Senior Test Engineer - Ejection Seats SEIT (Onsite)

Collins Aerospace; 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

Generous 401(k) with matching funds

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace seeks a Senior Test Engineer to support ejection seat hardware development and verification within the SEIT team in Colorado Springs. You will interpret test requirements, develop procedures, and ensure safe, compliant test execution across all lifecycle phases.

You will collaborate with systems designers and engineers, collect and report data, and help optimize test fixtures. Travel up to 25% may be required; U.S. citizenship is required for access to sensitive programs.

Qualifications

• Test engineering experience on physical assets for performance/environmental testing.
• Strong analytical skills in physics, dynamics and data reduction.
• Experience coordinating technical projects and presenting to customers.

Responsibilities

• Interpret test requirements and develop/maintain test procedures.
• Ensure tests follow approved plans and safety procedures.
• Collaborate with system and design engineers on test development and qualification.
• Ensure accurate data collection and reporting of results.
• Design and modify test fixtures and articles per test programs.
• Participate in peer reviews across design, development, integration, and flight test.
• Plan and execute tests and analyze results to root cause.
• Evaluate facility processes to reduce costs and improve data collection.
• Use Jira to plan and execute sprint tasks.
• Cross-train to support SEIT tasking surges.
• Interact with customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills

Test engineering

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Project coordination

Presentation skills

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

Jira

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-25

Country: United States of America

Location: US-CO-COLORADO SPRINGS-793 ~ 1225 Aeroplaza Dr ~ AEROPLAZA

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 Collins Aerospace Ejection Seating business is the leader in providing a safe and robust Ejection Seating System to domestic and foreign customers alike. Currently, we are in the process of modernizing fleets to the upgraded ACES 5 design, providing a safer ejection system to ensure those who are born to fly, live to walk away.

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated individual to join us as a Senior Test Engineer to support all phases of ejection seats product development lifecycle including the bid, design, development, verification & validation. The selected candidate will be part of the Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) Team and will work with the existing systems & test engineers to enhance current SEIT practices, processes, and tools. This role will work cross functionally with engineering, program management, operations, and other functional groups throughout all phases of projects. The preferred candidate will have experience with hardware development for military/DoD customers. This role level can potentially be adjusted depending on the selected candidate’s level of experience.

What You Will Do

• 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. Assist in department development by contributing to test engineering process development and cross team training.
• You will crosstrain to develop systems engineering knowledge to support SEIT tasking surges.
• You will be required to utilize strong interpersonal skills, high degree of comfort with ambiguity, good project discipline, excellent oral and written communication skills, high computer/technology proficiency, and the ability to work independently.
• You will interact with customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities is routinely required.
• You may be required to travel up to 25% to execute product performance and hardware testing.

Qualifications You Must Have

• 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.

Qualifications We Prefer

• 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.

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
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• 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
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• May be eligible for Relocation
• And more!

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.

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.

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