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As a Quality Engineer I, you’ll play a critical, hands-on role in ensuring hardware products and associated test equipment meet rigorous quality, cost, and schedule requirements in a high-mix electronic assembly and integration environment. You’ll work closely with cross-functional program and factory teams to embed quality into every stage of the manufacturing process—planning and implementing controls, performing First Article Inspections, reviewing manufacturing and test procedures, and ensuring configuration management is properly executed. Your work will directly support product reliability, customer satisfaction, and mission assurance through disciplined data analysis, process assessments, and proactive quality dispositions.

This role is ideal for candidate who enjoys problem solving, working on the factory floor, and driving continuous improvement. You’ll lead and support root cause and corrective action activities, contribute to process improvement initiatives, and apply quality methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, and SPC to reduce defects and improve performance. As an independent contributor in a fully onsite environment, you’ll gain exposure to aerospace manufacturing standards, regulatory requirements, and real-world quality engineering challenges—building a strong foundation for long-term growth in a highly regulated, mission-critical industry.

What You Will Do:

• Assure hardware products and associated test equipment meet quality requirements within schedule and cost
• Plan and implement key process controls to assure “built-in” quality
• Provide program team with analyses of the performance of the program’s processes against performance requirements and quality of products against customer quality requirements
• Perform First Article Inspections in accordance with AS9102 requirements
• Assure configuration management is implemented and maintained, including reviewing and concurring with work product changes and releases
• Lead and support factory and product process improvements 
• Lead and support root cause and corrective action activities 
• Lead and support layered process assessments
• Review and approve all manufacturing, inspection and test procedures, instructions and standard operating plans
• Support Mission Assurance requirements for an electronic assembly and integration area with high product mix where review and quality disposition of products is essential
• Act on all applicable material, product and equipment alerts to prevent impact to product reliability using the nonconformance and/or purge process 
• Complete data preparation, analysis and reporting

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and less than 2 years prior relevant experience
• Demonstrated competency in the application of the personal computer to complete assignments, including skills with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Access, MS Project, etc
• 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

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Must be an independent contributor with minimal required supervision
• J-STD-001, IPC 610, and IPC 620  knowledge
• Experience with AS9100 Quality Management systems
• Experience with AS9102 First Article requirements
• Practical experience of Six Sigma, Lean, 5S methodologies (e.g. Kaizen, Lean)
• Statistical Process Control (SPC), Capability Analysis
• Experience in aerospace-related manufacturing environment 

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   
•    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  
•    And more!  

Relocation Eligibility

• Eligible for relocation

Learn More & Apply Now!

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, you’ll 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 that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 57,200 USD - 108,800 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 candidate’s 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, 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, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining 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 company’s 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.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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