Test Engineer II - Ejection Seats (SEIT) (Onsite)

Collins Aerospace; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation for newly-hire

401(k) with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

Life and disability insurance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Colorado Springs is seeking an experienced Test Engineer to join the SEIT team. You will support all phases of the ejection seat product development lifecycle, from bid to verification and validation, partnering across engineering, program management and operations.

The role emphasizes hardware testing for military programs, collaboration with seat designers, data collection, and rigorous adherence to test plans.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a test role/environ­ment with related education and training.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Interpret requirements, develop and maintain test procedures, identify test and document test practices.
• Ensure tests are conducted in accordance with approved test plans and safety procedures.
• Act as liaison between systems engineers and seat designers in development and qualification testing of ACES ejection seat components.
• Ensure accurate data collection, documentation and reporting of test results.
• Collaborate with engineers on design, fabrication and modification of test fixtures and articles.
• Participate in peer reviews through product lifecycle including design, development, integration and test.
• Plan, conduct, collect and document testing results; analyze data to drive root cause.
• Use Jira to plan and execute sprint tasks; support other engineering activities.

Skills

Test engineering

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Advanced degree

Tools

Jira

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-27

Country: United States of America

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

Position Role Type: Onsite

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

Our Colorado SpringsDivision is recognized as the leader in designing, developing, and manufacturing aerospace ejection seating products. Our state-of-the-art ACES 5 Ejection Seat is recognized as the benchmark in aircrew ejection safety.Thousands of Collins ejection seats are in service today on F-15, F-16, A-10, B-1, B-2, AV-8, WB-57, and other aircraft across the world in more than 25 countries. ACES ejection seats have saved the lives of more than 700 aircrew over the last few decades.

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated individual to join the Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) Team as a Test Engineer. The selected candidate will support all phases of ejection seats product development lifecycle including the bid, design, development, verification & validation. In addition, the candidate will partner with peers 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.

Sign-on Bonus Eligible

What You Will Do:

• Interpret requirements, develop and maintain test procedures, identify test and document testpractices.
• Responsible for assuring tests are conducted in accordance with approved test plans and established safety procedures.
• Works as a liaison between systems engineers & seat designers, in the development and qualification testing of ACES ejection seat components and subsystems.
• Ensures successful and accurate data collection, documentation and reporting of test results.
• Collaborate with engineers on design, fabrication and modification of test fixtures and test articles in support of test programs and customer requirements.
• Participate in peer reviews throughout the product lifecycle of design, development, integration and test, and flight test requirements verification.
• Plan, conduct, collect and document testing results.Analyze data to drive issues to root cause.
• Use agile tools (like Jira) to complete the planning and execution of assigned tasking for each sprint.
• Support other engineering and project execution activities, as requested. Assist in department development by contributing to test engineering process development and cross team training.
• Crosstrain to develop systems engineering knowledge to support SEIT tasking surges.
• The position requires 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.
• Interaction with customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities is routinely required.
• Travel up to 25% to execute product performance and hardware testing.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience working in a test role/environment in combination with related education and training.
• 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 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field

Qualification We Prefer:

• Experience with aircraft cockpit, crew station, escape system, ejection seat and crew systems.
• Experience working on military 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!

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.

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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 68,900 USD - 131,100 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.

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