Senior Principal Project Engineer - Core Technologies (Onsite) at Collins Aerospace

Date Posted:

2024-08-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Our nation's security depends on the sacrifice of the men and women who defend our country.  For them to do this effectively, they need the technology that keeps them a step ahead of their adversaries.  This means providing high-capability, reliable equipment to our service personnel, fielded as quickly as possible.  Our commitment is to do exactly that.  

The Core Technologies team is responsible for leading the design, test, and certification of secure mission computers, cross domain guards, and cryptographic products which equip our warfighters to thrive in today’s multi-domain battlespace.  

Our team collaborates with portfolio leaders to help capture new business and create solutions that address our customers’ demanding needs.  We do this by following rigorous development process, employing strategic product roadmaps, and embracing a spirit of collaboration to overcome challenges.   

This position is intended to operate locally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

What YOU will do: 

• YOU will help Collins grow and mature our Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) product line, ensuring we remain a sought after, industry leader, providing first-in-class solutions that address our customer’s most demanding field requirements for secure connectivity 
• YOU will pursue and capture new business associated with our CDS solutions 
• YOU will create execution plans and lead a multi-disciplined team of engineers to develop CDS solutions to meet our customers schedule, budget, and technical needs 
• YOU will help create a collaborative team culture that drives predictable program performance to consistently meet business and customer commitments 
• YOU will communicate effectively to a host of stakeholders across the technical and program spectrum, including customers, program management and senior leadership 
• YOU will learn how we enable our armed services to be more effective against near peer threats and will lead the development team in creating secure connectivity solutions that enable our warfighters to maintain battlefield superiority 
• YOU will grow your skills as a leader, working with a core enabling technology for Collins Aerospace and the aerospace industry as a whole 

What YOU will learn: 

• You will gain knowledge of Collins Aerospace products and how they enable our armed forces to work collaboratively with other branches of our own armed forces, and across our allied partners who are using disparate networks and classification levels. 
• You will gain experience developing Cross Domain Solutions and working with the NSA in certifying our designs 
• You will have the opportunity to grow! CDS is a necessary technology protection needed in many applications across platforms and environments, making this an emerging market with a huge growth potential.   
• You will help our company to capture this market and develop our reputation as a top-tier supplier for this technology. 

Qualifications you must have:  

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience. 
• Experience with developing strategy and leading a team in the pursuit and capture of new business. 
• Experience leading a team in the full product development lifecycle.  Including negotiating scope of work, project planning, overseeing requirements and architecture definition, design, integration, test, and verification - coordinating multiple disciplines coming together to create a full product
• Previous experience with bidding and bid review, as well as planning and managing project budget, schedule, and scope.   
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. 

Skills we value:  

• Ability to support the role from the Cedar Rapids, IA location
• Familiarity with networking technologies, NCDSMO requirements and working with the NCDSMO RTB certification 
• Experience developing in the Agile framework
• Experience with SEER bid estimating methodology  
• Preferred applicants will currently hold a Secret (or above) security clearance, or have held one within the past two years.  
• Ability to work through tough situations in a healthy and collaborative way. 

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.

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!

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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 RTX.

Minimum Program Qualifications

To qualify for the Raytheon Technologies, Re-Empower Program, candidates should:

· Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application

· Have prior experience in functional area of interest

· Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position

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 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. ​

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

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, criticalillness 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! 

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

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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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