Date Posted:

2024-12-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

01: Building 01 Windsor Locks One Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, CT, 06096 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Are you interested in joining a dynamic and fast-paced global team that positively impacts the Collin's organization? If so, then this is the job for you!

Collins Aerospace is seeking a seasoned Principal Chemical and Materials Engineering professional within the Applied Research & Technology organization of Enterprise Engineering.

This role designs surface engineering solutions, develops processes and common procedures, conducts tests on raw materials, and support production, including performing failure analysis.

This on-site role is based out of the Windsor Locks, CT site. The selected candidate must be within a reasonable commutable distance of Windsor Locks, CT, or be willing to relocate

What You Will Do:

• Serve as a subject matter expert in protective coatings for High temperature (HT) composites with expert understanding of coating chemistry and oxidation & degradation mechanisms

• Conduct research to develop high temperature oxidation protection coatings, corrosion coatings and related processes for aerospace products

• Conduct ceramic and/or polymeric coating optimization to maximize coating performance using various characterization techniques such as SEM, TGA/DSC, XRD etc.

• Conduct or supervise tests for materials or finished products according to engineering design intent. Conduct root cause analysis with stakeholders and customers to assist qualification or quality control of products

• Apply knowledge & experience in HT composite coating processes, including but not limited to pack cementation, chemical vapor infiltration, or chemical vapor deposition

• Manage projects using a structured approach and coordinate with a multidiscipline team comprising chemists, lab technicians, material engineers, and manufacturing engineers across R&D organizations and manufacturing sites

• Lead proposal campaigns to seek government funding opportunities in high temperature composites field

• Develop and mature surface engineering technologies to advance technology & manufacturing readiness levels and drive technology transition towards production

• Communicate results effectively in relevant business context to our key stakeholders and drive knowledge retention by documenting technical reports

• Provides technical leadership and assists in training young talented engineers, when required, to help them diagnose and solve problems and enhance their capabilities

• Must be willing and able to travel 15% of the time

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience

• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required 

• 3+ years experience with chemistry knowledge on coating reaction mechanisms or thermo-chemical analysis or ceramic materials or high temp composites or synthesis

Qualifications We Prefer:

• PhD

• Prior experience in carbon based high temperature composites and processing

• Experience of process development & material characterization related to slurry coating or vapor deposition for high temperature applications

• Experience with coating formulation development

• Experience on coating and/or chemical process predictive modeling

• Working knowledge & experience on material characterization, including chemical, thermal, surface, & micro-structural analysis such as TGA/DSC, XRD, SEM/EDS, XPS, etc.

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

• 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!  

Learn More and Apply Now:

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.  

#reempowerprogram 

This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program.  The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey.  Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience.  Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.  

Collins Aerospace makes modern flight possible. Of course, that wouldn’t be possible without the capabilities and technologies of our organization, as well as our engineers – a highly skilled, accomplished network that spans more than 180 sites, 24 countries and 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs).  

Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global, diverse organization that doesn’t shy away from big opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies.  

Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of. 

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. 

The salary range for this role is 96,000 USD - 200,000 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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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