Principal Design Quality Engineer (Onsite - El Segundo, CA)
Collins Aerospace · El Segundo, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteQuality AssuranceFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Title: Principal Design Quality Engineer (but we don't repeat as heading)
- Location: El Segundo, CA (onsite)
- Role type: Onsite
- Security clearance: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship required. Security clearance type: Secret - current active required day 1.
- Travel up to 10% to Fullerton, CA.
- Relocation assistance available.
- What You Will Do: list of duties (multiple bullet-like sentences). We'll need to put as
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Title: Principal Design Quality Engineer (but we don't repeat as heading)
- Location: El Segundo, CA (onsite)
- Role type: Onsite
- Security clearance: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship required. Security clearance type: Secret - current active required day 1.
- Travel up to 10% to Fullerton, CA.
- Relocation assistance available.
- What You Will Do: list of duties (multiple bullet-like sentences). We'll need to put as - .
- Qualifications You Must Have: bullet list (degree STEM + 8 years experience OR advanced degree +5 years; active/ability to obtain final SECRET clearance; experience with QMS ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9102; experience overseeing teams in RCCA, corrective and preventative actions).
- Qualifications We Prefer: bullet list (DO-178 Experience; Masters Degree in CS, Software Engineer, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering; ASQ or other Quality Certification; Formal Leadership Training).
- What We Offer: benefits list (medical, dental, vision insurance; three weeks vacation; generous 401(k) plan with employer matching and separate employer retirement contribution including Lifetime Income Strategy option; tuition reimbursement; student loan repayment program; life and disability coverage; optional coverages (pet, home/auto, additional life/accident, critical illness, group legal, ID theft); birth/adoption/parental leave benefits; Carrot Health fertility/family planning; Adoption Assistance; Autism Benefit; Employee Assistance Plan up to 10 free counseling; Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards; Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits; Bright Horizons child/elder care; Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program; and more).
- Pay: Salary range 118,300 USD - 224,900 USD.
- Schedule: Not explicitly given besides onsite, travel up to 10%. No explicit schedule like full-time, hours. Could infer full-time but not stated. We should not create Schedule section unless posting actually states it. It does not state schedule like "Full-time" or "40 hours per week". So we omit Schedule.
- Benefits: we have content, so include Benefits section.
- Pay: include Pay section.
- About the role: we have introductory paragraph describing role, mission, etc. Could be considered About the role. We'll include that as prose
.
- Responsibilities: we have "What You Will Do:" list. That's responsibilities.
- Requirements: we have security clearance, citizenship, etc. Could be Requirements.
- Qualifications: we have both Must Have and Prefer. Could combine into Qualifications section with sublists? The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have Qualifications heading and inside we can have two sub-lists? Probably we can just list all qualifications as - items, maybe separate Must Have and Prefer as separate
but still under same heading. We'll include both.
- Skills: not explicitly listed separate; maybe we could treat qualifications as skills but we already have Qualifications. Could omit Skills if no specific skill list beyond qualifications. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can omit Skills if not distinct.
- Also we might include a short paragraph for metadata like location, relocation assistance, travel. Could be part of About the role or a separate section like "Details". But we only have allowed headings list; we could put location etc in About the role paragraph.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's craft.
Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Ensure Compliance to site, business, and contractual requirements
- Ensure Engineering is aligned with policies and procedures throughout the development life cycle
- Software and System Test Validation
- Release Verification through configuration management
- Interface with the program quality teams, customers, and Integrated Product Teams, facilitating technical quality and financial performance
- Complete Product and Process Evaluations
- Support 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Audits
- Closely interface with external and internal customers and key partners to establish effective relationships. Work with multiple overlapping programs
- Assuring inclusion of quality requirements, planning, and consistency for program proposals and subsequent management of the quality budget
- Monitor and lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and to ensure extensive RCCA.
- Generation of new Cost of Quality (CoQ) projects to reduce costs on the program
- Design Quality Basis of Estimate and New Proposals
- Manage and impact across multiple levels of stakeholders
- Build Trust Daily
- Travel up to 10% to Fullerton, CA
Note: Some items are sentences; we keep as is.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required (only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance)
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
- Current active or final SECRET security clearance required on day 1
But also note relocation assistance available; could be included in About the role or maybe as a separate detail. We'll add to About the role.
