Quality Engineer II (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-03-18

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CO-COLORADO SPRINGS-793 ~ 1225 Aeroplaza Dr ~ AEROPLAZA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

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

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

Join Collins Aerospace as a Quality Engineer and take on a highly visible role where you’ll serve as the critical link between our customers and internal teams to ensure product excellence. In this position, you’ll go beyond standard quality oversight—owning customer communication, driving root cause investigations, and leading efforts to resolve defects and prevent recurrence. From managing customer scorecards and supporting audits to ensuring compliance with contractual quality requirements, your work will directly influence customer satisfaction, product reliability, and overall program success in a fast-paced aerospace and defense environment.
 

Working cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and program teams, you’ll play a hands-on role in shaping and improving quality systems, processes, and outcomes. You’ll analyze data, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and apply industry-standard methodologies like PFMEA, control plans, and inspection strategies to proactively manage risk and enhance performance. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on problem-solving, enjoys digging into the “why” behind issues, and wants to make a measurable impact by strengthening both product quality and customer trust.

What You Will Do:

• Serve as a primary point of contact for customers on product quality matters, ensuring timely and effective communication
• Manage customer quality scorecards, analyze defect trends, and lead investigations into product escapes and nonconformances
• Support customer audits and drive corrective actions to address findings and ensure compliance
• Review contracts and implement activities to ensure adherence to contractual quality requirements
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective/preventive actions to resolve defects and improve overall process performance
• Develop, maintain, and apply quality systems, evaluation methods, and control processes
• Interpret engineering drawings and specifications to support the development of test plans, methods, and equipment that ensure product reliability
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure quality standards are implemented and process documentation meets program and contractual requirements
• Identify and manage product and process risks using Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) elements, including PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow Diagrams, and Control Plans
• Develop and implement proactive quality improvement initiatives to reduce defects and enhance efficiency
• Partner with engineering teams to implement product or process changes in response to customer quality concerns
• Support the development and maintenance of inspection methods, tools, and technologies to ensure product conformance

What You Will Learn:

• Translating complex quality data into actionable insights and leading effective root cause investigations
• Owning quality challenges end-to-end, driving resolution and continuous improvement across processes
• Influencing outcomes through clear, confident communication with customers and cross-functional teams
• Operating within a structured quality environment while strengthening compliance and process performance

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field
• Prior knowledge or experience with reading and interpreting engineering drawings, including GD&T (ASME Y14.5)

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering
• Must have computer skills and be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience using inspection tools (micrometers, calipers, height gages, pin gages, thread gages, etc.)
• Coachable and willing to be fully engaged in all aspects of Quality principles and activities
• Experience with AS 9100 or ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems

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! 

Relocation Eligibility

• Eligible for relocation

Learn More & Apply Now!​

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 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.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 68,900 USD - 131,100 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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