Senior EMC Electrical Engineer Onsite

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids IA 400 Collins Rd NE Cedar Rapids IAUSA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

The Mission Systems Environmental Effects Engineering team at Collins Aerospace is looking for a Senior EMC/EMI Electrical Engineer to join our staff. This position will be responsible to support the dynamic day to day prequalification and qualification testing for products and subsystems of moderate to high complexity.

In this role you will be a key contributor working with a team of experienced Electromagnetic Compatibility/Interference (EMC/EMI) engineers to perform EMC/EMI and Power Input qualification testing of Company products and programs for various military and commercial industry standards; particularly MILSTD461 and DO160. You will advise design engineers on EMC aspects affecting their program. You will lead all pretesting activities for assigned projects including the preparation of test plans and procedures. During test events you will ensure correct setup and equipment usage for the various tests and ensure correct and appropriate data is collected. You will collaborate with a crossfunctional team to produce and release a complete test report.

What YOU Will Do:

• Serve assigned projects as a focal point for all EMI test activities including:
  • Contribute to engineering program pursuits and bid estimates
  • Requirements capture activities (Review parse and translate EMI and power input requirements)
  • Documentation support for each assigned project including
    • Preparation and review of test plans procedures and reports
    • Generate repeatable test procedures and physical test setups with test equipment and appropriate data recording using a variety of military and commercial industry standards
  • Coordination and scheduling of inhouse test activities and assisting outsourcing of testing as necessary
  • Validation of all laboratory test setups and methods to ensure compliance with test procedures and applicable standards
  • Interface with project engineers as necessary to support program qualification activities
  • Generate Qualification by Similarity (QBS) analyses
  • Assist project engineers with gathering setting up and collecting data for adhoc EMI evaluations outside of the test lab
• Provide general laboratory support
  • Deploy implement and troubleshoot test and support equipment and software.
  • Generate and verify requirement documentation for laboratory developed software
  • Conduct rootcauseanalysis and technical investigations for software/hardware designs
  • Train and assist test technicians to navigate and use laboratory developed tools; test procedures test methods and data recording instructions; and troubleshoot EMI and power input test setups
  • Identify improvement areas; research and submit equipment requests for future test equipment needs
• Collaborate with Calibration services
  • Onsite calibration services to ensure test equipment is being calibrated in a timely fashion with tabular data
  • Communicate with external calibration houses regarding required calibration methodology and submit repair requests
• Collaborate with Procurement/Acquisition services
  • Identify upcoming projects with testing requirements that exceed current test equipment capabilities; work with procurement to rent test equipment and deploy rental test equipment within contracted rental time
  • Identify and submit purchase requests for consumable laboratory items such as RF connectors RF cables power connectors and various current carrying cables sized appropriately
  • Maintain and share a capital plan with engineers and identify compromises with shared resources for test equipment

Qualifications YOU Must Have:

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
• U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Bachelors
• Typically requires a degree in Science Technology Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree 9 years of relevant experience
• Experience with military aerospace EMI/EMC testing standards is desired (DO160; MILSTD461; MILSTD704

Preferred Qualifications

• Be capable of handson troubleshooting using engineering lab equipment (oscilloscopes signal generators etc)
• Circuit board design experience including experience with schematic capture tools and supervision and guidance to PCB layout board designers
• Working knowledge of EM/circuit simulation tools
• Experience in some or all aspects of RF hardware development life cycle including requirements capture and verification design and development sublevel and system level integration and testing
• Be willing to pursue/obtainInternational Association for Radio Telecommunications and Electromagnetics (iNARTE) certification
• Possess excellent communication skills including the ability to write technical material and present to customers and midlevel managers

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 insurancecritical illnessinsurance 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
• Eligible for Relocation
• And more!

Learn More & Apply Now!

Mission Systems:

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 youll 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.

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees as they are essential to the development of our products.

At Collins the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form with our customers and with each other propel us all higher again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team thats redefining aerospace every day.

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The salary range for this role is 82000 USD 164000 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 candidates 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 shortterm disability longterm 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 collectivebargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual shortterm and/or longterm incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collectivebargaining 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 companys 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.

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