Assistant General Counsel

Date Posted:

2025-06-12

Country:

United States of America

Location:

01: Building 01 Windsor Locks One Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, CT, 06096 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Are you interested in joining a dynamic global team that has a significant impact on the Collins organization? If so, then this is the job for you.

Collins Aerospace is looking for an exceptional attorney to provide general legal counsel to the Power & Controls business. Based in Windsor Locks, CT, this attorney will provide broad front-line legal counsel as part of both the business team and the legal team in a highly matrixed global organization. Advises top executives as well as working teams in critical and strategic areas such as commercial negotiations and disputes, litigation, government contracts and regulatory matters, safety, employment, M&A, anti-trust, environmental, real estate, corporate governance, intellectual property, contracts and licensing law.

This individual will work onsite at our Windsor Locks, CT location.

What You Will Do:              

• Represents the company on internal and external legal matters, including supervision of outside counsel

• Proactively addresses legal risks in business-centric ways

• Provides sound, timely legal and business advice to team members and senior management

• Acts as a strategic business partner to review, draft, negotiate, and advise on a wide variety of agreements

• Other duties as assigned

• Must be willing and able to travel up to 20% (domestic and international)

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires minimum 14 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years of experience

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited institution

• Admission to the bar of at least 1 US state with the ability to be admitted as In-House Counsel

• 5+ years of commercial counsel and/or litigation experience

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to all levels of the organization

• Relevant law firm experience (e.g., commercial contracts, litigation)  

• Prior in-house experience in a multi-national corporation

• US Government contracts experience

• Aerospace or defense industry experience

What We Offer:

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, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  

•Tuition reimbursement program 

•Student Loan Repayment Program  

•Life insurance and disability coverage  

•Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 

•Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 

•Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  

•Adoption Assistance           

•Autism Benefit  

•Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  

•Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 

•Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  

•Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 

•Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program  

• And more!  

Learn More and Apply Now:

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.  

*This 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

The salary range for this role is 176,000 USD - 352,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including bu