Principal Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-04-01

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Onsite

We are looking for a highly motivated Principal Engineer to join our System Integration team. In this role, you’ll take the lead on systems requirements, product specifications, and model-based development. You’ll drive cross-functional collaboration, define engineering requirements, and work on control systems modeling and dynamic analysis.

You'll be responsible for leading customer-facing meetings, gathering feedback, and ensuring design performance aligns with customer needs. Additionally, you’ll take ownership of the product lifecycle, including post-deployment analysis, while identifying opportunities for streamlining processes and improving system integration efficiency.

You will also have exposure to management by leading key projects, presenting updates to senior leadership, and contributing to strategic initiatives that align with Power & Control strategic goals.

If you're ready to take on more leadership, engage with customers, and make a significant impact on system performance and integration, we’d love to hear from you!

What You Will Do

• Define and decompose requirements for the heating, cooling, and ventilation systems of aircraft with minimal direction.

• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to establish specifications, perform evaluations, and plan performance testing.

• Formulate the conceptual design of continuous and discrete control system requirements.

• Develop lower-level requirements to meet customer needs and business goals, focusing on precise thermal management control and reliability.

• Develop advanced mathematical models or use other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify designs based on customer engineering requirements.

• Perform system-level analyses of thermal fluid systems.

• Prepare technical reports outlining findings and recommendations.

• Create and implement common procedures and standard work across the organization with minimal direction.

• Investigate test results for consistency with performance predictions and ensure compliance with system requirements.

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. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Qualifications We Prefer

• 8 years of experience in the Aerospace, or Automotive industry.

• Experience in stakeholder management and ensuring that all teams remain aligned to business objectives, while maintaining a customer-centric approach.

• In-depth knowledge of requirements definition and decomposition.

• Expertise in Model-Based Design engineering.

• Proficient in MATLAB, Simulink, DOORS, Python, Modelica, or SysML.

• Proven experience in delivering presentations to management and customers.

• Strong capability in task planning and project execution.

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 & Apply Now!

We make modern flight possible for millions of travelers and our military every second.  Our major product lines are on-board virtually every aircraft flying. Be it keeping passengers safe with our emergency power generation systems or creating a positive in flight experience through reliable cabin pressure controls and quieter engines, Power & Controls focuses on delivering a best-in-class experience to our customers. We hire the top people in the industry. Their ideas drive our performance, and their integrity keeps our customers happy. Join us as we take flight!

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to 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.

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 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 Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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