Date Posted:
2023-11-04
Country:
United States of America
Location:
01: Building 01 Windsor Locks One Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, CT, 06096 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.
Senior Project Engineer - Space Systems (Onsite)
The successful Senior Project Engineer candidate may be working on several projects simultaneously with different customers and end item applications. Additionally, the candidate may be responsible for leading the Integrated Product teams consisting of Systems Engineering, Test Engineering, Mechanical/Electrical Design, Supplier Quality, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Material Planners, and Purchasing to drive delivery of these products within the approved budget and schedule. Senior Project Engineer will play a critical role in driving project execution while meeting both internal and external customer expectations. This position requires interaction with our customers including delivery of technical documentations.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Drive world class project management process using integrated scheduling, earned value management, and risk and opportunity management
- Work collaboratively with other Engineering disciplines (Systems, Software, Mechanical, and Electrical), Programs, Production, Quality and Supply Chain to develop an integrated execution plan to satisfy customer requirements across applicable operating conditions
- Facilitate project tasks with the various functional organizations to ensure alignment with overall project objectives
- Track team’s integrated execution performance to plan
- Analyze, identify, and address execution problems, recommend and implement resolutions to ensure the successful completion of project(s)
- Forecast project revenues, monitor costs, and re-estimate project costs monthly to maximize project profitability and ensure business objectives are met
- Maintain and present plans and progress reports relating to business aspects of the project(s) to track progress and ensure that established targets are met
- Ability to balance demands of multiple projects
- Work autonomously with limited oversight from manager
- Support root cause investigations and corrective actions for failures, field returns and production issues
- Performs bidding and planning activities
- Participate in continuous improvement efforts for project execution efficiency
- Champion superior ethical and professional behavior in all situations
- Coordinates setting team meeting agendas, leading team meetings, driving action item closures and identifying scope creep
- Leads investigations and risk assessment reviews, complete with detailed mitigation plans including funding and staffing
- Create technical plans with associated schedules and risk mitigation plans which ensure the timely delivery of error-free engineering products, services, and contract deliverable in strict compliance with company policy and procedures
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience OR In absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience is required
- Must be a U.S. Person/Permanent Resident “Green Card” holder
- This position is considered safety sensitive in accordance with NASA Guidelines. Candidate will be subject to drug and alcohol testing per NASA’s regulation SUBPART 1835.5 Drug- Free Workforce
Preferred Qualifications:
- BS in Mechanical, Electrical, and/or Systems Engineering degree w/ 5 + years of experience
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong computer skills, MS Office, Windchill, PLM
- Experience and familiarity with product qualification, and production build and test, with an expertise in low volume space qualified hardware
- Natural presence/comfortable presenting to internal and external customers
- Experience troubleshooting problems on the production floor and developing solutions that maintain product quality while minimizing cost/schedule impact
- Ability to bring team members together and work to resolve problems
- Proven planning, adaptability, organizational and negotiation skills for effective team management
- Ability to anticipate project risks and build contingency plans
- Interface with both internal operations and engineering functions to facilitate assembly, test, and delivery of hardware.
- Participate in regular reviews with the customer to communicate status of contracts and schedule.
- Develop and manage program schedules to drive on-time contract deliveries.
- Participate in preparing contract proposals, including BOE and BOM estimates.
- Good understanding of Earned Value methodology with the ability to forecast program demands, track project completion and maintain accurate estimate to complete.
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.
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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