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Date Posted: 2026-03-25 Country: United States of America Location: US-FL-MELBOURNE-308 ~ 1100 W Hibiscus Blvd ~ BLDG 308 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62 Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required Security Clearance Status: Not Required We are growing and adding a Manufacturing Engineer II ( Weekend Shift ) position supporting our product lines in the Melbourne FL facility. In this role, you will make an impact by evaluating and solving everyday manufacturing problems related to design, process, and supplier issues for the manufacture of high-quality electronic assemblies. You will provide technical support to operations in the form of enabling and improving the flow of manufacturing utilizing the LEAN principles. Our ideal candidate will be a curious self-starter with excellent teaming, communication, and relationship building abilities. The candidate will also have a passion for LEAN principles and processes and be eager to contribute to improving efficiency and productivity, and Test Yield. You will make a significant contribution to the developing, verifying, and sustaining assembly and test processes, test equipment, and test procedures that will be used in the manufacturing of new and existing Collins Aerospace products. The Weekend shift - 3/12 work schedule is Friday – Sunday 6:00am – 6pm EST. Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it's about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace. WHAT YOU WILL DO: Projects & New Solutions Participate in cross-functional team efforts to improve test yields, production throughput, test capacity, and overall product Quality. Identify component test failure trends and perform root cause analysis. Implement corrective actions to resolve. Prepare test failure analysis reports as required for production. Study performance and reliability of existing test equipment and establish programs and solutions for decreasing test equipment downtime. Analyze test approach, plans, and processes for cost reduction, test efficiency, test yields, and manufacturing test capacity opportunities. Provide capacity planning and utilization analysis for accurate staffing and test equipment needs. Identify new test approaches that will minimize production staffing needs and capital requirements. Select and order capital test equipment using sound cost/payback analysis. Generate and track Appropriation Requests. Improve existing test fixtures and equipment needed to improve test performance. Participates in Production Readiness Reviews to determine suitability of new designs for production. Support efforts to conduct Gage R&R efforts on new test solutions to verify consistent product and equipment performance. Drive manufacturing process improvements across multiple assembly process steps Analyze and understand factory needs and requirements. Conduct Process Flow analysis and make improvements. Develop tools that enable manufacturing or increase production rates. Implement Procedure and process improvements based on safety, quality, and productivity. Sustain/Support Responsible for providing technical support for entire product test process, board level through top-level test. Support Production Build Operators with immediate needs on Tooling and Processes to meet production schedule. Responsible for Real Time Problem Resolution (RTPR) performance metric related to equipment down time and Test process interruption with focus on maximizing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Develop complete working knowledge of any assigned test systems and hardware. Provide test engineering support during the resolution of manufacturing flow inhibitors (MFIs). Provides technical assistance and support to floor test technicians. Provide technical mentorship to other engineers. Interface