Principal Specialist, Industrial Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:
2026-01-20
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-WA-EVERETT-11404 ~ 11404 Commando Rd ~ COMMANDO
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Security Clearance Type:

Security Clearance Status:
Not Required

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Principal Specialist, Industrial Engineer to lead and elevate Industrial Engineering strategy across all three Everett site businesses: Cabin Integration, Lavatories, and Waste & Water Solutions. This highly visible role plays a critical part in driving operational excellence, enabling scalable growth, and improving both production performance and business results across a complex, multi-product manufacturing environment. This role is eligible for relocation.

What You Will Do

• Production capacity analysis and level-loading in highly variable production commodities
• Factory labor standards and labor standard assessment processes
• Inventory reduction through product flow improvement and predictive scheduling.
• Factory layout changes and accounting
• Capital planning and accounting
• Capacity analysis and requirements for production support staffing.
• Additional efforts that the candidate determines are necessary to the business.

As an Industrial Engineering Principle, the candidate hired for this position will report directly to the Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering leader for the site and will be expected to be able to:

• Operate autonomously with limited managerial oversight.
• Coach, lead and mentor the rest of the Industrial Engineering team.
• Navigate the complex nature of the wide range of products and production rates the three site businesses produce.
• Working with and support the Everett site leadership team on projects and strategy in addition to measurements and improvements
• Deliver improvement results in both the production and business portions of the Everett site businesses.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience

Qualifications We Prefer

• Both high and low-rate production experience, experience with aerospace preferred
• Expert level experience in implementing production techniques such as Lean Manufacturing/Theory of Constraints
• Experience in working with the Manufacturing and Resource Planning (MRP) system SAP. (System Applications and Products)
• Experience with Data analytics, tableau preferred
• Process capability assessments
• AutoCAD
• Experience with capitalization of assets

What We Offer

Benefits

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
• Relocation assistance
• And more!

Learn More & Apply Now!

At Collins Aerospace, our Interiors team is focused on innovation, safety and cost efficiency. But we don't just get people from point A to point B. We're committed to making air travel more comfortable, connected and secure. As a leader in aviation interior products and services, we're helping airlines and original equipment manufacturers create a positive experience for their customers. With offices and manufacturing facilities in more than 12 states across the U.S. and more than 10 countries around the globe, we're changing the game of aircraft interiors. Are you ready to join our team?

Role Type Definition:

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 95,500 USD - 181,700 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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