Electrical Certification Specialist

Electrical Certification Engineer

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is seeking a highly skilled Electrical Certification Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our Interiors team, you will play a critical role in ensuring the safety, quality, and compliance of our electrical components integrated into aircraft seating and furniture systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Certification Leadership: Develop and execute test plans, substantiation reports, and oversee testing to ensure our electrical components meet all relevant requirements.
• Documentation Excellence: Create and review essential documentation, including Grounding & Bonding reports, System Safety Assessments, Failure Hazard Assessments, and more, ensuring comprehensive coverage and compliance.
• Design Review Oversight: Lead Design Reviews to align programs with requirements and milestone timelines, ensuring quality and precision.
• Process Development: Develop templates and work instructions to maintain high standards of quality, such as First Pass Yield and First Time Fix, in line with Collins Management Expectations.
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated on the latest OEM, STC, and FAA regulations, ensuring that our products remain at the cutting edge of safety and innovation.
• Problem Solving: Analyze and address technical deficiencies in the qualification of programs at both the LRU and System levels, driving continuous improvement.
• Strategic Support: Contribute to strategic planning for complex programs, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and business targets.
• Global Engagement: Prepare and present plans and reports, support sales and marketing efforts, and provide executive consultation and guidance on advanced technologies.
• Regulatory Interaction: Regularly engage with regulatory authorities, draft NPRM responses, and handle certifications with both domestic and international certification bodies.

What You Will Learn:

• Advanced Certification Processes: Gain deep knowledge of FAA, OEM, and STC regulations, and learn how to ensure that electrical components meet all necessary safety and compliance standards.
• Documentation Excellence: Develop expertise in creating, reviewing, and managing complex documentation, including Grounding & Bonding reports, System Safety Assessments, Failure Hazard Assessments, and more.
• Certification Strategy: Learn to develop and execute certification strategies that align with both regulatory requirements and business objectives.

Technical Skills in Aerospace Systems:

• Electrical Systems Design: Enhance your understanding of electrical system design, architecture, and validation processes for aviation seating and furniture across a variety of aircraft, including those from Boeing, Airbus, Gulfstream, and Embraer.
• Failure Analysis: Learn advanced techniques for conducting Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), helping to ensure the reliability and safety of aerospace components.

Project Management and Leadership:

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Program Managers, Certification Engineers, and Design Engineers to develop and execute complex program plans, gaining experience in leading and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams.
• Design Review Leadership: Learn how to oversee and lead Design Reviews, ensuring that projects stay aligned with requirements, timelines, and quality standards.
• Strategic Planning: Develop skills in strategic planning for complex programs, helping to shape the direction of critical aerospace projects.

Continuous Improvement and Quality Assurance:

• Process Development: Learn how to create and refine templates, work instructions, and processes that ensure high quality and consistency in engineering work, contributing to First Pass Yield and First Time Fix targets.
• Problem Solving: Gain experience in identifying and addressing technical deficiencies, driving continuous improvement in both product design and certification processes.

Global Industry Exposure:

• Regulatory Engagement: Regularly interact with regulatory authorities, both domestic and international, learning how to navigate complex certification processes and influence industry standards.
• Global Travel: Experience opportunities for domestic and international travel, supporting company engagements and expanding your understanding of global aerospace markets and technologies.

Innovation and Advanced Technologies:

• Cutting-edge Technologies: Work with the latest advancements in aerospace electrical systems, contributing to the development of innovative products that set industry benchmarks.
• Thought Leadership: Engage in executive consultation and guidance on advanced technologies, positioning yourself as a key player in shaping the future of aerospace interiors.

Soft Skills and Professional Growth:

• Communication Skills: Develop strong communication skills through regular presentations of plans, reports, and strategies to various stakeholders, including executives and regulatory authorities.
• Networking: Build a broad network within the aerospace industry, connecting with professionals across engineering, certification, regulatory bodies, and executive leadership.

Qualifications:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field or in absence of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Collaborative Expertise: Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams to develop and execute complex aviation program plans.
• Technical Mastery: Strong understanding of design architecture for electrical systems within aircraft, particularly those manufactured by Boeing, Airbus, Gulfstream, and Embraer.

Industry Knowledge:

Experience in supporting the design, development, and validation of electrical components for various aircraft types, including B747, B767, B777, B787, B737, A321, A320, A330, A340, and A350.

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
• 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
• This position is eligible for relocation

At Collins Aerospace, we are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas, driving innovation and success. We believe in the importance of diversity and inclusion, and we strive to create a workplace that is welcoming and inclusive for all.

This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program, which helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey.

Minimum Program Qualifications:

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application
• Have prior experience in functional area of interest
• Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

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