Immediately Require Specification Writer I (Remote) in Cedar Rapids, IA

Posted 2025-04-06
Remote, USA Full-time Immediate Start

Job title: Specification Writer I (Remote)
Company: Raytheon Technologies
Job description: Date Posted: 2023-07-27

Country: United States of America

Location: HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type: Remote

Collins Aerospace is looking for a Specification Writer to work in a REMOTE capacity in or near Cedar Rapids, Iowa or Melbourne, Florida. While this is a REMOTE role, 3-6 months of ONSITE Onboarding training is required at the Cedar Rapids, IA or Melbourne, FL site. Relocation is not being offered for this position.

The Specification Writer prepares technical specifications and Engineering Change Orders for components, materials, and processes for purchased items using technical data provided by the Component Engineer, adheres to Configuration Management procedures with regards to documentation release and revision and adheres to guidelines as established through the Component Engineering Specification Writer functional team to ensure consistent documentation practice.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Prepare technical procurement documentation for components and materials.
  • Perform analysis and jurisdiction classification for export control of technical data.
  • Prepare Engineering Change Orders for components and materials.
  • Assign Engineering Change Order numbers, and new part numbers for components and materials in accordance with procedures.
  • Ensure conformance of Engineering Change Orders to Collins Aerospace Configuration Control procedures.
  • Ensure the use of consistent documentation format through the use of templates.
  • Complete work through use of a set of computer-based tools including a workflow tracking system, a Product Data Management System, and an e-mail system.
  • Create and maintain department level documentation for instructions, guidelines and training curriculum.
  • Identify process improvement opportunities.
Experience/Skills Required:
  • 2+ years word processing, drawing creation, and editing experience
  • Maintain individual work within a team environment
  • Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize daily work tasks
  • Use multiple systems to complete work tasks
  • Problem solving
  • Detail oriented
  • Self-motivated learner, willing to ask questions
Basic Qualifications:
  • Typically requires a University Degree and less than 2 years prior relevant experience or in absence of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience
  • U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience creating and marking up documents using Adobe FrameMaker®, Adobe Acrobat®
  • Drafting or graphics editing experience using Canvas® or Adobe Illustrator®
  • A University Degree or equivalent experience and less than 2 years prior relevant experience.
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This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program. The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey. Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience. Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at Raytheon Technologies.

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies 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.

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.

Collins Aerospace Diversity & Inclusion Statement:

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.
  • Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for 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.

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.

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
  • And more!
Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all U.S. positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

Note:
  • Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the U.S.)
  • Drug Screen only performed on re-hires who have been gone for more than 1 year
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.

The salary range for this role is 52,000 USD - 98,000 USD; however, RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role 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.

RTX 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.

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Expected salary: $52000 - 98000 per year
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA

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