Principal Project Engineer (Hybrid)

Date Posted:

2024-07-16

Country:

United States of America

Location:

01: Building 01 Windsor Locks One Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, CT, 06096 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

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. 

The Principal Project Engineer plays a crucial role in a collaborative team of professionals dedicated to growth and cooperation in a dynamic company. This role involves establishing design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration, and testing. The Principal Project Engineer works across various functions, including hardware systems, electronic design, software, components and drafting. The Principal Project Engineer’s duties include project planning and control, scheduling, cost accountability and status briefings to management. Additionally, they coordinate the preparation of proposals, the creation of work statements and the publication of specifications and reports. The role requires proven experience in managing competing priorities, maintaining high levels of engagement, and achieving successful outcomes in critical situations.

What You Will Do

• Prepare and maintain project plans, budgets, and staffing requirements to ensure that all project objectives can be met without compromising project quality.
• Compile estimated costs, resources, and time required to effectively plan the completion of projects.
• Routinely gather and analyze data to monitor projects' progress in terms of cost and schedule against authorized task budgets and declare performance to task objectives to ensure that established objectives are achieved.
• Prepare and present plans and progress reports relating to business aspects of the project(s) to ensure that established targets are met.
• Identify and escalate project execution problems and support, with recommendations, problem resolution to ensure the successful completion of projects.
• Obtain commitments for project assignments with the various functional organizations to ensure alignment with overall project objectives.
• Direct all phases of programs from inception through completion.
• Oversee and coordinate the administrative and operational aspects of ongoing projects within program guidelines.
• Monitor and assess project risks and opportunities and develop mitigating (or exploitive) options to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.

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

Qualifications We Prefer

• Aerospace industry experience
• 5 years’ experience leading projects and teams within a highly matrixed organization

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance  
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  
• Tuition reimbursement program 
• Student Loan Repayment Program  
• Life insurance and disability coverage  
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  
• Adoption Assistance           
• Autism Benefit  
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program  
• And more!  

Eligible for relocation

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