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Collins Aerospace is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our Cedar Rapids team and support the integrity, reliability, and performance of mission-critical aerospace products. In this individual contributor role, you will partner with engineering, manufacturing, and program teams to help ensure products and processes meet rigorous quality standards. You’ll apply sound quality principles and analytical thinking to support defect prevention, problem resolution, and continuous improvement efforts across the product lifecycle.

As a Quality Engineer, you will contribute to quality planning and execution within both program and product environments. You’ll assist with risk identification using tools such as PFMEA, MSA, and process control methodologies, support new product introductions and process changes, and participate in root cause analysis and corrective action activities. This role is ideal for an early-career quality professional who enjoys working in a hands-on manufacturing environment and wants to grow their technical depth while building strong cross-functional partnerships in aerospace manufacturing.

What You Will Do:

• Support the implementation and maintenance of quality evaluation and control systems and protocols
• Assist in the development and review of testing and inspection plans to ensure product reliability and conformance
• Participate in investigations of nonconformities and support root cause analysis and corrective action activities
• Utilize PPAP core elements (e.g., PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow and Control Plans) to support risk identification and mitigation efforts
• Contribute to work transfer and process change reviews to ensure quality requirements are met
• Review process control documentation for compliance with established requirements and standards
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure quality standards are effectively implemented
• Support escape management activities and documentation requirements
• Assist in the evaluation of inspection methods and continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field
• Prior experience working in a manufacturing environment supporting assembly, inspection, or test operations
• Prior experience interpreting engineering drawings, work instructions, and Bills of Materials (BOMs)

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline
• Familiarity with quality tools such as PFMEA, MSA, Control Plans, Root Cause Analysis, Lean, or Six Sigma
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a production setting
• Exposure to data analysis or basic statistical methods
• Professional quality certifications such as ASQ (e.g., CQE) are a plus

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  

• Eligible for relocation assistance

• And more!  

Learn More & Apply Now!

*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 68,900 USD - 131,100 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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