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Sr Engineering Manager Avionics Safety
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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.
We are currently searching for a Sr Engineering Manager – Avionics Safety to join our team in Cedar Rapids, IA (1000). A comprehensive relocation package is available for qualified candidates.
Job Summary
The successful candidate will perform in a Senior Engineering Manager position providing leadership, execution oversight, and administrative management for the Cedar Rapids Safety team within the Commercial Systems Reliability, Maintainability and Safety (RMS) group. The individual will work under general and limited direction and will need to exercise excellent leadership, critical thinking, and decision-making skills in order to successfully meet organization goals and task execution commitments.
Collins Aerospace is an industry leader in the development and advancement of the civil aviation safety discipline. Avionics Safety engineering applies an efficient and disciplined approach to the safety assessment process focused on value added activities and built on advanced tools and methods. Collins has a wide-ranging set of industry relationships which we utilize to strengthen our own knowledge and position ourselves as an industry leader. The candidate will act as a part of the leadership team within safety engineering responsible for developing a team with the necessary skills to support the commercial systems organization and advance the discipline of safety engineering. The candidate will also be responsible for overseeing and ensuring the continuous improvement of the safety engineering organization’s implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology of development.
The successful candidate should have an understanding of avionics systems development including familiarity with industry standards applicable to aircraft and systems certification under 14 CFR Parts 23 and 25 such as ARP4761, ARP4754A, DO-178B, and DO-254 in order to provide technical leadership to the Cedar Rapids safety team. Further, the candidate should have project planning and management skills with ability to work across many concurrent developments and effectively manage dynamic priorities. Knowledge in the agile development philosophy and methods is a differentiator among candidates. Lastly, the successful candidate must be highly skilled in working collaboratively with peer RMS leaders and senior subject matter experts as well as with the leadership of multiple Commercial Systems development teams.
Job Responsibilities
* Coach and advance the career interests of 10-13 full-time safety engineers from entry level to experienced individuals.
* Responsible for resource acquisition, personnel development/coaching, performance reviews, salary planning, and overall administrative management of the group. Identifies and develops succession plans for key positions.
* Responsible for resource acquisition, personnel development/coaching, performance reviews, salary planning, and overall administrative management of the group. Identifies and develops succession plans for key positions.
* Creates and cultivates an engaging team environment.
* Primary safety support point of contact for avionics programs development teams. Develop strong communication and working relationships with leaders in CS product teams.
* Responsible for successful completion of safety deliveries and support for cognizant programs.
* Coordination and review of RMS inputs to Engineering Bids. Has a good understanding of required tasks and ability to estimate effort/cost and schedule. Maintains and uses previous performance to provide basis of estimate while developing methods to improve efficiency.
* Ensure tasks performed in adherence to Collins Aerospace Engineering and RMS processes and expectations.
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline is required.
* Previous aircraft/avionics safety experience preferred.
* Product Development experience is required with Systems or Hardware experience preferred).
* Previous experience managing/leading teams is required.
* Project Management experience is preferred.
* Aerospace industry experience is required.
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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