Manufacturing Electrical Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-07-14

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

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. 

Are you looking for a rewarding job?  Join our team as a manufacturing electrical engineer (MEE) on the HF Comm & Tacair Team in Cedar Rapids, IA, where you'll apply engineering concepts and analysis tools to drive transformative changes in manufacturing operations. Your focus will be on improving product quality, reducing costs, and optimizing production flow, contributing directly to our team’s efficiency and competitiveness.

This role offers a blend of independent initiative and teamwork, collaborating closely with manufacturing engineers, production personnel, management, and support organizations. Located onsite in Cedar Rapids, IA, you'll play a crucial role in shaping our operational excellence and innovation. If you're passionate about Engineering and driven to make a meaningful impact in manufacturing, we encourage you to apply and join us in advancing our shared goals of excellence and innovation.

What You Will Do:

• Provides technical interpretation of drawings and specifications. 
• Analyze and resolve design tolerance problems. 
• Provides information to evaluate, select and order capital test equipment and complete cost/payback analysis. 
• Provides information to evaluate Customer Returned Good (CRG) activity to identify potential failure trends. 
• Supports capacity planning and utilization analysis for accurate staffing and test equipment needs. 
• Eliminate/reduce test defects and improve test yields for routine issues of various levels of scope. 
• Perform root cause analysis and take corrective action to resolve test failures. 
• Develop, implement and maintain test methods and processes in the manufacture and test of sub-assembly, module, and top level product for established stable product lines. 
• Determines proper test flows and sequencing for the efficient flow of products through Mfg test. 
• Assures that proper technical assistance and training is provided to floor test technicians. 
• Maintains all test documentation in current configuration. 
• Analyzes manufacturing test processes for cost reduction opportunities. 
• Develops working knowledge of test systems and hardware. 
• Provides technical assistance and support to sub-assembly and top-level testing. 
• May provide Material Review Board analysis and disposition of Rockwell Collins and/or supplier products. 
• Understands how Engineering support costs affect Manufacturing. 
• Understands how test equipment performance and reliability affect Manufacturing. 
• Utilize and apply engineering and manufacturing principles and processes.
• Manage moderately sized projects or processes
• Independently resolve problems that are difficult and often complex 
• Develop tactical plans to manage day-to-day challenges 
• Some travel to local Iowa reginal sites

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

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Prior experience supporting various high-frequency communication radios & circuit board manufacturing processes.  
• Experience with engineering tools used in the build & test of HF and Tacair radios. (SAP, Engineering drawings, change control board, Solidworks, AutoCAD, eView, PDM, etc.) 

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,