Collins Aerospace

aerospace

PrincipalMechanicalEngineer

$118–225k El Segundo, California, United States FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Principal Mechanical Engineer at Collins Aerospace. Skills: mechanical development of GPS RF and digital electronics subsystems, mechanical technical authority, subsystem-level mechanical solutions, environmental qualifications. Lead the mechanical development of GPS RF and digital electronics subsystems from concept through production. Serve as the mechanical technical authority (REA) on assigned programs, ensuring alignment to technical, cost, and schedule objectives”

What You'll Achieve.

ensuring alignment to technical, cost, and schedule objectives; ensuring performance in demanding thermal and high-vibration environments

Industry & Context.

aerospace
Problems you'll solve

performing root cause investigations and implementing corrective actions

Eligibility Requirements

The ability to obtain and maintain a U. S. government issued security clearance is required, U. S. citizenship is required, DoD Clearance: Secret, Active and existing security clearance required after day 1, secure program environments

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Ability to obtain and maintain a U. S. government issued security clearance, U. S. citizenship, Experience designing and developing electronics packaging solutions for high-reliability GPS Receivers or related military applications, Experience applying Geometric Dimension Tolerance (GD&T) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) drawing standards to production hardware, Experience with 3D solid modeling tools (Creo/Pro/Engineer or similar) for mechanical design and documentation, Experience supporting hardware through environmental qualifications (e. g. , vibration, shock, thermal)

Nice to Have

Experience with airborne or space electronics, CCA or unit, Experience serving as a subsystem lead, REA, or similar technical authority role, Experience with thermal and structural analysis methods for electronics hardware, Experience with CCA/PCB integration, cabling and harness design, or RF isolation features, Experience supporting design reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR) and presenting technical data to customers, Experience performing root cause investigations and implementing corrective actions in production environments

What You'll Do.

Lead the mechanical development of GPS RF and digital electronics subsystems from concept through production

Serve as the mechanical technical authority (REA) on assigned programs

ensuring alignment to technical

and schedule objectives

Own subsystem-level mechanical solutions

ensuring performance in demanding thermal and high-vibration environments

Support hardware integration

and production readiness activities within secure program environments

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate cross-functionally with Electrical, Systems, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams to deliver integrated hardware solutions; Represent the mechanical discipline in internal and external design reviews and customer engagements; Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers across the matrixed team

Communication Scope

presenting technical data to customers

Process & Methodology

ensuring alignment to technical, cost, and schedule objectives

Full Job Description

**Date Posted:** 2026-05-08 **Country:** United States of America **Location:** US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-E01 ~ 2000 E El Segundo Blvd ~ BLDG E01 **Position Role Type:** Onsite **U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: ** The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance **Security Clearance Type:** DoD Clearance: Secret **Security Clearance Status:** Active and existing security clearance required after day 1 **** **Raytheon Company, Managed by Collins Aerospace** At Collins Aerospace, our **Multi-Domain Assured Navigation and Timing Applications (MANTA)** organization is a growing business area in need of a qualified electrical engineer to support development and factory transition of state-of-the-art navigation products for the Government marketplace. The ideal candidate shall have a well-rounded background; one that has demonstrated experience or training in multiple aspects of mechanical engineering design. This is an individual contributor role in which the engineer is part of a cohesive team of engineers responsible for developing key subsystems for the PNT product lines. As a **Principal Mechanical Engineer** you will serve as the mechanical technical authority for airborne RF and digital processor subsystems, leading hardware development from early concept through production deployment. This is an onsite position in **El Segundo, CA**. **** **What You Will Do** * Lead the mechanical development of GPS RF and digital electronics subsystems from concept through production. * Serve as the mechanical technical authority (REA) on assigned programs, ensuring alignment to technical, cost, and schedule objectives. * Own subsystem-level mechanical solutions, ensuring performance in demanding thermal and high-vibration environments. * Collaborate cross-functionally with Electrical, Systems, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain

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