Senior Test Engineer, Ejection Seats SEIT

Prattwhitney; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) plan with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Parental leave

Wellness program

Relocation assistance

And more!

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Colorado Springs is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to support the ejection seat product lifecycle, from bid through verification and flight-test requirements. You will partner with SEIT and cross-functional teams to enhance testing practices and data collection for ACES subsystems.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering and program management, with onsite work and potential 25% travel to support hardware testing and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience working as a Test Engineer.
• Experience executing product testing on physical assets for performance and environmental testing.
• Strong analytical skills including knowledge of physics, dynamics and data reduction and preliminary analysis.
• Experience coordinating technical projects and work teams.
• Experience presenting technical subject matter to internal and external customers.
• 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.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working in a test facility environment in combination with related education and training.
• Experience with aircraft cockpit, crew station, escape system, ejection seat and crew systems.
• Experience working on military/DoD programs.

Responsibilities

• You will interpret test requirements, develop and maintain test procedures, identify test and document test practices.
• You will be responsible for assuring tests are conducted in accordance with approved test plans and established safety procedures.
• You will work as a liaison between systems engineers & designer engineers, in the development and qualification testing of ACES ejection seat components and subsystems.
• You will ensure successful and accurate data collection, documentation and reporting of test results.
• You will collaborate with engineers on design, fabrication and modification of test fixtures and test articles in support of test programs and customer requirements.
• You will participate in peer reviews throughout the product lifecycle of design, development, integration and test, and flight test requirements verification.
• You will plan, prepare, conduct, collect and document testing results.
• Analyze data to drive issues to root cause.
• You will assist in researching and evaluating facility processes to reduce operating costs and improve on collection of test data.
• You will use agile tools (like Jira) to complete the planning and execution of assigned tasking for each sprint.
• You will support other engineering and project execution activities, as requested.
• You will crosstrain to develop systems engineering knowledge to support SEIT tasking surges.

Skills

Test Engineering

Systems Testing

Data Analysis

Test Planning

Interpersonal Communication

Agile / Jira

DoD / Military Testing

Aircraft Ejection Systems

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Jira

Test Fixtures

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Colorado Springs is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to support the ejection seat product lifecycle, from bid through verification and flight-test requirements. You will partner with SEIT and cross-functional teams to enhance testing practices and data collection for ACES subsystems.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering and program management, with onsite work and potential 25% travel to support hardware testing and customer requirements.