Principal Emc/emi Electrical Engineer (onsite)

Senior Emc/Emi Electrical Engineer

Collins Aerospace, an 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 Mission Systems Environmental Effects Engineering team at Collins Aerospace is looking for a Senior EMC/EMI Electrical Engineer to join our staff. This position will be responsible to support the dynamic day to day pre-qualification and qualification testing for products and sub-systems of moderate to high complexity.

This position is part of a larger team that performs a variety of TEMPEST, Nuclear, Electromagnetic Compatibility/Interference (EMC/EMI) and Power Input qualification testing of Company products and programs to various military and commercial industry standards.

The Environmental Effects Engineering (EEE) lab is a world-class, full-service, 18,000 sqft (and growing) Environmental Qualification Test Lab located in Cedar Rapids, IA capable of creating nearly any environment required in the avionics industry. While EEE reports up through Mission Systems, they support all testing for Collins Aerospace and Raytheon Technologies as needed. EEE services not only include a full suite of Climatics, Dynamic, EMI, EMC, Lightning, and TEMPEST test capabilities; their industry experts also offer design support, analysis, test failure troubleshooting, root cause analyses, and much more.

In this role, you will be a key contributor working with a team of experienced Electromagnetic Compatibility/Interference (EMC/EMI) engineers to perform EMC/EMI and Power Input qualification testing of Company products and programs for various military and commercial industry standards; particularly MIL-STD-461 and DO-160. You will advise design engineers on EMC aspects affecting their program. You will lead all pre-testing activities for assigned projects including the preparation of test plans and procedures. During test events, you will ensure correct set-up and equipment usage for the various tests and ensure correct and appropriate data is collected. You will collaborate with a cross-functional team to produce and release a complete test report.

Beyond technical duties, you will utilize strong communication skills to support production services, communicate technical results, present findings to customers and mid-level managers, and coordinate with departments such as Business Development, Finance, and Operations. This position requires you to independently handle multiple projects and tasks.

What You Will Do

• Serve assigned projects as a focal point for all EMI test activities including:

  • Contribute to engineering program pursuits and bid estimates

  • Requirements capture activities (Review, parse, and translate EMI and power input requirements)

  • Documentation support for each assigned project including

    • Preparation and review of test plans, procedures, and reports

    • Generate repeatable test procedures and physical test setups with test equipment and appropriate data recording using a variety of military and commercial industry standards

  • Coordination and scheduling of in-house test activities and assisting outsourcing of testing as necessary

  • Validation of all laboratory test setups and methods to ensure compliance with test procedures and applicable standards

  • Interface with project engineers, as necessary, to support program qualification activities

  • Generate Qualification by Similarity (QBS) analyses

  • Assist project engineers with gathering, setting up, and collecting data for ad-hoc EMI evaluations outside of the test lab

• Provide general laboratory support

  • Deploy, implement, and troubleshoot test and support equipment and software.

  • Generate and verify requirement documentation for laboratory developed software

  Conduct root-cause-analysis and technical investigations for software/hardware designs

• Train and assist test technicians to navigate and use laboratory developed tools; test procedures, test methods, and data recording instructions; and troubleshoot EMI and power input test setups

• Identify improvement areas; research and submit equipment requests for future test equipment needs

Qualifications You Must Have

• 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

• Circuit board design experience including experience with schematic capture tools and supervision and guidance to PCB layout board designers

• Working knowledge of EM/circuit simulation tools

Qualifications We Prefer

• Be capable of hands-on troubleshooting using engineering lab equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, etc…)

• Experience with military aerospace testing standards is desired (DO-160; MIL-STD-461; MIL-STD-704)

• Experience in some or all aspects of RF hardware development life cycle including requirements capture and verification, design and development, sub-level and system level integration and testing

• Be willing to pursue/obtain International Association for Radio, Telecommunications and Electromagnetics (iNARTE) certification

• Possess excellent communication skills, including the ability to write technical material and present to customers and mid-level managers

• Be self-directed, able to meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives with minimal oversight

• Active DoD Secret Clearance preferred

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 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

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