Electronics Technician - CAMEL; Onsite

Location: 106 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 106, Cedar Rapids, IA

Date Posted:

Country: United States of America

Position Role Type: Onsite

Citizenship Requirement: U.S. citizenship is required.

Security Clearance: None/Not Required

Collins Aerospace is looking to fill an immediate need in the Component And Material Evaluation Lab (CAMEL) supporting electronic components testing and failure analysis.

• Apply electronic and mechanical theory to test components for electrical, mechanical, and environmental characteristics.
• Support the electronic components commodities, including passive, magnetic, semiconductors, RF devices, and failure analysis.
• Interpret Collins specifications, vendor datasheets, industry and military standards.
• Define test setups, build fixtures, generate programs for automated testing, create detailed documentation, and produce test summaries.
• Perform electrical, mechanical, and environmental testing using a broad range of test equipment and analytical instrumentation, ensuring accuracy.
• Communicate test results, resolve vendor correlation issues, and recommend solutions.

• Cross-discipline testing and evaluation, including semiconductors, RF devices, broker components inspection, and failure analysis.
• Non-destructive evaluation and inspection methods such as X‑Ray inspection.
• Designing and building test fixtures.
• Enhanced circuit design understanding and component troubleshooting.
• Broader teamwork and communication skills through frequent interaction with engineers and leadership.
• Further development of electronics skills, supported by the expectation of a desire to learn and expand abilities.

• High school diploma or AA/AS degree (or two‑year post‑high‑school training) with a minimum of two years of relevant experience.
• Experience testing and troubleshooting electronic circuits.

• CETa certification.
• Ability to develop test programs to automate testing and data collection.
• Experience designing and building test fixtures.
• Experience with 3‑D printing.
• Experience debugging and testing at the component level and knowledge of applicable test equipment such as impedance analyzers, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, multimeters, and power supplies.
• Strong communication skills at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a high‑performance team.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student loan repayment program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages such as pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and  protection.
• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning support.
• Adoption assistance.
• Autism benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan with up to ten free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives and wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand and virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts and a second‑opinion program.
• Additional benefits available.

The salary range for this role is 41,400 USD – 72,600 USD, a good‑faith estimate representing all experience levels.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, employee scholar program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits depend on the business unit and whether the position is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may also be eligible for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs, dependent upon level of position and collective‑bargaining coverage. Pay is based on performance and other business factors.

This role is U.S.

-based; if the candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits apply.

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. 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.