Date Posted:
2023-11-15
Country:
United States of America
Location:
HCO02: Wheels & Brakes (Carbon)-Puebl 50 William White Blvd, Pueblo, CO, 81001 USA
Position Role Type:
Onsite
Collins Aerospace is looking for an experienced Senior Chemist, R&D to use their expertise in chemical analysis and ability to think outside the box for new chemical compositions. You will be supporting the Research & Development (R&D) Engineering Group to help advance brake development for commercial and military aircraft. You will also work with Quality, Operations and other groups that need analysis. In addition, you will also have an opportunity to collaborate with outside test labs, facilities and universities.
- Position is working onsite at our Pueblo CO facility
- Relocation assistance is available
Primary Responsibilities:
- Define and characterize carbon/carbon and ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials for high temperature (> 1000°C) aircraft brake component and friction applications.
- Define, develop, and characterize new carbon and CMC materials and processes as needed to meet customer-defined performance requirements, and the ability to develop patentable material.
- Manage multiple R&D projects and project task activities. Project activities include project plan development, material processing and testing, data collection and analysis, and summarizing information in comprehensive technical reports.
- Demonstrate high level of self-initiative and bias for action.
- Execute projects as a team member with limited oversight/supervision.
- Maintain responsibility and accountability for entire task/project.
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems and exercise creativity to develop and/or implement practical solutions and patentable materials/processes.
- Address problems with multiple variables and unknown solutions. Demonstrate clear, well thought out logic in proposed approach/solution.
- Support production investigations as needed.
- Communicate and make technical presentations to senior level leadership
- Able to travel up to 5% domestically and internationally when circumstances permit
- Perform other duties as required
Basic Qualifications:
- Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and typically a minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
- Experience preparing solutions, compounds, and reagents used in laboratory procedures.
- Experience analyzing substances to determine their composition and concentration of elements
- Experience conducting tests on materials and other substances to ensure that performance and quality standards are met.
- Experience writing technical reports that detail methods and findings.
- Knowledge of advanced material characterization tools/techniques including SEM/EDS, FTIR, ICP-MS, X-Ray Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related discipline.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
- Experience in manufacturing, development and characterization of fiber-reinforced carbon/carbon, ceramic or ceramic matrix composite materials.
- Working knowledge of high temperature composite material processing equipment and processes including textiles, composite lay-up, carbonization, CVD and CVI, resin and polymer infiltration, powder processing, melt infiltration and sintering.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, share project progress internally and externally through oral presentations and written reports
Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.
Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable, and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!
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.
WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.
* 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.
Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.
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!
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
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The salary range for this role is 75,000 USD - 161,000 USD; however, RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role 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.
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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