Senior Mechanical Engineer; Onsite

Senior Mechanical Engineer (Onsite) – Collins Aerospace

Location:

HIA
32:
Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA,  USA

Date Posted:

Security Clearance:
DoD Clearance – Secret (U.S. citizenship required)

• Use and apply mechanical engineering principles and techniques to design, develop, document, verify, and support communication products.
• Perform mechanical packaging design to meet challenging environmental requirements.
• Collaborate on development of circuit card designs (profile, stack‑up, thermal/vibration considerations).
• Lead prototype build, verification, and pre‑qualification testing within a cross‑functional team.
• Work closely with a multidisciplinary team to ensure defined requirements are met in all phases of a product’s lifecycle, including integration, testing, and qualification of the final product.

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with minimum 3 years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the full product lifecycle: requirements participation, bid and proposal, design development, and production support activities.

• Experience with Computer‑Aided Design (CAD) tools such as NX or Solidworks.
• Experience with MIL-STD-810 and/or DO-160 environmental requirements.
• Familiarity with electronic product packaging requirements.
• Familiarity with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and/or Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
• Knowledge of machined and sheet‑metal manufacturing methodologies.
• Understanding of design‑to‑cost, manufacturability, and small‑volume packaging.
  
  Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience with Agile development methodologies, including JIRA.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching and lifetime income strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student loan repayment program
• Life and disability insurance
• Optional insurance coverages (pet, home, auto, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal,  protection)
• Background and parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility and family planning support
• Adoption assistance
• Autism benefit
• Employee assistance plan (up to 10 free counseling sessions)
• Healthy You incentives, wellness rewards program
• Virtual doctor visits (Doctor on Demand)
• Bright Horizons child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program
• Eligible for relocation
• And more

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.

Salary range: $82,000 – $164,000 USD.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.