Principal Engineer, Product Engineer; Onsite

Date Posted:
Country: United States of America
Location: US-IL-ROCKFORD-P6 ~ 4747 Harrison Ave ~ 4747 HARRISON AVE-P6
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 Type: None/Not Required
Security Clearance Status: Not Required

Collins Aerospace is one of the world’s largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and defense products. ISR & Space Systems is a business unit within Collins and our products reside in deep space, low earth orbit, undersea and on the ground. We are also a major supplier to international space programs. The ISR & Space Systems business has contributed to significant advances in ground, air, space and imaging technology for over 85 years.

Within ISR & Space Systems we design and manufacture Environmental Control and Life Support Systems on the International Space Station, including the space suit, and undersea in submarines.

Collins Space & Defense Rockford is seeking a manufacturing engineer with electro‑mechanical background and experience in auxiliary power and/or mechanical actuation products.

The ideal candidate will be an independent worker requiring minimal oversight, have excellent attention to detail and the creativity to provide innovative solutions to complex manufacturing issues.

Key responsibilities include development of specific methods and instructions for manufacture and/or assembly of products; determination of manufacturing feasibility to: identify potential fabrication problems; draw attention to special fabrication requirements and ensure the new technologies are considered in the design phase where feasible and proven.

• Overseeing and providing technical review of production builds on the shop floor
• Reviewing hardware to determine needed reworks and repairs for used hardware, and analyzing and interpreting required hardware specifications
• Provide analysis and investigations of defects found during the manufacturing process and how to correct them
• Support new program proposals by estimating Manufacturing Engineering tasks, tooling costs and supporting development of manufacturing plans
• Establish touch labor cost targets on shop/lab activities as requested
• Define tool and gage requirements & provide the necessary input and support to the tool design group
• Provide the necessary input and support to the tool design group
• Ensure adequate tools and gages are available when needed in the process
• Provide support to all activities during the fabrication of the initial unit (first article) of each specific design to resolve processing problems
• Review and implement engineering changes to determine feasibility, producibility and delta labor impact
• Determine, implement and lead process improvement opportunities, business unit initiatives and corrective actions
• Lead efforts to understand non-conformances and reduce Cost of Poor Quality
• Lead 3P events, Value Stream Mapping events, and the implementation of Process Certification
• Investigate and test new technologies for applicability studies as they relate to our products
• Establish tolerances and machine specifications support for production area
• Create and maintain product routings in SAP
• Create and maintain Job Instruction Sheets to support production

• 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

• Electrical or mechanical degree
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of the SAP or similar Enterprise Requirements Planning system
• Process improvement experience (CORE toolset or Lean Manufacturing)
• Experience with additive manufacturing
• Experience with configuring, integrating, troubleshooting applications.
• Experience with Atlassian/Jira toolset for task management.
• Experience with Test Driven Development
• Desire to work and thrive in a team environment and willingness to learn and expand experiences