Sr. Principal Technical Project Manager - Secure Systems (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-04-03

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Principal Technical Project Manager – Secure Systems to join our team in Cedar Rapids, IA.

We’re looking for a driven and experienced Technical Project Manager to lead a cross-functional Integrated Product Team focused on developing next-generation Cryptographic Systems. This role plays a key part in advancing technologies from early-stage concepts (low TRL) through accreditation and full-scale production.

As part of our Secure Systems Engineering team, you’ll work on cutting-edge solutions that support critical programs. We value innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. If you're a creative problem-solver with a passion for technology and a desire to make a real impact, we want to hear from you. Join us and help shape the future of secure systems!

What You will do:

• Work closely with a highly motivated and dedicated team of professionals while managing Cryptographic product development efforts, helping to provide security enabled solutions to our channel facing partners.
• Interact and interface with External Customers
• Participate in the systems development lifecycle, including trade study execution, system design, requirements definition, requirements allocation, requirement traceability, systems integration, verification testing and qualification.
• Manage Program Schedule and Cost Performance (SPI / CPI) for a medium sized program, and help generate the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
• Collaborate across many engineering disciplines to execute program milestones 
• Facilitate customer demonstration events and program reviews both onsite and offsite 
• Lead bid and proposal efforts 
• Present technical and program data to customers and executive leadership 
• Ability to travel up to 10%

What You will learn:

• You will gain technical leadership experience, mentorship opportunities, and exposure to very influential individuals within Mission Systems that will help advance your career.
• You will obtain invaluable experience working with our security and crypto certification specialists, our customer base, and cross-functional integrated product team.
• You can take flight to becoming knowledgeable in security hardened products with exposure to the variety of business and products in an ever-evolving field. We are growing, so can you!

Qualifications You Must Have: 

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience laws/regulations. 
•  The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
•  U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Experience with the systems development process, including requirements capture, design, decomposition, integration, and verification/validation.

Qualifications We Prefer: 

• Strong Preference for current DoD Secret Clearance 
• Familiarity with the Scaled Agile framework 
• Exceptionally strong communication skills, experience presenting technical data to program management and executive leadership 
• Experienced with Cryptographic Hardware architecture/design, Network Encryption specifications and test methodologies
• Experienced with the NSA Certification process

What We Offer:

• 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,