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Date Posted:

2024-05-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Do you have a passion in Autonomous Systems? Do you enjoy working in fast paced, innovative, and groundbreaking technology environments? Do you want to be part of a team that can rapidly design, develop, and field open, trusted, secure, certified, and operationally effective collaborative autonomous solutions?

The Mission Systems Engineering Autonomous Mission Engineered Solutions Department (AMES) is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager, to provide engineering leadership within the Mission Systems Autonomy Launched Effects business area. The successful candidate will have a passion and the drive to understand business area strategies and how new business opportunities may contribute to these strategies to grow the portfolios. This role would be responsible for collaborating with program management and business development to understand the total business perspective, prioritize and make critical decisions regarding potential business opportunities to position Collins Aerospace for growth within the autonomous unmanned market. This includes business opportunities for development, prototype, and subsequent demonstration of UAS related systems such as autonomous systems and behaviors, advanced communications management, vehicle navigation and control, and other advanced system technologies. This position will be a key member of our Launched Effects business, guiding the Market Requirements, Autonomy Architecture, Demonstration, and Pursuit Strategies of our RapidEdgeTM branded Launched Effects Medium and Short-Range programs.

Additionally, as applicable, this position will also participate in portfolio pursuit and order capture opportunities, leveraging existing Collins Aerospace product baselines and development of new technologies to contribute to and create winning program proposals.

This position may require travel (up to 15%). Position requires that candidate has a final US DoD security clearance, or ability to obtain a final security clearance (US Citizenship is required) to access classified information.

Job Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates understanding of business portfolio strategies and plans to grow unmanned systems and advanced technologies business areas

• Makes AMES department decisions and conveys priorities regarding resources (staff, budget) for portfolio pursuits

• Reviews and presents pursuit status and recommendations to portfolio leadership in support of long-term staffing / hiring plans

• Develops and demonstrates use of metrics to track and monitor pursuit/program status and Liaises between business development and strategy, program management, product-line engineers, hardware engineers, software engineers, and customers to understand content and priority of pursuit opportunities

• Displays organizational savvy, thriving on a multi-disciplinary team to bridge gaps between business portfolios and capabilities in various domains across multiple Collins Aerospace business units

• Uses portfolio vision to think beyond the immediate situation, explore multiple potential paths, and adapt decision-making style and thought process based on the situational

• Demonstrates pursuit and order capture knowledge and how process decisions (i.e., Decision Points) contribute to staffing, funding, and planning decisions, prioritization and implementation of the functional strategy

• Leads and commits staff and resources to support business opportunity prioritization and pursuit execution

• Leads a large portion of the Launched Effects Business IR&D investments

• Ensures staffing commitments are contained in the staffing center tool

• Leads and coordinates program level cost estimates during the bid and proposal cycle

• Leads and coordinates the development of technical proposals during the bid and proposal

• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints in support of early decision point decisions (i.e., Gate Reviews, Design Reviews)

• Demonstrates ability to adapt decision-making style based on the situational

• Uses personal experience and best practices to identify issues, potential problems, and Demonstrates experience estimating, tracking, and communicating cost, schedule, and risk in support of pursuit/program metrics

Basic Qualifications:

• 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

• 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

• Demonstrated pursuit and order capture experience

• The ability to coordinate several complex engineering activities while balancing priorities and schedules is a must

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing both IR&D and externally funded programs

• Experience integrating, demonstrating, and deploying complex Systems comprised of embedded SW/HW and User Experience Validation

• Knowledge of the RapidEdgeTM Investment Strategies and 2 years of experience leading development programs supporting the US DoD Launched Effects Strategy for the US Army and other agencies

• Domain knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Network Communications, Datalinks and Platform Integration

• Knowledge of Open Systems and Software architectures

• Demonstrated experience using tools such as SAP, Staffing Center, and metrics tracking

• Experience with business portfolio strategies and how pursuits align to these strategies to build new business for Collins Aerospace

• Experience working effectively in highly collaborative environments, a demonstrated ability to take ownership of tasks and lead technical efforts spanning multiple stakeholders and be able to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization as well as customers

• This position requires an individual that can perform with minimal direct supervisory support. As such the candidate must be highly motivated and a self-starter

Background and/or knowledge of technologies within the unmanned systems and advanced business portfolios. These include, but are not limited to:

• UAS Command and Control Systems

• Autonomy Algorithms

• Flight Management Systems

• Sensor Fusion / Sensor Systems

• Weapons Systems

• Human / machine interface

• Information Assurance and Cyber Threat Considerations

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.

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.

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, 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! 

  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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