Principal Project Engineer - Optronics (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-06-20

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCA34: Carlsbad, CA 2752 Loker Avenue West , Carlsbad, CA, 92010-6603 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Collins Optronics, a division of Collins Aerospace within Raytheon Technologies, located in Carlsbad, CA has more than 25 years of history creating high-performance optical systems.  Optronics supplies a complete range of high-quality optical solutions for military and commercial applications including spaceborne lenses, airborne reconnaissance capabilities in optical and mechanical design, optical fabrication, and assembly and test are enhanced by our expertise in precision alignment.  Our capabilities and experience have made Collins Aerospace a leading supplier of high-performance optical solutions.  

 

What you will do:  

• Lead principal and senior mechanical, optical, and electrical engineers in the design, analysis, and testing of complex opto-mechanical systems and wearable digital displays. 

• Will be the customers’ and program managements technical point of contact for one or more projects of medium to high complexity.  

• Work with the program manager to develop the program execution plan, and will ensure projects remain within budget, on schedule, and meets all customer and derived requirements.  

• Lead proposal efforts in both the optics and digital display domains, coordinating inputs from various project engineers, generating project bids and technical volumes in support of the overall proposal effort. 

• Track, report, and analyze earned value metrics as required to understand program performance and will determine appropriate actions to correct real problems before impacting overall program performance. 

• Report performance to program management, leadership, and the customer as warranted. 

• Report and analyze earned value metrics to track program performance. 

• Support development of the program execution plan 

• Ensure projects remain within budget, on schedule, and meet all customer and derived requirements. 

• Travel up to 15%.  

 

Qualifications you must have:  

• 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. 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 ​. 

• Demonstrated application of integrated project management, technical consistent process, earned value, and risk managements for one or more programs in either an optical or digital display domain. 

• Knowledge of core concepts of opto-mechanical systems and/or digital display systems 

• Computer skills and the utilization of MS Project, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint. <