Qualifications
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience OR an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
- Active/ability to obtain final U.S. government issued SECRET security clearance is required prior to start date
- Working experience with Quality Management Systems, to include ISO 9001, AS9100 and/or AS9102
- Working experience overseeing teams in failure and root cause corrective analysis (RCCA), corrective and preventative actions
- DO-178 Experience (preferred)
- Masters Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineer, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering (preferred)
- ASQ or other Quality Certification (preferred)
- Formal Leadership Training (preferred)
We could separate Must Have and Prefer but it's okay.
Benefits
- 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
- Carrot 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!
Pay
The salary range for this role is 118,300 USD - 224,900 USD.
We should not include Schedule.
Check for any other specific content: "Relocation assistance is available." We haven't included that. Could add to About the role paragraph.
Also "This role will be worked onsite in El Segundo, CA with travel to our Fullerton, CA facility". Already included travel bullet.
Also "Position Role Type: Onsite". Could mention in About the role.
Also "U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:" but we already covered.
Also "Security Clearance Type: Secret - Current Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1". Already.
Also "Raytheon Company, Managed By Collins Aerospace At RTX..." That's company description; we could include in About the role.
We need to preserve all substantive information; we must not omit details like "Raytheon Company, Managed By Collins Aerospace". Should we include that? It's part of the description; we can incorporate in About the role paragraph.
Let's craft About the role paragraph:
At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With three market‑leading businesses, world‑class operations and investments in R&D, RTX offers capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Collins Aerospace, a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry, is seeking a Principal Design Quality Engineer for its El Segundo facility. The role is onsite in El Segundo, CA, with up to 10% travel to the Fullerton, CA facility. Relocation assistance is available. A current active or final SECRET security clearance and U.S. citizenship are required prior to start date.
We need to ensure we don't miss any specifics: "Design Quality Engineers are embedded throughout the engineering lifecycle to prevent defects from reaching the customer and to ensure successful program execution to meet quality, cost, schedule and technical objectives." That's substantive; we could include in About the role or Responsibilities. Since it's about role description, we can add to About the role.
Also "The problems are numerous and can be undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem. You will enable quality solutions, capabilities and services to engineering. Collaboration with our functional partners and customers to execute and solve problems is crucial." That's also responsibilities but we could incorporate.
But we already have Responsibilities list covering many items; we could keep the list as is and not duplicate.
We need to ensure we didn't leave out any substantive info like "Assuring inclusion of quality requirements, planning, and consistency for program proposals and subsequent management of the quality budget". Already in list.
"Monitor and lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and to ensure extensive RCCA." Already.
"Generation of new Cost of Quality (CoQ) projects to reduce costs on the program" Already.
"Design Quality Basis of Estimate and New Proposals" Already.
"Manage and impact across multiple levels of stakeholders" Already.
"Build Trust Daily" Already.
"Travel up to 10% to Fullerton, CA" Already.
Now check if any other specifics: "U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:" we covered.
"Security Clearance Type: Secret - Current Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1" covered.
"Relocation assistance is available." covered.
"Position Role Type: Onsite" covered.
Now ensure we didn't include any boiler
. - Responsibilities: we have "What You Will Do:" list. That's responsibilities. - Requirements: we have security clearance, citizenship, etc. Could be Requirements. - Qualifications: we have both Must Have and Prefer. Could combine into Qualifications section with sublists? The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have Qualifications heading and inside we can have two sub-lists? Probably we can just list all qualifications as - items, maybe separate Must Have and Prefer as separate
but still under same heading. We'll include both.
- Skills: not explicitly listed separate; maybe we could treat qualifications as skills but we already have Qualifications. Could omit Skills if no specific skill list beyond qualifications. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can omit Skills if not distinct.
- Also we might include a short paragraph for metadata like location, relocation assistance, travel. Could be part of About the role or a separate section like "Details". But we only have allowed headings list; we could put location etc in About the role paragraph.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's craft.
Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Ensure Compliance to site, business, and contractual requirements
- Ensure Engineering is aligned with policies and procedures throughout the development life cycle
- Software and System Test Validation
- Release Verification through configuration management
- Interface with the program quality teams, customers, and Integrated Product Teams, facilitating technical quality and financial performance
- Complete Product and Process Evaluations
- Support 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Audits
- Closely interface with external and internal customers and key partners to establish effective relationships. Work with multiple overlapping programs
- Assuring inclusion of quality requirements, planning, and consistency for program proposals and subsequent management of the quality budget
- Monitor and lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and to ensure extensive RCCA.
- Generation of new Cost of Quality (CoQ) projects to reduce costs on the program
- Design Quality Basis of Estimate and New Proposals
- Manage and impact across multiple levels of stakeholders
- Build Trust Daily
- Travel up to 10% to Fullerton, CA
Note: Some items are sentences; we keep as is.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required (only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance)
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
- Current active or final SECRET security clearance required on day 1
But also note relocation assistance available; could be included in About the role or maybe as a separate detail. We'll add to About the role.
Qualifications
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience OR an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
- Active/ability to obtain final U.S. government issued SECRET security clearance is required prior to start date
- Working experience with Quality Management Systems, to include ISO 9001, AS9100 and/or AS9102
- Working experience overseeing teams in failure and root cause corrective analysis (RCCA), corrective and preventative actions
- DO-178 Experience (preferred)
- Masters Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineer, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering (preferred)
- ASQ or other Quality Certification (preferred)
- Formal Leadership Training (preferred)
We could separate Must Have and Prefer but it's okay.
Benefits
- 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
- Carrot 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!
Pay
The salary range for this role is 118,300 USD - 224,900 USD.
We should not include Schedule.
Check for any other specific content: "Relocation assistance is available." We haven't included that. Could add to About the role paragraph.
Also "This role will be worked onsite in El Segundo, CA with travel to our Fullerton, CA facility". Already included travel bullet.
Also "Position Role Type: Onsite". Could mention in About the role.
Also "U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:" but we already covered.
Also "Security Clearance Type: Secret - Current Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1". Already.
Also "Raytheon Company, Managed By Collins Aerospace At RTX..." That's company description; we could include in About the role.
We need to preserve all substantive information; we must not omit details like "Raytheon Company, Managed By Collins Aerospace". Should we include that? It's part of the description; we can incorporate in About the role paragraph.
Let's craft About the role paragraph:
At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With three market‑leading businesses, world‑class operations and investments in R&D, RTX offers capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Collins Aerospace, a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry, is seeking a Principal Design Quality Engineer for its El Segundo facility. The role is onsite in El Segundo, CA, with up to 10% travel to the Fullerton, CA facility. Relocation assistance is available. A current active or final SECRET security clearance and U.S. citizenship are required prior to start date.
We need to ensure we don't miss any specifics: "Design Quality Engineers are embedded throughout the engineering lifecycle to prevent defects from reaching the customer and to ensure successful program execution to meet quality, cost, schedule and technical objectives." That's substantive; we could include in About the role or Responsibilities. Since it's about role description, we can add to About the role.
Also "The problems are numerous and can be undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem. You will enable quality solutions, capabilities and services to engineering. Collaboration with our functional partners and customers to execute and solve problems is crucial." That's also responsibilities but we could incorporate.
But we already have Responsibilities list covering many items; we could keep the list as is and not duplicate.
We need to ensure we didn't leave out any substantive info like "Assuring inclusion of quality requirements, planning, and consistency for program proposals and subsequent management of the quality budget". Already in list.
"Monitor and lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and to ensure extensive RCCA." Already.
"Generation of new Cost of Quality (CoQ) projects to reduce costs on the program" Already.
"Design Quality Basis of Estimate and New Proposals" Already.
"Manage and impact across multiple levels of stakeholders" Already.
"Build Trust Daily" Already.
"Travel up to 10% to Fullerton, CA" Already.
Now check if any other specifics: "U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:" we covered.
"Security Clearance Type: Secret - Current Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1" covered.
"Relocation assistance is available." covered.
"Position Role Type: Onsite" covered.
Now ensure we didn't include any boiler
- but still under same heading. We'll include both.
- Skills: not explicitly listed separate; maybe we could treat qualifications as skills but we already have Qualifications. Could omit Skills if no specific skill list beyond qualifications. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can omit Skills if not distinct.
