Principal Project Engineer (Onsite)

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What You Will Do:

• Drive Visionary Projects: Craft and steer comprehensive project plans, schedules, and budgets with precision. Your strategic adjustments will keep projects aligned with our high-reaching goals.
• Lead Design Innovation: Establish and oversee groundbreaking design concepts and engineering criteria that push the boundaries of what’s possible in product research, development, and testing.
• Deliver Impactful Reports: Lead engaging meetings and deliver clear, actionable progress reports that spotlight our achievements and guide future efforts.
• Solve Complex Challenges: Anticipate and tackle project obstacles with creative solutions, optimizing resources and refining contractual terms to keep everything on track.
• Champion Cost Efficiency: Discover and implement cost-saving measures that enhance project profitability while upholding our standards of excellence.
• Master Schedule Management: Ensure adherence to program schedules and budgets, maintaining a detailed integrated master schedule for flawless project execution.
• Execute Critical Path Analysis: Conduct thorough critical path analyses, developing innovative workarounds to guarantee timely project delivery.
• Lead with Authority: Direct all project phases with confidence, managing both administrative and operational elements to achieve outstanding results.
• Foster Seamless Coordination: Act as the key liaison among project management, operations, and supply chain teams, ensuring smooth and efficient project execution.
• Craft Winning Proposals: Spearhead the creation of proposals, business plans, and contracts that set the stage for successful project outcomes.
• Inspire Your Team: Lead, motivate, and guide your team across technical, manufacturing, and administrative areas, driving them toward collective success.
• Travel Requirements: Minimal, with occasional local travel.

What you will Learn:

Innovation and Technology:

• Advanced Engineering Practices: Gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies and engineering practices in aviation interior design and manufacturing.
• Innovation in Air Travel: Contribute to groundbreaking projects that enhance passenger comfort, connectivity, and security, driving the future of air travel.

Project Management:

• Comprehensive Project Planning: Master the art of developing and managing detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets, and adapt them to meet project goals.
• Cost Efficiency Strategies: Learn to identify cost-saving opportunities and implement strategies to maximize project profitability and efficiency.
• Critical Path Analysis: Enhance your skills in performing critical path analysis and creating work-around plans to ensure timely project completion.

Leadership and Collaboration:

• Team Leadership: Lead and coordinate diverse teams across technical, manufacturing, and administrative areas, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.
• Customer Relations: Develop strong customer relationship management skills by acting as the primary contact for projects, representing Collins Aerospace with professionalism and expertise.

Cross-Functional Coordination:

• Work closely with project management, planning, project teams, and line management to ensure seamless operations and project success.
• Problem-Solving and Performance Monitoring:
• Effective Problem-Solving: Identify project challenges and devise effective solutions, such as reallocating resources or modifying contractual specifications.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor project and budget status, manage schedules, and prepare detailed reports to ensure project goals are met and exceeded.

Documentation and Reporting:

• Thorough Documentation: Enhance your ability to document delays, scope changes, and other incidents impacting project scope or schedule, ensuring accurate and comprehensive records.
• Progress Reporting: Conduct meetings, consolidate, and present progress reports related to the business aspects of projects, ensuring clear and effective communication.

Program and Proposal Management:

• Program Management: Oversee all phases of programs from inception through completion, managing both administrative and operational aspects.
• Proposal Preparation: Coordinate the preparation of proposals, business plans, work statements, specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contracts.

By joining Collins Aerospace as a Senior Project Engineer, you will have the opportunity to grow your expertise in project engineering and management, lead innovative projects, and play a vital role in transforming the future of air travel.

Qualifications you Must Have:

• A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience Engineering/Other Technical Positions
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Extensive experience in project engineering, particularly in aviation interiors
• Proficiency in NX and Teamcenter software
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong technical expertise and a proactive approach to managing budgets and maximizing profitability
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Proven ability to lead and motivate teams to achieve project goals
• Experience in research development and/or new product development

What We Offer:

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! 
• This position is eligible for relocation

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.

Learn More and Apply Now!

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 spanet.

At Collins Aerospace, our Interiors team is focused on innovation, safety and cost efficiency. But we don’t just get people from point A to point B. We’re committed to making air travel more comfortable, connected and secure. As a leader in aviation interior products and services we’re helping airlines and original equipment manufacturers create a positive experience for their customers. With offices and manufacturing facilities in more than 12 states across the U.S. and more than 10 countries around the globe, we’re changing the game of aircraft interiors. Are you ready to join our team?

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. 

reempowerprogram

 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:

• 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

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.

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.

The salary range for this role is 96,000 USD - 200,000 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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