Principal Project Engineer

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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. 

Collins Aerospace has an exciting opportunity for a proven Principal Project Engineer to lead, develop, and establish the required technology and infrastructure for the VLF/LF Modernization & Sustainment portfolio.  This multi-faceted role will lead cross functional teams through development, integration, and test of our systems.  The ideal candidate should be an established leader that can leverage proven experience integrating systems onto DoD platforms.  Leading a long-term sustainment effort for a key customer, your ability to develop system architectures and translate technical concepts to sustainable products will be key.  If you are an established leader, business/tech savvy, and willing to push new boundaries, this is the role for you

The Project Engineer establishes design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test. The Project Engineer collaborates across functions including project management, planning, engineering teams and line management.  The Project Engineer coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contracts.  This is a very visible position at the forefront of our integration and modification teams.

What You Will Do

• Primary customer technical interface to shape and influence current execution and proposals while growing the sustainment business
• Overseeing technical content  E-6B mission and support system deliverables
• Lead, organize, and/or participate in engineering trade studies and root cause investigation
• Technical leadership for several proposal and business development efforts establishing technical, schedule, and cost baselines for multiple SESS programs
• Plans, participates-in, and oversees software integration efforts at customer sites to include deployment, validation, and verification against requirements
• Helps interface between development teams and site Subject Matter Expertise to bring best products to bear
• Translates complex configuration details, schedules, trade studies, interfaces and requirement considerations to influence internal leadership, program teams, Value Stream Leadership, and customers
• Responsible for managing the technical performance of a program team which may include multiple small programs or a larger program
• Customer-facing role representing Collins' as a technical subject matter expert to guide contract performance and shape future business
• Prepares and maintains project plans, budgets, and staffing requirements to ensure that all action item lists are completed, and project quality expectations are met.
• Drives project schedules to keep programs running efficiently and tracks budget
• When required, derive and establish business and engineering processes to streamline the way we do business
• Manage the project including tracking & reporting on budget and schedule performance through Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) techniques.
• Support and motivate the team to deliver customer milestones and deliverables to meet program business plan
• Interfacing with management, suppliers, customers, and members of the technical design team
• Provide timely and effective communication to management and customers
• Engineering activities associated with design, development, procurement, and testing.
• Provide technical and functional leadership for assigned Components, Projects, Teams and Tasks
• Request & manage budgets; identify & report any issues or changes in scope
• Plan and maintain detailed schedule and resource plans
• Lead Technology Development programs guiding products through Technology Readiness Level process
• Lead test activities to prove out components and/or understand issues
• Ensure designs comply with Standard Work and customer requirements
• Benchmark similar hardware and review customer needs to strategically drive system and hardware development.
• Ensure excellence in engineering and technology
• Mentor and support the development of associates  
• Provide bid & pursuit Leadership

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
• Able to communicate and make presentations to senior level leadership
• Able to travel up to 25% of the time depending on the program phase (typically 10% or less)

Qualifications We Prefer

• US Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret clearance.  
• Experience with hardware & software design life cycle experience
• Progressive leadership in the design and test of software components
• Experience using Agile methodologies to deliver software and mission capabilities.
• History of continuous improvement and relentless root cause methodology
• Prior Cost