Principal Manufacturing Electrical Engineer (Onsite)

RTX•Coralville, IA

14h•Onsite

About The Position

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Electrical Engineer to support manufacturing operations in Coralville, Iowa. The team builds, tests, and delivers products ranging from ground navigation systems to unmanned aircraft autopilot systems. This onsite role focuses on maintaining test equipment, helping technicians troubleshoot complex issues, and improving test processes to support reliable production and customer delivery needs. Relocation may be available. The engineer will work across functions to improve test yields, production throughput, test capacity, and product quality. The role includes analyzing failures, identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, improving test equipment reliability and availability, and optimizing manufacturing processes, facilities, and equipment layouts. The engineer will also support production readiness reviews, test-solution verification, capacity planning, and capital equipment selection. The position offers opportunities to develop expertise across the product test process, from board-level through top-level testing, and to maintain test documentation and configuration change-management procedures.

Requirements

Typically requires a STEM degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 5 years of experience.
Manufacturing and/or electrical-component troubleshooting experience.
U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.
An active and existing DoD Secret security clearance is required after day 1; the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance is required.

Nice To Haves

Lean manufacturing experience.
Experience with equipment and factory layouts.
Experience with sequel programming.
Ability to read schematics.
Experience with Test Stand and TDMS (Test Data Management System database).
Formal experience with root-cause analysis.
Experience with SQL Server and managing network drives.
Practical knowledge of test solutions and procedures.

Responsibilities

Participate in cross-functional efforts to improve test yields, production throughput, test capacity, and product quality.
Identify component test-failure trends, perform root-cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and prepare failure-analysis reports as required.
Study the performance and reliability of test equipment and establish programs and solutions to reduce equipment downtime.
Support technicians and resolve complex test failures quickly.
Analyze test approaches, plans, and processes to identify cost-reduction, efficiency, yield, and manufacturing-capacity improvements.
Conduct capacity-planning and utilization analyses to determine staffing and test-equipment needs.
Identify test approaches that reduce production staffing needs and capital requirements.
Select and order capital test equipment using cost/payback analysis, and generate and track Appropriation Requests.
Improve existing test fixtures and equipment to enhance test performance.
Participate in Production Readiness Reviews to determine whether new designs are suitable for production.
Support gage R&R efforts on new test solutions to verify consistent product and equipment performance.
Drive manufacturing-process improvements across multiple assembly process steps.
Analyze factory needs and requirements, conduct Process Flow analysis, and implement improvements.
Develop tools that support manufacturing or increase production rates.
Implement procedure and process improvements based on safety, quality, and productivity.
Improve production-facility and equipment layouts.
Improve and maintain test documentation for current configurations and oversee accurate change-management procedures for test documents.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
401(k) plan with employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
Tuition reimbursement program.
Student Loan Repayment Program.
Life insurance and disability coverage.
Optional pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and identity theft protection coverages.
Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning benefits.
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.
Flexible spending accounts.
Flexible work schedules.
Paid time off and holidays.
Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, subject to eligibility and program conditions.