Associate Director, Fighters & Advanced Programs

Date Posted:

2025-07-01

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX17: Advanced Structures - Fort Wor 4630 N. Beach Street , Haltom City, TX, 76137 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 information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

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. 

This role leads a team of Value Stream Leaders and has responsibility for leading the Integrated Product Team (IPT) and is accountable for executing commitments to Lockheed Martin, production deliveries of the F-35 landing gear and relevant support activities.

Reporting to the Director of Fighters and Advanced Programs, the Value Stream Leader is responsible for leading the Integrated Project Team (IPT) through the life cycle tenets of the Collins Management System. Accountable for full lifecycle of production programs and serves as “business owner” for critical aspects of the overall portfolio. As the lead of the IPT, the VSL is accountable for managing the lifecycle cost, schedule, performance, on-time delivery, quality, customer relationships, and overall customer satisfaction of the landing gear products and services. Serves as the face of the organization and has accountability for the customer satisfaction and financial performance of the program. Looking for a self-starter with attention to detail, strong collaborator with experience working cross functionally and with customers with strong program management and talent development skills.

The role is onsite role which will sit at the Haltom City, TX facility. Relocation is available.

What You Will Do:

• Manage and grow the customer relationship and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Establishes and oversees value stream goals and objectives to ensure alignment with the broader Military Landing Gear Business Unit and Landing Systems organizational targets and strategies.
• Directs the IPT in execution of all functions supporting the value stream projects to meet established targets and metrics.
• Facilitates and drives empowerment amongst the IPT, recognizes achievements, and creates a highly motivated IPT to ensure customer commitments are met or exceeded.
• Responsible for negotiation and approval of contracts and associated agreements with Lockheed Martin and ensures cost management across the value stream is managed including internal supply sites to ensure P&L targets are met.
• Acts as the organization’s representative to interface with key internal and external stakeholders to present a positive image of the company.
• Supports annual strategic planning efforts for the business.
• Identifies and reacts to problems and supports solutions, such as allocation of resources and operational execution.
• Supervises the appropriate use of all resources allocated to the program to ensure efficient use of resources.
• Execution responsibilities include cost, schedule, technical performance, risk management, product support, manufacturing, and quality of all assigned product lines. 
• Supports the preparation of and presents value-stream strategy, progress, and results to Leadership and the Customer.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract 
• A minimum of 5 years of experience capturing and managing Department of Defense contracts.
• Minimum of 5 years as a program manager or value stream leader with demonstrated mastery in scheduling, risk mitigation and financial planning
• Prior experience as a people manager with knowledge in employee career progression and development of robust succession plans.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in program and/or project management, aftermarket program management and strong understanding of FAR regulations and contracts.
• Experience with the major elements of Business Profit Assurance.
• Excellent interpersonal and communi