Staff Technician, Sustaining Test Engineering (Onsite)
Sustaining Test Engineering is seeking an onsite technician to support operations in Vergennes, Vermont. The role involves troubleshooting, determining root cause, and repairing complex test equipment. Our standard test equipment hardware solutions include National Instruments PXI, cRIO, and FPGA. Our standard architecture is LabVIEW based along with custom designed electrical solutions. Strong electrical troubleshooting skills are critical to the role. The sustaining test engineering team also offers the unique ability to learn cross-functional aspect of test equipment design including mechanical, software, and systems.
What You Will Do:
- Troubleshoot complex issues that may be software, hardware, or system related, to determine root cause and corrective action
- Analyze and troubleshoot circuits
- Diagnose test setups and equipment to resolve test set failures
- Communicate technical issues through written, verbal and presentation media.
- Support to operations to help ensure on-time delivery of product.
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment – where priorities change
- Able to work both autonomously as well as part of a team
- Typically requires an AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
- Hands-on Aerospace / Military hardware design, build, test and integration experience (or in regulated manufacturing industry)
- Competent in using Microsoft Office applications
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
- Experience generating and presenting repair status
- Strong organization, communication, and multi-tasking skills
- Strong background in electrical troubleshooting
- Able to function at a high level with multiple tasks and projects, and to effectively change direction based upon business needs
- Exposure to various test systems, experience with various avionics busses, and experience with National Instrument PXI hardware are all a plus
- 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!
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.
* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.
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.
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.
Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.
Status: Full time
