Date Posted:

2024-08-23

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Looking for an exciting opportunity to learn more about the Aerospace industry while finishing your degree? Our team seeks a self-motivated, confident, and passionate person who wants to make a difference in the lives of others. This position is for an Industrial Engineering COOP on the High-Frequency and tactical Communication team who will apply Industrial Engineering concepts, techniques, analysis, and decision tools to promote and implement changes in manufacturing operations to achieve site goals. This roles overarching responsibilities are improving quality, reducing costs, and improving the flow of products through automation and process improvements.

This role will provide the opportunity for independent action AND working in a team environment of manufacturing engineers, production personnel, management, and other support organizations. You will be assigned to projects with high priority and visibility to improve this facility's capability to be the best manufacturing facility in the world.

What YOU Will Do:

• Immerse yourself in a full-time, Monday-Friday co-op session, that will run May - December (including the Fall semester; it is expected students will take a semester off from coursework to fully engage with this working mentorship opportunity).

• Support manufacturing processes including: equipment, floor layouts, work sequence, work instructions, procedures, and work flow.

• Conduct studies on cost control, productivity, cost reduction, inventory, and production record systems  

• Review products/processes for quality, safety, and producibility risks and work with design to incorporate changes to eliminate the risks

• Manage moderately sized projects or processes

• Independently resolve problems that are difficult and often complex

• Develop tactical plans to manage day-to-day challenges

• Some travel to local Iowa reginal sites

  Expectations of The Role:

• Collaborate: work effectively in a team environment, share information, and support others in achieving common goals

• Communicate effectively: Clearly and confidently conveys information to others using verbal, written, and non-verbal communication skills

• Customer focus: Demonstrates a commitment to meeting and exceeding customer expectations, and ensuring that customer needs are met in a timely manner

• Drives results: Sets high goals and works hard to achieve them, takes initiative, and perseveres to overcome obstacles

• Instill trust: Demonstrates integrity and honesty and ensures that others can rely on their word and actions

• Strategic vision: Thinks broadly and long-term, anticipates future trends and consequences, and creates a clear vision and strategy for achieving future goals

  What YOU Will Learn:

• You will learn how to be an industrial engineer supporting various high-frequency communication radios & circuit board manufacturing processes. Engineering tools used in the build & test of HF and Tacair radios. (SAP, Engineering drawings, change control board, Solidworks, AutoCAD, eView, PDM, etc.)

• You will gain experience with standard work tools and processes. They will execute CORE certification.

• This role offers a lot of growth within the role and development opportunities to expand your knowledge for other roles.

• You will gain communication and collaboration skills that are key within the role.

• You will also gain leadership skills.

• There are various on-the-job training as well as professional development opportunities.

  Qualifications You Must Have:

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and student must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or advanced degree in an applicable discipline.

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

  Qualifications We Prefer:

• Working towards a BS in Industrial Engineering.

• Prior experience in manufacturing environments.

• Strong background in Root Cause Analysis.

• Experience with CAD software.

• Track record of driving continuous improvement in manufacturing operations.

Collins Aerospace, a RTX 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.

The next chapter of our future as an aerospace company is here, and we are excited about what this means for our employees and customers! Get onboard the Collins Aerospace Operations team and play a part in managing our innovative products from inception to delivery. The Operations team continues to grow and aims to strengthen the connection of Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain and Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) across Collins Aerospace. In this dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to network across our businesses and functions, all while improving the productivity, quality and efficiency of our operations worldwide.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

This position is eligible for relocation.

• 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.

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.

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 37,000 USD - 82,000 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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