Senior Principal Project Engineer - Core Technologies (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-08-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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.

Our nation's security depends on the sacrifice of the men and women who defend our country.  For them to do this effectively, they need the technology that keeps them a step ahead of their adversaries.  This means providing high-capability, reliable equipment to our service personnel, fielded as quickly as possible.  Our commitment is to do exactly that.  

The Core Technologies team is responsible for leading the design, test, and certification of secure mission computers, cross domain guards, and cryptographic products which equip our warfighters to thrive in today’s multi-domain battlespace.  

Our team collaborates with portfolio leaders to help capture new business and create solutions that address our customers’ demanding needs.  We do this by following rigorous development process, employing strategic product roadmaps, and embracing a spirit of collaboration to overcome challenges.   

This position is intended to operate locally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

What YOU will do: 

• YOU will help Collins grow and mature our Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) product line, ensuring we remain a sought after, industry leader, providing first-in-class solutions that address our customer’s most demanding field requirements for secure connectivity 
• YOU will pursue and capture new business associated with our CDS solutions 
• YOU will create execution plans and lead a multi-disciplined team of engineers to develop CDS solutions to meet our customers schedule, budget, and technical needs 
• YOU will help create a collaborative team culture that drives predictable program performance to consistently meet business and customer commitments 
• YOU will communicate effectively to a host of stakeholders across the technical and program spectrum, including customers, program management and senior leadership 
• YOU will learn how we enable our armed services to be more effective against near peer threats and will lead the development team in creating secure connectivity solutions that enable our warfighters to maintain battlefield superiority 
• YOU will grow your skills as a leader, working with a core enabling technology for Collins Aerospace and the aerospace industry as a whole 

What YOU will learn: 

• You will gain knowledge of Collins Aerospace products and how they enable our armed forces to work collaboratively with other branches of our own armed forces, and across our allied partners who are using disparate networks and classification levels. 
• You will gain experience developing Cross Domain Solutions and working with the NSA in certifying our designs 
• You will have the opportunity to grow! CDS is a necessary technology protection needed in many applications across platforms and environments, making this an emerging market with a huge growth potential.   
• You will help our company to capture this market and develop our reputation as a top-tier supplier for this technology. 

Qualifications you must have:  

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience. 
• Experience with developing strategy and leading a team in the pursuit and capture of new business. 
• Experience leading a team in the full product development lifecycle.  Including negotiating scope of work, project planning, overseeing requirements and architecture definition, design, integration, test, and verification - coordinating multiple disciplines coming together to create a full product
• Previous experience with bidding and bid review, as well as planning and managing project budget, schedule, and scope.   
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U