Electrical Engineer - Systems Test Equipment (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-03-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

A01: Rockford - Aerospace 4747 Harrison Avenue, Rockford, IL, 61125 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Collins Aerospace is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our Systems Test Equipment team in Rockford, Illinois. This hands-on role offers the opportunity to develop test equipment and setups for aircraft power generation systems, playing a critical part in advancing the future of electric power technologies for aviation.

You will design, build, and test electrical systems, including wire harnesses, instrumentation, and data recording solutions. With a focus on innovation, you’ll contribute to upgrading our test equipment to the latest technology, working closely with a multi-disciplinary team to tackle new challenges in the field.

What You Will Do

• Evaluate test plans and formulate the necessary requirements for test equipment.

• Analyze the requirements for unit testing interfaces and electrical circuits to ensure proper functionality.

• Design harnessing and feeders for test equipment and test setups.

• Incorporate instrumentation into test setups, including components for measuring flows, pressures, load, torque, airspeed, vibration, temperature, electrical system currents voltages, and discrete signals.

• Coordinate the build, checkout, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical systems in collaboration with the hourly workforce.

• Create detailed drawings, presentations, and documentation to support and communicate designs.

• Generate project estimates and manage the project within specified timeframes and budgets for both time and cost.

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

• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here:  https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in electrical design and integration

• Ability to collaborate with test operators to modify and set up test equipment

• Strong skills in preparing and presenting analysis, reports, test results, and other contract deliverables

• Experience working on both large and small-scale projects

• Experience with LabView software development or a proven ability to provide support for it.

What We Offer

Benefits

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!​

We make modern flight possible for millions of travelers and