Principal Test Automation Development Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-08-25

Country:

United States of America

Location:

FL410: Largo FL MFG 7887 Bryan Dairy Road , Largo, FL, 33777 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: Secret

Raytheon Company, Managed By Collins Aerospace.

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 customer’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Principal Test Automation Systems Design Engineer to join the Protected Communication Systems division within the Test Automation Department (TAD).  This team is dedicated to developing design verification and automated production test solutions for Satellite Communications Programs.

You will be joining and helping to lead a team driving the development of automated test solutions for communication systems and sub-systems. Technologies may include analog, digital, signal processing, RF and software development. Mechanical design experience a plus, relating to fixture development, adaptors and interconnect cabling. Software development for automating test stations in National Instruments TestStand, LabVIEW and/or LabWindows (CVI) is strongly recommended. Our team is involved in early phases of product development from concept through development cycle, into production and program sustainment.

What You Will Do​

• Develop test hardware and software, from requirements definition through build and integration processes, followed by deployment to manufacturing or customer facilities. Design, support and integration skill sets may include multiple disciplines in communications, RF, analog, digital, firmware, as well as systems integration.
• Proven project leadership knowledge, leading a multi-disciplined team through program execution and deployment. Schedule development and tracking for program planning/execution, while tracking any deviations from plan to actual
• Proposal and bidding experience to foster new technologies and business growth overall.
• In depth knowledge of computer architecture, COTs equipment, interconnects/interfaces and standard communication protocols.
• Proven skills in software development and integration using tools including NI TestStand, LabVIEW and/or LabWindows (CVI).
• Strong interpersonal communication and technical writing skills to enable effective personnel interaction and collaboration with a multi-discipline team. Example of this would be define and lead a Preliminary and Detailed Design Review.
• Prepare and clearly present your work product at project status meetings
• Understand and responsibility to meet established project budget, schedule, and performance commitments.
• Work with mechanical engineering to design and develop test adapter and fixturing design activities. AutoCAD knowledge a plus.
• Ability to function autonomously with limited supervision, as an individual contributor, within a multi-functional team environment.
• Support Manufacturing operations, including on-site troubleshooting and debugging, both independently and in collaboration with production and design engineering teams.

​Qualifications You Must Have 

• Minimum of 8 years experience in engineering design and development, with leadership experience, preferably related to Test equipment development efforts.
• Experience working in the engineering laboratory and transitioning automated solutions to production environments, delivering hardware and software deliverables providing on-site training to final operators.
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.

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Qualifications We Prefer​

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, decision-making and problem-solving skills, working individual tasks as well as within a team environment, and technical writing skills (MS Word, MX Excel, MS Visio).
• Experience with National Instruments’ software suite, including TestStand, LabWindows/CVI, and/or LabVIEW.
• Hardware station design efforts utilizing rack instrumentation, PXIe/MXI, VME application development.
• Experience with Digital, RF, and/or Power Supply te