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Date Posted:

2024-04-24

Country:

United States of America

Location:

01: Building 01 Windsor Locks One Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, CT, 06096 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Senior Principal Project Engineer - IPT Lead, LEO (Onsite)

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.

Collins is one of the world’s largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and defense products. ISR & Space Systems is a business unit within Collins and our products reside in deep space, low earth orbit, undersea and on the ground. We are also a major supplier to international space programs. The ISR & Space Systems business has contributed to significant advances in ground, air, space, and imaging technology for over 85 years. Within ISR & Space Systems we design and manufacture Environmental Control and Life Support Systems on the International Space Station, including the space suit, and undersea in submarines.

We are looking for a Project Engineer to lead team efforts for the development, testing, and production of space flight hardware and managing engineering associates.

Role Responsibilities:

• Primary customer interface from engineering.

• Setting team meeting agendas, leading team meetings, and driving team accountability to meet commitments including assignment and tracking of action item closures.

• Maintain Team scope control, including status and corrective action plans to meet program budget.

• Experience with firm fixed price, cost plus, and Earned Value Processes.

• Perform as Control Account Manager (CAM).

• Drive engineering change activities and meet department EC Metrics

• Review ongoing relative proposals.

• Coordination and driving failure investigation activities including Fault Tree Development and Root Cause / Corrective Actions.

• Issue resolution closures to address assembly, test, and procurement challenges.

• Leads the Engineering team as the IPT representative to meet all system requirements during the proposal, system definition, design, verification, manufacturing, and sustainment phases.

• Drive Risk and Opportunities within the efforts through the Value Stream Leader

• Develops plans/schedules necessary to meet critical programmatic and customer milestones (hardware deliveries, qualification activities, customer lab/flight test A/C support activities).

• Conducts Project Execution – Cost/Schedule/Performance, EVMS, Change Management, Work Scope Control, risk management, and Mitigation, and Standard Work management.

• Creates and monitors key metrics (quality, cost, schedule…) and implements appropriate corrective actions to address negative trends.

• Pursues all recurring and non-recurring cost-saving opportunities to maximize project profitability.

• Performs critical path analysis and prepares and implements work-around plans to ensure the successful completion of projects.

• Leads team meetings to manage projects effectively and communicates written/oral plans and status to all levels of management and to the customer.

• Represents Collins as the customer's primary engineering contact. Leads efforts to investigate field performance issues, drive RCCA’s, and manage action items.

• Supports ongoing Operations and Quality, Supply Chain—driving RCCA investigations, Cost-reduction initiatives, and Zero-defect plans.

• Maintains a focus on Customer Satisfaction, On-time Delivery, and Quality.

• Supports sustainment and service/repair contracts and operations, diminishing manufacturing sources, obsolete product re-introduction, and cold-start initiatives.

The candidate will drive the execution of all engineering responsibilities on the program while meeting both internal and external customer expectations. Direct communication with customers will be required – including daily tag-ups, weekly meetings, and quarterly meetings. This position requires strong interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written), technical experience, and the ability to work as cross-functional team member.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience OR In absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience is required

• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required.https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

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Preferred Qualifications:

• BA/BS in Mechanical or other Engineering degree w/ 10 + years of experience

• MA/MS in Engineering and/or MBA degree w/ 10 + years of experience

• Prior experience in project engineering and managing integrated product teams.

• Hardware experience relative to design and test of electromechanical and thermal control hardware

• Exceptional organizational, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize both daily issues and strategize longer term projects.

• Superior interpersonal and influencing skills, including coaching, and mentoring of other engineering staff.

• Strong computer skills, MS Office

• Natural presence/comfortable presenting to internal and external customers

• Ability to bring team members together and work problems to resolution.

• The determination to lead with the purpose of improving Integrated Product Team performance.

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.

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

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy: Pet Insurance, Home and Auto, additional life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal

• Ovia Health, fertility and family planning

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 5 free counseling sessions

• Redbrick - Incentives for a Healthy You

• Autism Benefit

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

• Adoption Assistance

• Best Doctors, second opinion program

• And more!

  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 118,000 USD - 246,000 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/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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