Sr Engineer, Lifecycle Logistics Engineering (DMSMS) (Remote)

Date Posted:

2025-03-04

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

The Collins Aerospace Integrated Product Support team seeking an experienced Lifecycle Logistics/Supportability Engineer to perform product support engineering analyses and planning tasks for communication and aviation electronics solutions. Act as a core member of a program Integrated Product Team (IPT) providing product support advice, and oversight. Technical complexity will include identifying requirements for all twelve elements of integrated product support, for electronic communications and complex integrated systems.  The primary support responsibilities for this position will be in the area Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS).

The candidate will work closely with Program Management, Technical Project Managers (TPMs), other Engineering disciplines (software, hardware, electrical, systems, RMS&H), as well as supply chain, procurement, and support staff to assure defined requirements are consistently met in all phases of the product lifecycle.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Work independently with limited oversight, including but not limited to performing integrated product support element activities for Programs, Projects, or Products.

• Understand DMSMS management planning including DMSMS risks, drivers, operating procedures, and cross-functional impacts.

• Review electronic data sheets to identify suitable substitute parts

• Perform lifetime buy modeling and spares analysis using field data and reliability predictions.

• Perform trade studies/business case analyses for Support trades through the program’s lifecycle.

• Identify impacts of design changes on support infrastructure including common and peculiar support equipment, technical publications, etc.

• Interpret engineering drawings to ensure supportability requirements are met.

• Coordinate and lead discussions with project managers and engineering managers on resources and priority to complete required deliverables.

• Provide DMSMS inputs to the overall Logistics Support Analysis Effort.

• May travel approximately 10%.

QUALIFICATIONS YOU MUST HAVE:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience.

• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

• Experience employing processes and tools used to perform Obsolescence management (OM)/Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS).

• Support modelling experience using Excel and other general modelling and programming tools required.

• Must have experience working with customers to define requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS WE PREFER:

• Experience with engineering tools such as (Windchill, AVCOM, IHS BOM Manager, SiliconExpert, SlicWave, PowerLog J2, EAGLE,).

• Experience working within a joint customer-contractor DMSMS Management Team.

• Experience with SQL and other data analysis tools.

• Experience maintaining working relationship with Maintainability, Reliability, and Testability functional groups.

ROLE TYPE:

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.

*Position is remote; however, if you live within a reasonable commute of a Collins site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

WHAT WE OFFER:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

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