Hybrid Senior Principal Engineer, Electrical Component Engineering

at RTX

• Job title: Senior Principal Engineer, Electrical Component Engineering
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $124,000 - $250,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Windsor Locks, United States

About the role

• Senior Principal Engineer managing life cycles of electronic components for aerospace. Collaborating with engineering and supply chain to solve complex technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Understand preferred technologies, sources of supply, and acceptance criteria for electrical commodities used on assigned programs.
• Apply techniques for the documentation and release of components, processes, technology roadmaps, and design guidelines associated with assigned programs.
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend new components and manufacturers for new product design programs and for improving existing manufacturing process yields.
• Connect the supply base with internal customers to develop optimal design solutions.
• Analyze parametric data, preference codes, and obsolescence prediction data for components.
• Review Bill of Materials (BOMs) to ensure maximum health (technology, life cycle, source of supply, etc).
• Perform Failure and Root Cause Analysis of high complexity and implement corrective actions.
• Provide technical assistance for programs related to material verification resolution, specification or drawing exceptions, supplier issues, and manufacturing related issues.
• General technical support related to electrical components. This may include activities associated with Part Shortage Resolution, Obsolescence Management, Source Selection, Data Collection, and/or overall Data Analysis.
• Actively contribute to, and participate in, projects as a team member or expert on call.
• Lead complex projects to solve team or department level issues or process improvements.
• Proactively identifies improvement opportunities and drives activity to make necessary changes.
• Teach and mentor less experienced engineers on the team.
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 10%

Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
• 8+ years experience interpreting engineering drawings and electrical vendor data sheets
• 8+ years experience working with electrical component obsolescence and product change notifications (PCNs)

Benefits

• 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
• 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
• And more!