- Also we might include a short paragraph for metadata like location, relocation assistance, travel. Could be part of About the role or a separate section like "Details". But we only have allowed headings list; we could put location etc in About the role paragraph.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's craft.
Structure:
- Ensure Compliance to site, business, and contractual requirements
- Ensure Engineering is aligned with policies and procedures throughout the development life cycle
- Software and System Test Validation
- Release Verification through configuration management
- Interface with the program quality teams, customers, and Integrated Product Teams, facilitating technical quality and financial performance
- Complete Product and Process Evaluations
- Support 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Audits
- Closely interface with external and internal customers and key partners to establish effective relationships. Work with multiple overlapping programs
- Assuring inclusion of quality requirements, planning, and consistency for program proposals and subsequent management of the quality budget
- Monitor and lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and to ensure extensive RCCA.
- Generation of new Cost of Quality (CoQ) projects to reduce costs on the program
- Design Quality Basis of Estimate and New Proposals
- Manage and impact across multiple levels of stakeholders
- Build Trust Daily
- Travel up to 10% to Fullerton, CA
- U.S. citizenship is required (only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance)
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
- Current active or final SECRET security clearance required on day 1
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience OR an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
- Active/ability to obtain final U.S. government issued SECRET security clearance is required prior to start date
- Working experience with Quality Management Systems, to include ISO 9001, AS9100 and/or AS9102
- Working experience overseeing teams in failure and root cause corrective analysis (RCCA), corrective and preventative actions
- DO-178 Experience (preferred)
- Masters Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineer, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering (preferred)
- ASQ or other Quality Certification (preferred)
- Formal Leadership Training (preferred)
- 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
- Carrot 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!
About the role
...
Responsibilities
Requirements
Qualifications
Benefits
Pay
The salary range for this role is 118,300 USD - 224,900 USD.
We should not include Schedule. Check for any other specific content: "Relocation assistance is available." We haven't included that. Could add to About the role paragraph. Also "This role will be worked onsite in El Segundo, CA with travel to our Fullerton, CA facility". Already included travel bullet. Also "Position Role Type: Onsite". Could mention in About the role. Also "U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:" but we already covered. Also "Security Clearance Type: Secret - Current Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1". Already. Also "Raytheon Company, Managed By Collins Aerospace At RTX..." That's company description; we could include in About the role. We need to preserve all substantive information; we must not omit details like "Raytheon Company, Managed By Collins Aerospace". Should we include that? It's part of the description; we can incorporate in About the role paragraph. Let's craft About the role paragraph: At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With three market‑leading businesses, world‑class operations and investments in R&D, RTX offers capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Collins Aerospace, a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry, is seeking a Principal Design Quality Engineer for its El Segundo facility. The role is onsite in El Segundo, CA, with up to 10% travel to the Fullerton, CA facility. Relocation assistance is available. A current active or final SECRET security clearance and U.S. citizenship are required prior to start date. We need to ensure we don't miss any specifics: "Design Quality Engineers are embedded throughout the engineering lifecycle to prevent defects from reaching the customer and to ensure successful program execution to meet quality, cost, schedule and technical objectives." That's substantive; we could include in About the role or Responsibilities. Since it's about role description, we can add to About the role. Also "The problems are numerous and can be undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem. You will enable quality solutions, capabilities and services to engineering. Collaboration with our functional partners and customers to execute and solve problems is crucial." That's also responsibilities but we could incorporate. But we already have Responsibilities list covering many items; we could keep the list as is and not duplicate. We need to ensure we didn't leave out any substantive info like "Assuring inclusion of quality requirements, planning, and consistency for program proposals and subsequent management of the quality budget". Already in list. "Monitor and lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and to ensure extensive RCCA." Already. "Generation of new Cost of Quality (CoQ) projects to reduce costs on the program" Already. "Design Quality Basis of Estimate and New Proposals" Already. "Manage and impact across multiple levels of stakeholders" Already. "Build Trust Daily" Already. "Travel up to 10% to Fullerton, CA" Already. Now check if any other specifics: "U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:" we covered. "Security Clearance Type: Secret - Current Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1" covered. "Relocation assistance is available." covered. "Position Role Type: Onsite" covered. Now ensure we didn't include any boiler