Manufacturing Electrical Engineer Co-Op - Operations, Summer - Fall 2025 (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-07-25

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Our team provides a very high level of technical support while keeping a laser focus on our excellent quality.  This position provides the opportunity for independent action and working in a team environment to achieve department goals while considering safety, quality, schedule, and cost to determine priorities.  This role demands a “people person” that can interface well with production personnel, management, and other support organizations. If selected, you will become familiar with Collins Aerospace products, lean manufacturing objectives, test philosophy, and state of the art manufacturing techniques.  If you are ready to put your engineering skills to use and make a difference in people’s lives, this is the job for you.

What You Will Do:

• Immerse yourself in a full-time, Monday-Friday co-op session, that will run May - December (including the Fall semester; it is expected students will take a semester off from coursework to fully engage with this working mentorship opportunity).

• Analyze product tolerances, part specifications, and test specifications to determine the root cause of test yield drivers.
• Provide failure analysis reports and disposition of nonconforming parts and products.
• Collaborate with Application Engineering and/or Supply Chain to resolve piece-part problems.
• Work with Design Engineering to resolve technical issues that may drive change to the product or test process.
• Analyze test data using statistical process control analysis skills to proactively reduce test flow inhibitors.
• Study test equipment performance and reliability and establish solutions for decreasing equipment downtime.
• Determine suitable replacement part and test plan for part transitions

What You Will Learn:

• Develop working knowledge of test systems and hardware.
• Processes and procedures around Mil/Aero manufacturing and test.
• Develop strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders across all organizational levels. 
• Acquire the ability to adapt to changing environments and integrate industry trends and innovations to maintain competitiveness. 
• Learn to lead teams, delegate responsibilities, and inspire team members to achieve collective objectives. 

Qualifications You Must Have:

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

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and student must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or advanced degree in an applicable discipline.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Working towards a BS in Electrical Engineering or similar. 
• Prior experience in manufacturing environments. 
• Background in electronics and/or circuit design.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Python.
• Experience with organizing and analyzing data with spreadsheets.

Collins Aerospace, a 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.

The next chapter of our future as an aerospace company is here, and we are excited about what this means for our employees and customers! Get onboard the Collins Aerospace Operations team and play a part in managing our innovative products from inception to delivery. The Operations team continues to grow and aims to strengthen the connection of Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain and Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) across Collins Aerospace. In this dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to network across our businesses and functions, all while improving the productivity, quality and efficiency of our operations worldwide.

Collins Aerospace Diversity & Inclusion Statement:

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

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