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Principal Program Manager Military Avionics and Helicopters

Requisition ID: 14807

Want to work with some of the most talented, dedicated people on the planet? Do you value relationships, commitment, innovation and integrity? Want to be a part of a company that has been named numerous times as America’s Best Employer in Aerospace and Defense by Forbes magazine?

Then Collins Aerospace is the place for you. Join our team and build a rewarding career while helping to deliver the most trusted source of aviation and high-integrity solutions in the world.

We are currently searching for a Principal Program Manager to lead our Assured Multicore Foundation Software Product Line team in the Military Avionics and Helicopters organization in Cedar Rapids, IA (1000). A comprehensive relocation package is available for qualified candidates. It’s an exciting time to become a part of our team. Join us and discover how high your career can soar at Collins Aerospace.

Job Summary

Life Cycle Responsibility for products. This includes business pursuit and capture, product development, transition to production, customer delivery and support, and transition out of production. Must coordinate activities across the RCI shared business model; Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, and Service functions. Program complexity is the primary criteria for leveling, and dollar value of programs is secondary.

Job Responsibilities

* Has strong understanding of systems engineering concepts, software development including Agile development, manufacturing processes, decision point processes, certification and engineering processes.

* Works with little supervision. Provides program status reviews to executive level on occasion.

* Builds strong and extensive working relationships internally and externally. External customer contacts are typically mid-level program management, engineering, maintenance and procurement agents.

* May prepare pursuit and order capture strategies including most important requirements, competitive face-off, customer contact plans and related action planning. May lead pursuit team.

* Develops solutions to complex problems which require the use of ingenuity and innovation. Ensures solutions are consistent with organization objectives. Effects of decisions are long-lasting and heavily influence the future course of the organization. Errors in judgment or failure to achieve results would result in the expenditure of large amounts of company resources. Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

* Strong understanding of the industry and customer.

* Responsible for existing products, services and business. This includes managing obsolete parts, production and delivery, and customer support. Responsible for product and services roadmap for future product features/enhancements. May be assigned key strategic programs preparing and/or implementing new strategic initiatives.

* Plans, directs and monitors program budget and serves as primary customer contact for program information. Has R&D responsibility for upgrades to existing and major new products. Has responsibility for profit/loss of the program.

* Responsible for program/business area growth. Annual internal and/or external R&D generally between $20 and $30 Million. Responsible for program/business area P&L. Strategic R&D investments may approximate these levels over 1-5 years, as appropriate.

* Ensures that all required resources such as engineering, engineering support, production, services, facilities and the like are available for the program.

* Responsible for meeting program budget and schedule.

* May have supervisory responsibilities including hiring, firing, salary and performance management.

* Has primary responsibility for program growth, may be responsible for marketing new technology or follow-on business.

* Responsible for risk management of existing products and large complex development programs.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in appropriate discipline or in the absence of a degree six years of related experience

Collins Aerospace is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status.

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