Associate Director, 787 CACTCS VSL (Hybrid)

Date Posted:

2024-10-24

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. 

The Value Stream Leader for 787 Cabin Air Conditioning and Temperature Control System (CACTCS) Sustainment leads an Integrated Product Team (IPT) and is accountable for executing all commitments to Boeing, including production deliveries, quality, customer issue resolution, commercial terms and conditions, and aftermarket support. The role is focused on the sustainment activities within the CACTCS system.

The Cabin Air Control System is the heart of the 787 environmental controls and includes several rotating turbomachinery components, heat exchangers, passive & actively controlled valves, system control modules and other highly engineered components.

With over 1,000 aircraft in active service across 60+ airlines, the Associate Director will work closely with both Boeing and the airlines to be the voice of the customer and drive customer satisfaction.

What You Will Do

• Manage the customer relationship and ensure customer satisfaction
• Resolve existing commercial and contractual misalignments with Boeing and our airline customers
• Lead a cross-functional Integrated Product Team (IPT), providing accountability for the value stream’s deliverables including:
• Hardware on time delivery and quality
• Company Funded Engineering budget and schedule adherence
• Inventory and overdue reduction targets
• Collaborate with the product line teams to identify margin expansion opportunities and execute them, in support of overall program targets
• Identify risks to the value stream, including technical, commercial/contractual and industrial
• Develop mitigation plans for risks
• Identify opportunities to the program plan and develop associated execution plans
• Communicate the program’s status, risks and opportunities at cadence reviews, and upon request, at all leadership levels of the business.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 16 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

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience in program management, aftermarket program management or contracts administration
• Experience with the major elements of Business Profit Assurance

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