Date Posted:
2025-09-23
Country:
United States of America
Location:
HTX36: Richardson, TX 3200 E Renner Rd
, Richardson, TX, 75082-2402 USA
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
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
Security Clearance:
DoD Clearance: Top Secret
Job Description
Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers' toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.
The Collins Aerospace Mission Systems Integrated Strategic Solutions (ISSE) engineering team is seeking a highly motivated Senior Level Mechanical Engineer that is passionate about the development of electronics individual equipment enclosures and integration of items into rack level assemblies. These designs will contain a mixture of high-power componentry and radio frequency (RF) shielding considerations, as well as challenging size, weight, and power dissipation requirements. This position will require ownership and coordinating with a highly cross-functional team to ensure quality and compliance of designs throughout the entirety of their lifecycles. The selected candidate will be instrumental in driving innovation in the design, development, and test of electronic equipment supporting military communications missions.
Collins Aerospace is redefining the future of aerospace in Richardson, TX to enable our warfighter to be as effective as they can be in the realm of nuclear deterrence. Collins takes great pride in how our products are making our country safer, and we want you to join us if you're as motivated and passionate about that mission as we are.
This is an ONSITE position located in Richardson, TX.
What You Will Do:
Communicate technical topics and issues in a clear and concise manner to both technical peers as well as non-technical team members.
Conduct and provide constructive feedback during peer reviews. Mentor and document knowledge to provide technical guidance to both members of own team and beyond.
Interface with a cross functional team, such as Electrical and Systems engineering, to ensure requirements compliance throughout the entirety of a product's lifecycle.
Work proactively and in a self-driven manner with an integrated product team (IPT) to manage project scope and budget, as well as identify risks and opportunities.
Participate in and lead investigations into highly complex, open-ended tasks. Search for and identify root cause of issues.
Create military compliant designs that incorporate custom machined/sheet metal parts with a selection of commercial off the shelf items as required.
Contribute to prototyping and testing activities to verify product requirements compliance.
Identify risks and opportunities as well as mitigation plans for established risks.
Qualifications You Must Have:
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
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
Proficiency with 3D CAD software (SolidWorks, Creo, CATIA, NX, or similar) and the ability to apply best practices with said tools.
Qualifications We Prefer:
Active possession of an active U.S. government issued Secret or Top Secret clearance.
Background in commercial industry standards and military electronics packaging form factors, chassis design, and electromechanical applications.
Experience with material selection for thermal, weight and corrosion considerations in an aerospace/defense environment.
Practical experience in design and thermal management techniques for electronics packaging designs (enclosures and/or racks) with rigorous size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements.
Direct experience with printed circuit board (PCB) designs. Can support tasks not directly mechanical such as component selection and layout to ensure mechanical environmental considerations are met.
Can apply and interpret Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5.
Knowledge of military standards such as MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160, and MIL-STD-1472.
Experience working with standard form factor industry standards such as EIA-310, ATR, or VITA.
Hands-on experience designing products that contain internal RF emissions or high power wiring.
Hands-on experience designing to meet and qualifying products for rugged environments such as those with electromagnetic interference (EMI), electromagnetic pulse (EMP), and nuclear exposure.
Familiar with thermal and structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA) best practices. (Ansys)
Working knowledge of Agile development methods for hardware.
Either familiar with or preferably experienced with Control Account Management (CAM) and earned value techniques.
Experience with rapid prototyping process methods, such as 3D printing, for mid-stream design verifications.
Practical experience with designing for anti-tamper considerations for NSA compliance.
Practical experience with designing for TEMPEST considerations for NSA compliance.
Ability to lead a team and serve as a technical mentor to junior engineers.
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!?
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.
Regardless of your role @type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world - and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.
Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.
The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 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.
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