Hi-Speed Camera Engineer (Onsite)

Collins Aerospace; Virgin (UT); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

3 weeks vacation

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace’s Hurricane Mesa Test Facility requires a High-Speed Camera Engineer to lead the lifecycle of sled-mounted and fixed high-speed camera systems. You will configure, calibrate, and upgrade cameras, ensuring proper setup for each test, and you will capture, organize, and deliver critical footage for post-test reviews with customers.

You’ll collaborate with test engineers to integrate cameras with sled hardware and fixtures, push for camera capability improvements, and work safely

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with hi-speed camera systems.
• Experience with Ametek Phantom cameras and PCC software.
• Typically requires a STEM degree with 5+ years experience or an advanced degree with 3+ years.

Responsibilities

• Own the lifecycle of high-speed camera systems, including configuration, lens selection, calibration, maintenance, and upgrades.
• Prepare and operate sled-mounted and fixed high-speed cameras during testing, ensuring proper setup and pre-test readiness
• Capture, organize, and deliver high-speed footage, supporting post-test reviews with customers and end users
• Collaborate with test engineers to integrate cameras into sled hardware and test fixtures.
• Contribute to camera capability improvements, including mounts, enclosures, and supporting hardware.
• Work safely around propulsion and energetic systems in outdoor field-test conditions.
• Support general test-site operations and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Hi-speed cameras

Phantom cameras

STEM degree

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Tools

PCC software

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-09-02

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-UT-VIRGIN-3O ~ 1 Mesa Rd ~ OFFICE TRAILER

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

The Hurricane Mesa Test Facility (HMTF) is a unique R&D test site that validates ejection seat systems and subsystems using a supersonic rocket sled track. Testing spans sled‑track events with aircraft-representative bodies and anthropometric manikins from zero airspeed/altitude up to and beyond the speed of sound, along with a broad spectrum of subsystem and energetic component tests.

The High‑Speed Camera Engineer serves as HMTF’s subject‑matter expert (SME) for high‑speed imaging used in sled‑track and subsystem testing. This role owns the lifecycle, readiness, and performance of sled high‑speed camera systems and ensures reliable capture of critical imagery for each test event. The engineer collaborates closely with test leads and customers on camera planning, setup, execution, and post‑test video review. This role also supports general test activities as needed for all types of tests at the facility.

What You’ll Do

• You will own the lifecycle of high-speed camera systems, including configuration, lens selection, calibration, maintenance, and system upgrades.
• You will prepare and operate sled‑mounted and fixed high‑speed cameras during testing, ensuring proper setup and pre‑test readiness
• You will capture, organize, and deliver high‑speed footage, supporting post‑test reviews with customers and end users
• You will collaborate with test engineers to integrate cameras into sled hardware and test fixtures.
• You will contribute to camera capability improvements, including mounts, enclosures, and supporting hardware.
• You will work safely around propulsion and energetic systems in outdoor field‑test conditions.
• You will support general test‑site operations and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Extensive experience or specialized training with hi‑speed camera systems
• Experience with Ametek Phantom cameras and PCC software
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience in test environments, preferably in an aerospace or defense setting and/or with energetic materials
• Experience building custom camera mounts and mounting cameras on moving subjects such as vehicles or test sleds
• Experience with other types of camera systems including still cameras, cinemas, and alternatives to Phantom hi‑speed cameras
• Experience with aircraft escape system testing

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Field‑based work on an expansive test range with desert conditions and variable weather; hands‑on activities around heavy equipment and energetic systems.
• Occasional off‑hours/weekend based on program schedules.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three 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 illnessinsurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Carrot Health to hormonal health, fertility, and family building
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• May be eligible for Relocation
• And more!

Mission Systems:

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other – propel us all higher, again and again.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in‑person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on‑site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, 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 are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. 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.