discipline specific process and tools training activities.
• Mentor IPTs and engineers within the discipline.
• Assess design maturity and review technical risk.
• Serves as the organizational champion of the Community of Practice.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer or Aerospace Engineering with 10 years related experience

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience OR In absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience is required 
• Must be a U.S. Citizen

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 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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