Senior Hardware Components Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-10-03

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company is a world leader in advanced communication systems and is responsible for providing systems to all branches of the US military. The Mission Systems Hardware Engineering Department is seeking a Senior Components Engineer to join our multi-disciplined team in Largo, FL.   Mission Systems Engineering leads the mechanical and electrical hardware design, development and production of DoD and Government Communications Systems.  Responsibilities include working as a team member with a concentration in the mechanical and electrical design of circuit cards and required housings for communications systems. 

The Senior Components Engineer will ensure that all aspects of Parts Control and Standardization Plans are implemented and executed.  The Senior Components Engineer shall be capable of reviewing datasheets and comparing technical characteristics of commercial off the shelf (COTS) components and providing recommendations of potential alternate part replacements.  The Senior Components Engineer will generate piece part documentation of various forms for procurement purposes; submit required program reports; develop and implement a Parts Control Plan.  The Senior Components Engineer will also provide Parts Obsolescence support including leading investigations on obsolescence issues, may participate in trade studies, determination of best mitigation approaches, and implementation of risk mitigation approaches.  The Senior Components Engineer will drive the technical obsolescence mitigation process for a program,  keeping detailed action logs updated with rationale for the technical approach and may direct or oversee tasks of some members of the team.  The Senior Components Engineer candidate will have a good understanding of detailed mechanical/electrical design layouts and design documentation using Computer Aided Design tools.  The Senior Components Engineer will have financial reporting responsibilities, including periodic earned value inputs, workload planning, and support proposals as required.  Some travel may be needed for installation and design verification. 

Qualifications You Must Have 
    • Background in components engineering, including guiding component selection
    • Broad based Mechanical / Electrical Hardware engineering background
    • Travel up to 5% required
    • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience
    • 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 

Qualifications We Prefer
    • Understanding of Tin Whisker Risk, Gold Embrittlement Risk, and experience with Tin Whisker / Gold Embrittlement Mitigation Plans for military applications
    • Experience analyzing alerts from GIDEP.org and determining technical impact to programs
    • Working knowledge of Windchill Product Data Manager
    • Working knowledge of use of Valor, Mentor Graphics, Cadence, Allegro, ADS
    • Working knowledge of Raytheon EDM Parts Library Tools

What We Offer
    • 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, parental leave benefits 
    • Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  
    • Adoption Assistance           
    • Autism Benefit  
    • Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  
    • Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 
    • Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  
    • Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 
    • Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program 
    • And more!  
    • This position is eligible for relocation assistance  

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