Senior Test Engineer - Ejection Seats SEIT (Onsite)

RTX•Colorado Springs, CO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

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 Senior Test Engineer to support all phases of ejection seats product development lifecycle including the bid, design, development, verification & validation. The selected candidate will be part of the Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) Team and will work with the existing systems & test engineers to enhance current SEIT practices, processes, and tools. This role will work cross functionally with engineering, program management, operations, and other functional groups throughout all phases of projects. The preferred candidate will have experience with hardware development for military/DoD customers. This role level can potentially be adjusted depending on the selected candidate’s level of experience.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of experience working as a Test Engineer.
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.
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 2 years of experience working in a test facility environment in combination with related education and training.
Experience with aircraft cockpit, crew station, escape system, ejection seat and crew systems.
Experience working on military/DoD programs.

Responsibilities

Interpret test requirements, develop and maintain test procedures, identify test and document test practices.
Assure tests are conducted in accordance with approved test plans and established safety procedures.
Work as a liaison between systems engineers & designer engineers, in the development and qualification testing of ACES ejection seat components and subsystems.
Ensure 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, prepare, 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.
Use agile tools (like Jira) to complete the planning and execution of assigned tasking for each sprint.
Support other engineering and project execution activities, as requested.
Assist in department development by contributing to test engineering process development and cross team training.
Crosstrain to develop systems engineering knowledge to support SEIT tasking surges.
Utilize 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.
Interact with customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities is routinely required.
May be required to travel up to 25% to execute product performance and hardware testing.

Benefits

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
May be eligible for Relocation