Engineer I, Software Engineer - Test Engineering (Onsite)

RTX • Burnsville, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Software Engineer (P1) to join its Sensors Test Engineering team in Burnsville, Minnesota. The role supports production of commercial, military, and defense sensor products by defining, designing, developing, troubleshooting, and integrating test software onto manufacturing test solutions. The successful candidate is expected to learn quickly, work as an individual contributor, solve problems with curiosity, and take accountability for customer deliverables.

The engineer assists with researching, designing, developing, and testing software solutions and networks, and resolves day-to-day technical issues by troubleshooting software and electrical devices on the production line. Working collaboratively with engineers, operators, and technicians, the engineer develops test software to requirements and completes validation and verification before release to production. The role also includes designing major components or portions of functional test software, presenting findings and technical information, and developing processes, procedures, and best practices for test software design and development in a manufacturing environment.

The position offers opportunities to learn how to adapt machine and equipment designs to factory and production conditions; develop software that communicates with and controls electrical equipment and systems; understand the life cycle of test software and test systems in manufacturing; and work with a team to solve challenging manufacturing design problems. The role is onsite. U.S. citizenship is required to access information under the program/contract; no security clearance is required.

Requirements

• Typically requires a STEM degree and less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Prior experience in a software-related position.
• U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under the program/contract.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of programming with Visual Basic (VB); LabVIEW knowledge is a secondary preference.
• Familiarity with RF and digital electronics.
• Hands-on approach and curiosity about how components interact in a system.
• Strong understanding of software-controlled test equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, signal generators, power supplies, and thermal chambers.
• Familiarity with an aerospace manufacturing environment and AS9100 standards.
• Familiarity with avionics buses including 1553, ARINC, CAN, RS485, RS232, and 1394.
• Familiarity with ALM JIRA project management and Agile.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects and change direction effectively based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist in researching, designing, developing, and testing software solutions and networks.
• Troubleshoot software and electrical devices on the production line to resolve day-to-day technical problems.
• Collaborate and communicate with engineers, operators, and technicians.
• Develop test software according to requirements and complete validation and verification before releasing it to production.
• Design major components or portions of functional test software and present findings to the team.
• Develop processes, procedures, and best practices for test software design and development in a manufacturing environment.
• Present project or technical information to peers, internal management, and customers during design reviews.
• Support defining, designing, developing, troubleshooting, and integrating test software into manufacturing test solutions.

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 coverage
• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits
• Fertility and family-planning benefits
• Adoption assistance
• Autism benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Wellness rewards program
• Virtual doctor visits
• Child and elder care services
• Second-opinion medical expert program
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid time off and holidays
• May be eligible for relocation
• Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, depending on position level and other factors

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level