Aerospace Test Equipment Engineer

Collins Aerospace; 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 for newly-hir

Generous 401(k) plan with matching

Job summary

Collins Aerospace seeks a Test Equipment Engineer to design, develop, and support electrical control systems and test equipment for production, R&D, and qualification testing of military and commercial aerospace products.

The role focuses on electrical panel and power distribution design, data acquisition hardware and software integration, engineering documentation, and project planning, with collaboration across disciplines.

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 or an Advanced Degree in a related field

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

load control centers

signal conditioning

LabVIEW RT/FPGA

AutoCAD Electrical

electrical panel design

24 VDC

120 VAC

LabVIEW Certified Developer (CLD)

industrial automation

hazardous-location

aerospace experience

hydraulic systems

Education

STEM degree + 2 years experience

Tools

LabVIEW

AutoCAD Electrical

Job description

Collins Aerospace seeks a Test Equipment Engineer to design, develop, and support electrical control systems and test equipment for production, R&D, and qualification testing of military and commercial aerospace products.

The role focuses on electrical panel and power distribution design, data acquisition hardware and software integration, engineering documentation, and project planning, with collaboration across disciplines.