R&D Senior Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

Country:

Location:

Position Role Type:

Join Our Innovative Team: Senior R&D Engineer (Advanced Product Development)

Are you a seasoned engineering professional passionate about solving complex technical challenges? Were looking for a dynamic Senior R&D Engineer to join our cutting-edge Advanced Product Development team. As a key driver of innovation, youll play a critical role in crafting solutions to sophisticated engineering problems, applying advanced principles and multi-disciplinary strategies. You’ll be a recognized leader—guiding projects, mentoring engineers, and shaping the future of our products and technologies.

What You Will Do:

• Lead Collaborative Innovation: Partner with cross-functional teams to share insights, exchange ideas, and drive the design of next-generation products and processes. Youll act as a key liaison, ensuring seamless communication across departments.
• Design Impactful Solutions: Take ownership of major components and advanced prototypes, delivering designs that push the boundaries of engineering while improving product performance and operational efficiency.
• Elevate Design Quality: Lead Design Reviews, presenting your innovative designs to ensure their viability, functionality, and alignment with project goals. Youll ensure that each design meets the highest standards of quality and effectiveness.
• Mentor and Develop Talent: Share your expertise by mentoring engineers at all levels. Youll guide them through complex problems, fostering both their technical growth and professional development.
• Drive Problem Solving: Tackle tough design challenges head-on. With your deep technical expertise, youll recommend solutions that optimize efficiency and effectiveness, keeping projects on track and within scope.
• Optimize for Success: Design with a focus on cost-effectiveness, driving opportunities for savings while ensuring that product performance and project profitability remain a top priority.
• Influence Product Strategy: Lead the creation of design concepts, criteria, and engineering plans for product research, development, integration, and testing. Your work will be foundational to our product roadmap.
• Lead Projects: Manage moderately-sized projects, overseeing timelines, resources, and deliverables. You’ll be empowered to take charge, ensuring that teams remain aligned and on schedule.
• Subject-Matter Expert: Serve as the go-to expert within your discipline, providing valuable insights and guidance on complex technical matters. Your deep understanding will shape how we approach engineering challenges.
• Ensure Excellence: Identify potential project risks and proactively implement robust, timely solutions to keep projects moving forward without compromising quality or timelines.

Who You Are:

• A natural problem-solver, with an expert-level understanding of engineering principles and practices.
• A strong communicator who can convey technical ideas to diverse stakeholders, from engineers to management.
• A proven mentor, skilled in developing talent and creating high-performance teams.
• A strategic thinker, always considering the broader picture while delivering results on time and within budget.

Why Join Us?

This is more than just a role—it’s an opportunity to shape the future of technology. At the intersection of innovation and practical application, youll lead teams, tackle tough challenges, and contribute to products that make a difference in the world. If youre ready to bring your expertise to a fast-paced, forward-thinking team, we want to hear from you.

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 or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in the design of mechanical systems for commercial aircraft seating products
• Experience in design using Siemens NX or other 2D/3D CAD software
• Experience working with Teamcenter or other Product Data Management (PDM) tools
• Experience working with Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles
• Experience with kaizen workshops or other lean activities
• Experience with updating or authoring standard work and processes
• Familiarity with Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)requirements
• Experience with finite element analysis (FEA)
• Experience with Top Down Design methodology
• Prior research & development experience for similar products is a strong desire

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! 
• This position is eligible for relocation

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all U.S. positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

Note:

• Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the U.S.)
• Drug Screen only performed on re-hires who have been gone for more than 1 year

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.

Learn More and Apply Now!

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies 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 spanet.

At Collins Aerospace, our Interiors team is focused on innovation, safety and cost efficiency. But we don’t just get people from point A to point B. We’re committed to making air travel more comfortable, connected and secure. As a leader in aviation interior products and services we’re helping airlines and original equipment manufacturers create a positive experience for their customers. With offices and manufacturing facilities in more than 12 states across the U.S. and more than 10 countries around the globe, we’re changing the game of aircraft interiors. Are you ready to join our team?

Collins Aerospace Diversity & Inclusion Statement:

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

reempowerprogram 

 This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program. The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey.  Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience.  Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.  

Minimum Program Qualifications: 

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application 
• Have prior experience in functional area of interest 
• Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position 

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for 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.

The salary range for this role is 77,000 USD - 163,000 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.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Privacy Policy and Terms:

Click on this link to read the Policy and Terms