Principal Project Engineer - Virtual Avionics (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2023-12-12

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military, and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft, and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have a critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

The Virtual Avionics Engineering (VAE) team within Simulation Solutions & Services is seeking a Principal Project Engineer to join our team.  VAE develops and builds training software and devices for primarily commercial customers and some military customers.  Supported devices range in complexity from desktop trainers to high-fidelity full-flight training simulators. This position is an onsite role located in Cedar Rapids, IA. 

This is an opportunity to work on high in demand avionics training applications and devices derived from rehosting Collins operational flight software. Our team is growing, and we are looking to add a Project Engineer with a drive to support internal and external customer interfacing, planning, and leading a team through all phases of our programs.  Eligible for relocation.

Who you are:

• You are versatile and capable of thriving in a dynamic environment while managing competing priorities.

• You possess the ability to influence, lead, and clearly communicate with customers, integrated project teams, and at the department level and beyond.

What You will do:

• Lead a team of engineers through all program phases for our Virtual Avionics products. 

• Lead a team technically in collaboration with team members to ensure products meet requirements. 

• Diligently follow standards and set an example for the group on following the processes that enable us to be efficient and meet the company’s standards and processes. 

• Hold cost account management, planning, and details of execution responsibilities. 

• Collaborate with our Value Stream Leadership counterparts to strive for the common goals of meeting our customers’ needs in a way that meets company expectations and goals. 

• Bring forward ideas and share their experience with the group with the intent to improve our awareness and stay on a path of continuous reflection and improvement. 

• Build a productive team atmosphere that enables the group to perform and remain informed. 

• Effectively network and interact with personnel in areas of expertise on matters requiring coordination between organizations and companies as requested. 

• Regularly collaborate with other engineers and project management to plan and prioritize activities across the Virtual Avionics teams. 

• Leverage re-use and best work practices across the organization. 

• May be requested to coordinate activities of other personnel in a team lead capacity.  

• Travel - May be requested to travel and support customer needs and applicable meetings. 

Education & Experience:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations 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.

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Skills you must have:

• Experience in systems or software engineering and/or project execution roles 

• Experience making decisions that significantly impact cost, schedule, and technical performance. 

• Experience interfacing directly with internal and external customers, including presentations and issue resolution.

• Experience leading others 

Skills we value:

• Agile or Scrum team experience or exposure to Agile practices 

• Knowledge of or experience with Avionics Simulations 

• Flight and Instructor experience as a Pilot on Single and/or Multi-Engine Aircraft 

• Demonstrates communication, documentation, and collaboration/teamwork skills. 

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company