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Principal Technical Project Manager Data Link C919 Program
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Location: Cedar Rapids
Job type: Permanent
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At Collins Aerospace, we’re dedicated to relentlessly tackling the toughest challenges in our industry – all to redefine aerospace.
Created in 2018 through the combination of two leading companies – Rockwell Collins and United Technologies Aerospace Systems – we’re driving the industry forward through technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for global aerospace and defense. Every day we imagine ways to make the skies and the spaces we touch smarter, safer and more amazing than ever. Together we chart new journeys, reunite families, protect nations and save lives. And we do it all with some of the greatest talent this industry has to offer.
We are Collins Aerospace and we hope you join us as we REDEFINE AEROSPACE.
Our Avionics team advances aviation electronics and information management solutions for commercial and military customers across the world. That means we’re helping passengers reach their destination safely. We’re connecting aircraft operators, airports, rail and critical infrastructure with intelligent data service solutions that keep passengers, flight crews and militaries connected and informed. And we’re providing industry-leading fire protection and safety systems that our customers can count on when it matters most. Are you ready to learn from the most knowledgeable experts in the industry, develop the technologies of tomorrow and reach new heights in your career? Join our Avionics team today.
Job Summary
This position will provide an exciting opportunity to work closely with world-wide teams on the new COMAC narrow-body C919 Data Link products. The position is for a Principal Technical Project Manager (TPM) to become a team member in the Avionics Engineering’s Airborne Information Solutions engineering department, as the lead of the Data Link COMAC C919 Program. The position will be located in Cedar Rapids, IA, but will require occasional travel to collaborate with COMAC and contributing teams.
Job Responsibilities
* Work closely with the Collins Aerospace Data Link LCVSM.
* Lead engineering efforts across disciplines including systems, subsystems, software, and hardware/operations to develop, test/integrate, certify, and deliver the new Data Link solution for the C919 aircraft.
* Be the direct COMAC contact for Data Link technical and programmatic execution details and exercise scope control.
* Prepare and report Data Link project status to Senior & Executive Collins Aerospace leadership.
* Develop detailed project plans to focus and drive the world-wide teams to achieve project milestones; fulfilling program requirements within quality, schedule, and budgetary goals.
* Manage own tasks and priorities, guide team members on their tasks, task dependencies, and priorities, as well as clear roadblocks to ensure milestones are accomplished.
* Generate bids and coordinate bid inputs for the entire engineering team and contribute to proposal efforts.
* Perform a broad array of programmatic and engineering related tasks to achieve overall program success.
* Apply team leadership qualities to create a positive work environment and rewarding atmosphere of innovation for team members.
* Practice and mentor team members on earned value management, risk management, and metrics definitions.
* Demonstrate excellent critical thinking, team collaboration, and data analysis skills to make decisions and determine proactive actions for predictable successful outcomes.
* Communicate clearly, thoroughly, and diplomatically in both written and oral forms.
The successful candidate will be a team member who demonstrates at least the following qualities:
* Quick to point out the contributions of others and slow to seek attention for their own credit.
* Share credit, emphasize team over self and define success collectively rather than individually.
* Self-motivated and diligent.
* Constantly thinking about the next step and the next opportunity.
* Interpersonally appropriate and aware.
* Good judgment and intuition around the subtleties of group dynamics and the impact of their words and actions.
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline is required.
* Previous successful experience leading a large development project with quality, budget and schedule responsibility is required.
* Previous experience in leading system level integration and certification projects is required.
* Previous experience leading or working with teams executing in Scaled Agile Development activities (SAFe) and/or Scrum methodologies is considered a plus.
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.
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
* Tuition reimbursement
* Life insurance and disability coverage
* And more
Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.
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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