**Date Posted:** 2025-03-25 **Country:** United States of America **Location:** HCA09: Mission Sys (Propulsion) 3530 Branscombe Road , Fairfield, CA, 94533 USA **Position Role Type:** Onsite Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. The Staff Chemist III is primarily responsible for the identification of gaps and solutions to those gaps leading to design, development, scheduling, cost estimation, and project oversight utilizing some program management skills, testing of new materials and products, and test development, preparation of qualification test and lot acceptance test procedures and reports, technical writing and presentation of R&D to industry experts, and expert technical oversight of manufacturing issues regarding chemistry and product function. **What You Will Do** + Evaluate and optimize pyrotechnic, and propellant formulations, and inhibitor, liner, and adhesive formulations and application methods + Identify replacements for obsolete materials and prepare and conduct test plans to qualify new materials + Review customer requests for proposal of energetic materials or systems and develop a technical response including a program plan and associated cost estimates. Help prepare proposals to attract new business involving development and application of energetic materials + Communicate and meet with customer representatives, as required, to provide technical information, chemical evaluation, and verbal and/or written information regarding the program status + Represent Collins at technical conferences, symposiums, meetings and workshops, and collect and disseminate information from the energetics community among co-workers at Colins + Prepare or assist in preparing manufacturing procedures involving energetic materials, and develop supporting technical documents and drawings to meet in-house and contract data requirements + Analyze failures and/or out-of-specification conditions and modify the procedures, as required, to provide solutions. Participate in failure investigations + Perform in-process and product acceptance tests for powder processing, propellant processing, and other groups. These tests include particle size, surface area, heat of explosion, DSC, FTIR, vacuum stability and electron and optical microscopy studies + Perform theoretical and actual chemical calculations and analyses relating to energetic materials for engineering and manufacturing + Research and development of next generation pyrotechnic and energetic materials and propellants, including preparation of white papers, scope of work, program schedules, cost, and resource allocation with the assistance of program management and planning + Preparation of reports, and other documentation to support engineering and manufacturing efforts + Safely handle sensitive energetic materials and loaded parts + Assist in conducting Process Hazard Analysis and Process Failure Mode and Effect sessions for operations involving energetic materials + Apply personal work ethics, which result in programs being completed within stated budgets and schedules, with a primary emphasis on safety + Communication skills (verbal as well as written), technical competence, leadership and planning skills are important to effective performance + Originality is very important, particularly in the areas of design and problem analysis + Initiative plays a major role in this position + Performance under unusual or extreme pressure is often required to meet schedules, to perform analysis and implement solutions and to meet changing customer requirements + Occasional off-site travel **Qualifications You Must Have** + Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience **or** an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience **or** in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience + U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart- (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62) C/section-120.62 **What We Prefer** + Previous experience with the energetic material is preferred **What We Offer** ​ + 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 ​ +  And more!  **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. **Employee Referral Eligible** The salary range for this role is 90,000 USD - 182,000 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._ **Privacy Policy and Terms:** Click on this link (http://www.rtx.com/privacy/Job-Applicant-Privacy-Notice) to read the Policy and Terms Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.