Principal Engineer - ATE Development

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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.

What You Will Do *

• Support the engineering organizations in new business pursuits, including customer technical visits, preparation of RFQ responses, preparation of technical proposals 
• Derive test equipment requirements from customer and system specifications requirements 
• Direct and support development of test equipment electrical, mechanical, and software specifications to test end items. Oversee and manage requirements tracking 
• Develop test architecture for Automatic Test Equipment (ATE)  
• Drive trade studies, prototype creation, simulation for critical design concepts 
• Supervise/ review/ create test equipment design drawings, schematics, BoM and assembly instructions for ATE and software modules thereof using LabVIEW as per design specification 
• Review verification and validation procedures for ATE to ensure system will perform as specified to meet customer and system requirements.  
• Develop systems integration plan and drive cross-functional team efforts in integration, verification, validation and commissioning of test equipment 
• Manage the development of Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) from conception through implementation 
• Support failure investigation by identifying root cause and develop corrective action for manufacturing and customer level systems integration and test failures 
• Review test engineering artifacts like design documents, test plan, user Manual and related documents 
• Communicate technical issues through written, verbal and presentation media 
• Share best practices in test engineering across the engineering organization and drive implementation of latest industrial trends in test engineering 

What You Will Learn

• In this role the Principal Engineer will actively drive test equipment requirements and architecture development, chair test equipment design reviews and review of test engineering artifacts, support proposal creation, capability presentation and mentor team members on test equipment design and development 
• In performing these activities, the principal engineer will interface with Customers, External Suppliers, Program Managers, Engineering Managers, Mechanical, Software, Electrical, and Systems Engineers, as well as the Manufacturing organization and report to Test Engineering technical manager. 
• This role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of automated testing technology. We are looking for an enthusiastic professional who thrives in a collaborative and innovative environment. If you are passionate about designing and developing cutting-edge test systems and are committed to excellence, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications You Must Have *

• Experience in architecting complex test systems 
• Strong experience of programming in high-level languages like LabVIEW / C # 
• Experience in Test equipment system design including functional bifurcation, concept design, component selection, review of electrical drawings, schematics and assembly drawings of ATE. 
• Hands on experience on various test equipment sub-systems like NI Hardware, Third party Data Acquisition Systems, Power Supplies, Mechanical/Pneumatic/Electric Actuators, DSO, DMM, Analyser, signal generators etc.  
• Expert knowledge in aerospace communication protocols like Serial, Ethernet, CAN and ARINC  
• Experience in usage of tools for requirements management, configuration control, project server, MS OFFICE  
• Ability to identify problems, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions 
• Knowledge of DO-160, DO-178 and DO 330 is preferred. 
• Familiarity with tools like AutoCAD, OrCAD, pSPICE and MS Visio preferable 
• Required to travel a minimum of 30-40% of the time to production plants.

Key Competencies

• Shall possess strong written and verbal communication skills in English 
• Shall be a very good listener & a very good team player 
• Shall possess good mentoring and coaching skills 
• Shall be curious to learn always, result oriented & forward looking 
• Shall be able to work with a sense of urgency & under ambiguous conditions 
• Shall possess high degree of ownership & accountability 
• Shall be very good at analytical thinking and problem solving 
• Qualifications We Prefer
• Qualification: - BE / B-Tech / ME / M-Tech Electrical/ Electronics/Instrumentation Engineering 
• Desired Experience: 12 + years 
• Location: - Bangalore 

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WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Transportation facility.
• Meal coupons
• Group Term Life Insurance.
• Group Health Insurance.
• Group Personal Accident Insurance.
• Entitled for 18 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave annually.
• Employee scholar program
• Work life balance
• Car lease program
• National Pension Scheme
• LTA
• Fuel & Maintenance /Driver wages
• Meal vouchers
• And more!

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all India positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

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. 

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

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