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Date Posted:

2024-08-13

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 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.

Associate Director, Chief Engineer - APNT Solutions (Onsite)

The Chief Engineer (CE) candidate position is to support the Mounted Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing System (MAPS) program within the APNT Solutions organization which is a department within the Resilient Navigation Solutions (RNS) portfolio in the Mission Systems SBU. The project is looking for a CE with experience leading multidisciplinary teams of engineers. The CE position represents engineering as the Single Point of Contact, responsible for the project management of the technical development program within guidelines set by the Value Stream Leader (VSL) and Customer. The ideal candidate provides program-wide focus for systems, subsystems and product development. The candidate position requires a thorough understanding of the engineering development process through all phases of the developmental process to develop an Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) system that satisfies customer expectations.

What You Will Do:

• Interfacing with customers and the executing team (both internal and external) during definition and implementation of system installations.

• Working with VSL and Scrum Team Product Owners to ensure customer expectations are translated into an executable project plan.

• Leading and coordinating program level cost estimates during the bid cycle.

• Coordinating all technical and project execution aspects of bid and proposal activities.

• Managing program technical execution and maintaining performance metrics for management review and continuous improvement.

• Effectively managing program-level scope and change management, working closely with other CEs and VSLs to ensure alignment.

• Developing and managing the program-level schedule as well as the integrated intermediate level schedule. Ensuring critical path and key dependencies are effectively managed to ensure project success.

• Leading agile Program Increment Planning Events (PIPE) and reviewing detailed execution plans and schedules of the Scrum teams Product Owners and Scrum Masters to ensure adequacy, completeness, and harmonization with the program level plan and integrated intermediate level schedule. Leading teams to ensure critical dependencies are managed by the team at the appropriate system, subsystem, product, and component level.

• Regular collaboration with other Mission Systems SBU CEs to ensure consistency in project execution and sharing of best practices and lessons learned, actively identifying, driving, and leading continuous improvement within the program and organization.

• Leading and coordinating program-level risk management in conjunction with the Program Office.

• Takes all possible actions to avoid or minimize problem areas. Anticipates problems and if necessary, pro-actively revises project plans as permitted by policy and project requirements.

• Primary engineering liaison with Program Management (VSL), Production, Contracts, Order Administration, Customer Service, and Service Centers for the schedule and quality aspects of new development and modifications.

• Conducting regular team meetings and Team Performance Reviews, reporting overall program engineering performance to plan as appropriate.

• Effectively interact with Engineering Management, Engineering Developers, Program Management, Business Development, and Finance.

• Prior project leadership of large multidiscipline engineering teams, and managing customer relationships in an agile development environment.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations. OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years experience OR In absence of a degree, 16 years of relevant experience is required

• Must be a U.S. Citizen

• Must have or be capable of obtaining a US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance. Candidate selected will be subject to a government security investigation/reinstatement and must meet eligibility requirements

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Ability to represent engineering at internal and external customer meetings. Serve as liaison between functional discipline groups as well as internal and external customers.

• Ability to obtain a passport and the ability to obtain required visas for potential international travel.

• Ability to work in a very detail oriented environment, following pre-defined solution delivery processes.

• Ability to receive little instruction on day to day work, working under general instructions on new assignments.

• Ability to participate in determining objectives of assignment.

• Experience planning, scheduling and arranging activities in accomplishing project objectives.

• Promote leadership with a passion for managing projects / programs in a dynamic, growing environment.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills and be a team player who strives for a solution.

• Experience using Microsoft Office tool suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Project)

• Experience a plus: JAMA, ALM, JIRA, Subversion, and PREP.

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.

What We Offer:

• 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! 

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The salary range for this role is 143,000 USD - 287,000 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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Raytheon Technologies 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.