Sr. Manager, Engineering - Program Chief, Oxygen & PSU (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-09-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HKS31: US041-Lenexa, KS 15701 W 95th Street , Lenexa, KS, 66219 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Collins Aerospace in Lenexa, KS is seeking a Program Chief to lead sustaining activities for our Oxygen and Passenger Service Unit (PSU) product lines. In this high-impact, fast-paced role, you’ll manage a team of direct reports and take charge of real-time operational challenges — including critical Aircraft on Ground (AOG) events where every minute matters.

You’ll support field issues, drive quick-turn solutions, and ensure our products meet the highest safety and performance standards. With strong processes already in place and opportunities for further streamlining, you'll play a key role in improving efficiency while navigating a steep but rewarding learning curve in product and safety protocols.

If you're a decisive leader who thrives in dynamic environments, this is your opportunity to make a direct impact where it counts.

This position is eligible for relocation support.

What You Will Do:

• Lead programs to support sustaining at the Lenexa site

• Responsible for teams (based locally and but also in India and Philippines) executing sustaining projects for oxygen & PSU systems

• Provides managerial review and control over multiple disciplines of engineering efforts including technology development

• Directs activities of engineering or technical personnel involved in designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing products

• Responsible for managing budget, schedule, and technical performance of projects of a subset of Operational Support (OSE), Field Support (FSE) and Product Improvement (PIN/PIE)

• Coordinate resources with the product and system integrated product teams 

• Works with the Associate Director of Engineering to develop and manage department budgets

• Responsible for employee performance reviews

• Responsible for ensuring departmental skills matches department needs

• Participating in customer facing meetings for multiple customers

• Participating in Collins product safety board

• Travel is required up to 10% of the time

QUALIFICATIONS YOU MUST HAVE:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience

• Direct technical leadership experience

• Product Design background experience or equivalent

QUALIFICATIONS WE PREFER:

• Advanced degree

• Technical experience in evacuation system design/support

• Experience leading and mentoring teams in fundamentals of engineering, product design, RCCA, and processes and procedures.

• Experience with MS Office Suite

• Product sustaining 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