Digital Technology Program Engagement Lead (Hybrid)

Date Posted:

2025-03-31

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

The Digital Technology (DT) Office of the CIO (OCIO) currently has an exciting opportunity for a DT Program Engagement Lead (PEL) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The DT PEL owns the planning, estimation and execution of scope required to support Program Work Environments (PWE) within the Collins Mission Systems Strategic Business Unit. The successful candidate will be the primary touchpoint for assigned programs and projects and be a change agent for digital transformation. This role will work in a collaborative, cross functional matrix environment to effectively support PWEs from proposal and start-up through sustainment, ensuring projects are completed on schedule within the established budget.

**This is a hybrid role. This individual must be able to work onsite in the Collins Aerospace, Cedar Rapids, Iowa location with the ability to travel up to 25% domestically.**

What YOU will do:

• Collaborate with DT Service Owners, Facilities, Engineering and Security to participate in the proposal process to document functional requirements, translate requirements into PWE solutions and provide bid materials including Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for future business opportunities and pursuits. 

• Oversight and monitoring of cost, schedule, and performance of projects, which will include task planning and scheduling, financial investment and forecast, and ensuring alignment with Finance on cost model monitoring and the tracking of risks & opportunities. 

• Manage changes in scope of the DT development and collaborative environments over the lifecycle program. 

• Prepare presentations and effectively communicate with both internal and external Customers at strategic and tactical leadership levels regarding the project status and contractual deliverables including weekly/monthly program/financial reviews, Proposal Bid Reviews, Annual Operating Planning, Capital Planning, and other DT Reviews. 

• Establish and maintain key project metrics, milestones, dependencies, critical path and monitor/mange adherence to project scope, schedule, and budget. 

• Resolve conflicts, promote work sharing, and motivate teams toward common goals. 

• Participate in continuous process improvement and maturation leveraging the RTX Customer Oriented Results and Excellence (CORE) operating system. 

• Facilitating technical collaboration with 3rd parties (e.g., suppliers) to simplify and accelerate procurement, licensing, and problem resolution for provided tools and equipment.

Qualifications you must have:

• 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.

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.

• 3+ years’ experience managing digital technology projects with oversight of infrastructure and software development initiatives. 

• Demonstrated strong organization skills and solid problem-solving skills in anticipating and analyzing needs as well as quickly identifying solutions.

• Experience building Integrated Master Schedules in MS Project. 

• Experience managing project financials and forecasting resource demand. 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• An active Secret/Top Secret Clearance.

• Experience working in a government, engineering, and/or manufacturing environment. 

• Effective presence and influential leadership capabilities with the ability to interact with senior levels of leadership including Customer, teammates, and suppliers.

• Demonstrated experience in financial planning, business case analysis and Return on Investment (ROI).

• Knowledgeable of Contracts, Statement of Work (SOW), Basis of Estimate (BOE), Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) processes and practices.

• Experience with and understanding of process improvement techniques (i.e., Six Sigma, Total Quality Management (TQM), Lean, etc.) to reduce waste and improve efficiencies. 

• Experience with various project delivery methodologies including waterfall and agile. 

• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes: 

• Medi