Date Posted:
2026-02-11Country:
United States of AmericaLocation:
US-IL-ROCKFORD-P6 ~ 4747 Harrison Ave ~ 4747 HARRISON AVE-P6Position Role Type:
OnsiteU.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 RequiredSecurity Clearance Status:
Not RequiredAs a Program Quality Engineer II – 2nd Shift in our Rockford, IL location, you’ll play a critical, hands-on role in safeguarding product integrity and driving quality excellence across active manufacturing programs. Supporting 2nd shift production, you’ll be embedded where decisions matter most—working directly with manufacturing teams to ensure customer quality requirements are fully understood, flowed down, and executed across internal operations, Collins-wide support sites, and key suppliers. From managing escapes and nonconforming material to leading root cause analysis and corrective actions, you’ll be a trusted quality leader ensuring issues are resolved decisively and don’t reoccur.
This role blends program-level responsibility with product-level execution, giving you exposure to complex manufacturing environments, cross-functional stakeholders, and multi-site coordination. You’ll enhance and maintain quality systems, oversee testing and inspection methodologies, support MRB and supplier quality activities, and help drive proactive quality initiatives that strengthen both process reliability and customer confidence. For engineers who thrive in a fast-paced, accountability-driven environment and want to grow their impact in aerospace manufacturing, this role offers meaningful responsibility, visibility, and the opportunity to make a real difference.
This is an Onsite role in Rockford, IL. The core hours for 2nd Shift are 3:30pm - 12am.
What You Will Do:
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Support Production on 2nd Shift of Manufacturing
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Understand and implement customer quality requirements, ensuring thorough flow down and execution of these requirements across internal production and Collins wide support sites as well as major subcontractors
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Lead the execution of escape management procedures, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning and implementation, adhering to current standard work
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Enhance processes to develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation, control systems, and protocols
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Oversee and resolve nonconforming material and process noncompliance events
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Provide detailed analysis and explanations of testing and inspection plans, methods, and technologies to ensure product and process reliability and conformance
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Ensure projects and process control documentation comply with requirements, objectives, and contracts
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Assist with supplier quality activities, warranty processes, part purges, and MRB activities
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Develop and implement proactive quality initiative strategies
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Oversee both Program and Product Quality Engineering responsibilities
Qualifications You Must Have:
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Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field
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Previous experience supporting quality functions within a manufacturing or production environment
Qualifications We Prefer:
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Self-directed, proactive mindset with the ability to manage priorities independently
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AS9100 Experience
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MRB Experience
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Advanced degree in engineering or related field
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Experience working with electrical, electronic, and electromechanical devices and applications
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Experience with managing projects across multiple facilities
What We Offer:
Some of our competitive benefits package includes:
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Medical, dental, and vision insurance
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Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
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Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
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Tuition reimbursement program
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Student Loan Repayment Program
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Life insurance and disability coverage
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Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
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Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
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Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
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Adoption Assistance
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Autism Benefit
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Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
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Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
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Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
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Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
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Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
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And more!
Relocation Eligibility
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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