Principal Engineer, Electrical Engineering (onsite)

Date Posted:

2023-10-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HKS31: US041-Lenexa, KS 15701 W 95th Street , Lenexa, KS, 66219 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Are you ready to flex your electrical engineering technical skills while also grow your leadership potential?  If you’re ready, we want you to join our Oxygen & Passenger Service Unit team in Lenexa, KS.  We specialize in creating oxygen breathing systems for commercial passengers/crew, and military programs – including parachutists! Cool, right?  This role is a literal lifeline for anyone that breathes, so that’s all of us! 

If you’re ready to take the jump, your time is now!

This position is eligible for relocation.

*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.

What YOU will do:

• You will serve as the technical electrical product expert as you partner with project engineers, mechanical engineers, software/system engineers, certification engineers, and other project team members from around the world while designing circuit board integrations for all things oxygen.

• You will lead the analysis of our existing processes while also developing new processes.

• You will join an exciting new initiative that examines our main platforms with some of our biggest customers (think Airbus and Boeing) to identify commonalities and drive for improvements and enhancements.

• You be involved in all phases of the engineering processes from concept evaluation and proposal to design and development to qualification/certification and product field support.

• You will participate and/or chair design reviews and lessons learned to ensure electrical design maturity and troubleshooting any challenges.

What YOU will learn:

• You will gain exposure to global stakeholders and peers at our facilities in India and Germany.

• You will become an expert at regulatory and customer compliance.

• You will take initiative to suggest improvements to product and processes.

• You will mentor Electrical Engineering team members.

• The future of Oxygen & Passenger Service Unit product continues to increase use of electronics, so you will help us continue to advance these initiatives.

Education & Experience:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.

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

Skills you must have:

• Electronics & circuit board design and development

• Evaluation of alternate circuit components (i.e.. obsolescence management)

• Identification and mitigation of electrical design risks

Skills we value:

• Designing and troubleshooting DC-DC power supplies, including EMI filtering and electrical circuit design

• Aerospace products

• DO-160 or MIL-STD environmental qualification

• Oxygen Systems or Passenger Service Units (PSUs) or similar systems

• Altium Design and SVN repositories and clients

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.

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