Sr. Avionics Product Safety Engineer (Hybrid - Burnvsville, MN)

Collins Aerospace; Burnsville (MN); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Three weeks vacation

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Sr. Avionics Product Safety Engineer to join the RMS team in a hybrid Burnsville, MN role.

You will drive reliability analyses, safety assessments, and safety requirements across civil and military avionics systems, influencing design decisions and working with engineering and customers to ensure mission readiness. You’ll engage in cross-functional collaboration, learn Vision and Sensing Solutions products, and contribute to ensuring safe, reliable avionics for air

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree and 5+ years of experience, or an advanced degree with 3+ years.
• Experience in systems, hardware, or software engineering.
• Preferred: experience in aircraft systems.
• Knowledge of ARP4761/MIL-STD-882E and related standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform civil and military reliability analyses (FMEAs, FMECA, R&M predictions).
• Perform safety assessment processes (FHAs, PSSAs, SSAs, FTAs, CMAs).
• Support design teams in defining reliability and safety requirements.
• Review safety-critical design documentation and support peer reviews.
• Develop expertise across Vision and Sensing Solutions products and processes.
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to plan safety activities.

Skills

FMEA

FMECA

FHAs

PSSAs

SSAs

FTA

CMAs

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree (optional)

Tools

AR P4761

MIL-STD-882E

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-13

Country: United States of America

Location: US-MN-BURNSVILLE-WEST ~ 14300 Judicial Rd ~ WEST BLDG

Position Role Type: Hybrid

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

At RTX, the world's 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.

Collins Aerospace is seeking a passionate Sr. Avionics Product Safety Engineer to join our Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety team. In this role, you’ll help ensure that the avionics systems serving our Air Transport customers are not only cutting-edge, but safe, reliable, and ready for the challenges of modern aviation. This is a role for someone who thrives at the intersection of technical rigor, cross-functional collaboration, and mission-driven engineering. You’ll influence system-level design decisions, guide programs through critical safety milestones, and help build products that pilots, passengers, and operators trust every day.

This role will be worked hybrid in Burnsville, MN. Relocation assistance is available.

What You Will Do:

• Perform civil and military reliability analyses, including (but not limited to): Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEAs), Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Reliability and Maintainability Predictions using various source data inputs (217Plus, Field Data, etc.)
• Perform civil and military safety assessment processes, including (but not limited to): Functional Hazard Assessments (FHAs), Preliminary System Safety Assessments (PSSAs), System Safety Assessments (SSAs), Fault Tree Analysis (FTAs), Common Mode Analyses (CMAs)
• Support systems, hardware, and software engineering teams in defining reliability and system safety requirements during development activity
• Review of design and development documentation for safety critical equipment
• Support peer review activities
• Develop and maintain expertise in assigned areas (program, function, process, technology, etc)
• Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and organizational leaders to develop plans

What You Will Learn:

• Develop knowledge and expertise across Vision and Sensing Solutions products lines, including Air Data Sensors, Ice Detection Systems, Engine Speed & Temperature Sensors, and Heads-Up Display Technology
• Shape safety and reliability strategies early in the design process, where your insights have maximum impact
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines and with global teams, contributing to solutions that directly affect product performance and customer confidence
• Become part of a highly skilled group of RMS engineers known for deep expertise in Reliability, Maintainability, and System Safety
• Grow in a field that is challenging, unique, and constantly evolving with new aircraft architecture, regulatory expectations, and technological innovations

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 3 years of experience
• Experience in systems, hardware, or software engineering

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in aircraft systems
• Experience with technical writing/information and preparing/presenting to peers, internal leadership, and external customers
• Knowledge in one or more Vision and Sensing Solutions products lines, including Air Data Sensors, Ice Detection Systems, Engine Speed & Temperature Sensors, and Heads-Up Display Technology
• Experience coordinating projects and complex engineering activities
• Basic knowledge in reliability engineering theory
• Reliability and Safety analysis tools
• Working knowledge of ARP4761/MIL-STD-882E
• Basic knowledge of ARP4754A, DO-254, DO-178B/C, DO-297

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 illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Carrot 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
• And more!

Hybrid:

Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

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.