Sr Harness & Interconnect Design Engineer

RTX • Huntsville, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Precision Control Actuation Systems (PCAS) department is part of the Hardware Engineering Organization and comprises approximately 185 engineers located in Tucson, AZ, and Huntsville, AL. Our team specializes in two main core areas: Control Actuation Systems (CAS) and Mechanism Design and Development, as well as Harness and Interconnect (H&I) Design and Development. The PCAS department supports the product lifecycle from concept through production. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. This position is located in Huntsville AL, Andover MA or Tucson AZ.

Requirements

• Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in the design and/or manufacturing of wire harnessing for military, or aerospace, or commercial applications
• U.S. citizenship is required
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
• Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Nice To Haves

• Eight (08) or more years of experience in the design and manufacturing of flex, rigid flex, round wire, RF, and/or fiber optic harnessing for military and aerospace applications
• Demonstrated expertise with Creo Parametric (MCAD) software and Windchill (PLM)
• Familiarity with Technical Data Package (TDP) requirements to include ASME drawing standards
• Experience working with harness and interconnect manufacturers to support program needs and travel periodically to manufacturing facilities
• Demonstrated strong technical background with high technical aptitude
• Experience with industry specifications such as IPC/WHMA-A-620, SAE AS22759, J-STD-001 MIl-PRF-31032, IPC-6013, IPC-2221, or IPC-2223
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
• Very strong verbal and written communications and interpersonal skills when working with both technical and non-technical team members and customers
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Responsibilities

• Identifying and deriving system requirements
• Definition of mechanical outline and construction details
• Connector selection and specification
• Mechanical and assembly drawings
• Oversee electrical layout
• Perform first order electrical analysis
• Ownership of final technical data package
• Meeting cost, schedule, quality, and performance requirements for finished product
• Interacting with senior personnel on significant technical matters, often requiring coordination between cross-functional organizations and physical locations
• Developing technical solutions to a wide range of complex problems related to the entire product life cycle including proposal, design, manufacture, integration and test of electronics and interconnect packaging solutions for multiple missile programs
• Providing expertise in a wide range of tasking, sometimes outside scope of traditional design responsibilities

Benefits

• 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
• holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees