Principal Quality Engineer - Ejection Seating (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-08-29

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCO03: Mission Systems (Ejec Seating) 1225 Aeroplaza Drive , Colorado Springs, CO, 80916 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. 

Our Colorado Springs Division is recognized as the leader in designing, developing, and manufacturing aerospace ejection seating products. Our state-of-the-art, ACES 5 Ejection Seat is recognized as the benchmark in aircrew ejection safety. Thousands of UTAS ejection seats are in service today on F-15, F-16, A-10, B-1, B-2, AV-8, WB-57, and other aircraft across the world in more than 25 countries.  ACES ejection seats have saved the lives of more than 700 aircrew over the last few decades. 

What You Will Do:

• Develop, modifies, applies and maintains quality evaluation, control systems and protocols

• Work with designs and specifications, devises testing plans, methods and equipment to assure reliability of product

• Collaborate internally to ensure quality standards are in effect

• Ensure that projects and process control documents are compliant with requirements, objectives and/or contracts

• Identify and manage risk in product development (primarily utilizing and driving Production Part Approval Process (PAPP) core elements e.g. PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow and Control Plans, etc.).

• Develop and implement proactive quality strategies

• Perform Escape management procedures, root cause analysis, and recommends corrective action(s)

• Ensure all requirements are met for work transfer and process change management (e.g. Resourcing Gate and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) acceptance)

• Design and implements product engineering changes to satisfy quality issues raised by customers

• Support the development and maintenance of inspection technologies or methodologies to assure product conformance

Qualifications You Must Have:

• 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

• Experience in a manufacturing and QA environment

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Expert knowledge of GD&T and engineering drawing interpretation

• expert knowledge of Model Based Definition prints and review at Receiving Inspection

• Expert knowledge of sheet metal manufacturing, CNC machining and Special Processing

• Experience with PFMEA, Control Plans, Continuous Improvement and creating Inspection Plans

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, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today. 

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, pare