Aerospace Test Equipment Engineer

RTX; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) plan with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

RTX, a global leader in aerospace and defense, seeks a Test Equipment Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and support electrical control systems and test equipment used in production, R&D, and qualification testing of aerospace products.

The role focuses on electrical panels, power distribution, data acquisition hardware/software integration, documentation, cost/schedule planning, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver reliable equipment on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical control panels, power distribution systems, and electrical circuits for aerospace test equipment.
• Develop and maintain electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Program, integrate, validate, and troubleshoot data acquisition hardware and application software.
• Develop and support test equipment used for fuel pumps, air turbine starters, blowers, gearboxes, and lube and scavenge pumps.
• Prepare project cost estimates, schedules, technical requirements, and resource plans.
• Integrate electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, controls, and software systems.
• Perform testing and validation to ensure equipment meets performance and reliability requirements.
• Troubleshoot electrical, controls, instrumentation, and software issues.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing, and test engineering teams.
• Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with quality standards and specifications.
• Provide technical support, upgrades, modifications, and improvements to existing test equipment.
• Identify opportunities to improve test system reliability, efficiency, automation, and maintainability.

Skills

Motors & VFDs

LabVIEW RT/FPGA

AutoCAD Electrical

Electrical panels

Test equipment

Education

STEM degree

Tools

NI LabVIEW

Job description

RTX, a global leader in aerospace and defense, seeks a Test Equipment Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and support electrical control systems and test equipment used in production, R&D, and qualification testing of aerospace products.

The role focuses on electrical panels, power distribution, data acquisition hardware/software integration, documentation, cost/schedule planning, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver reliable equipment on time and within budget.