Senior Manufacturing Engineer III - Electronics (Onsite)

RTX (Raytheon); Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX / Collins Aerospace in Melbourne, FL, seeks a Senior Manufacturing Electrical/Test Engineer to join the product test team. You will drive test yields, equipment reliability, and process improvements across the manufacturing floor.

The role requires strong experience in electronics manufacturing, test engineering, and capacity planning to sustain production and deliver high-quality results.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience in Manufacturing Engineering or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering
• Prior experience working in electronics manufacturing with product testing focus

Responsibilities

• Participate in cross-functional team efforts to improve test yields, production throughput, test capacity, and overall product quality
• Identify component test failure trends and perform root cause analysis; prepare reports for production
• Study performance and reliability of existing test equipment and establish programs to decrease downtime
• Analyze test approach and processes for cost reduction, efficiency and yields
• Provide capacity planning and utilization analysis for staffing and test equipment needs
• Support production readiness reviews to determine suitability of new designs for production

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Electronics manufacturing

Test expertise

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Benchtop test equipment

Job description

Location

US-FL-MELBOURNE-308 ~ 1100 W Hibiscus Blvd ~ BLDG 308

U.S. Person, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of 'U.S. Person' go here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance Type

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status

Not Required

Position Role Type

Unspecified

Company Description

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. We are growing and adding a Senior Manufacturing Electrical/Test Engineering position supporting our product lines in the Melbourne, FL facility.

What You Will Do

Projects & New Solutions

• Participate in cross-functional team efforts to improve test yields, production throughput, test capacity, and overall product Quality.
• Identify component test failure trends and perform root cause analysis. Implement corrective actions to resolve. Prepare test failure analysis reports as required for production.
• Study performance and reliability of existing test equipment and establish programs and solutions for decreasing test equipment downtime.
• Analyze test approach, plans, and processes for cost reduction, test efficiency, test yields improvement, and manufacturing test capacity opportunities.
• Provide capacity planning and utilization analysis for accurate staffing and test equipment needs. Identify new test approaches that will minimize production staffing needs and capital requirements.
• Select and order capital test equipment using sound cost/payback analysis. Generate and track Appropriation Requests.
• Improve existing test fixtures, equipment, and critical spares needed to improve test performance and equipment uptime.
• Participates in Production Readiness Reviews to determine suitability of new designs for production.
• Support efforts to conduct Gage R&R efforts on new test solutions to verify consistent product and equipment performance.

Sustain/Support

• Responsible for providing technical support for entire product test process, board level through top-level test and support floor test technicians in meeting monthly production schedule.
• Responsible for Real Time Problem Resolution (RTPR) performance metric related to equipment down time and Test process interruption with focus on maximizing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Develop complete working knowledge of any assigned test systems and hardware.
• Provide test engineering support during the resolution of manufacturing flow inhibitors (MFIs).
• Provides technical assistance and support for floor test technicians.
• Provide technical mentorship to other engineers.
• Interface with design engineering in coordinating design changes required for sustaining production during the resolution of obsolete part, tolerance, and test yield issues.
• Work with test technicians to train them on products and test systems.
• Maintain test documentation for current configuration and oversee accurate change management procedures for all test documents.

Qualifications

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience in Manufacturing Engineering or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering
• Prior experience working in electronics manufacturing with product testing focus

Qualifications We Prefer

• Proficient with use of benchtop electronic test equipment and reading schematics and wiring diagrams, and experience with Environmental Stress Screening ESS or HASS t