Principal Project Engineer - Mechanical Design & Integration (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-11-21

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX36: Richardson, TX 3200 E Renner Rd , Richardson, TX, 75082-2402 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

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. 

Collins Aerospace has an exciting opportunity for a proven Principal Project Engineer to lead, develop, and establish the required technologies for a key Strategic Defense Solutions program.  This multi-faceted role will lead cross functional teams through new development, integration, and test of our systems.  The ideal candidate should be an established leader that can leverage proven experience in integrating and testing mechanical systems onto DoD airborne platforms. Your experience in mechanical packaging design, structure, cooling approaches will fuel your success in this role.  As a project engineer, your ability to translate system architectures/concepts to reliable products and systems will be key!  Bring only your best to this dynamic role.

The Project Engineer establishes design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test. The Project Engineer collaborates across functions including project management, planning, engineering teams and line management.  The Project Engineer coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contracts.  This is a very visible position at the forefront of major development and integration effort for the Airborne Strategic Communication team.

What You Will Do

• Lead a cross functional team of engineers to develop, document, and test a major aircraft subsystem
• Own the work products for development, documentation, validation/verification and integration of large mechanical systems
• Technical leadership for several proposal and business development efforts establishing technical, schedule, and cost baselines
• Helps interface between development teams and site Subject Matter Experts to bring best products to bear
• Translates complex configuration details, schedules, trade studies, interfaces and requirement considerations to influence internal leadership, program teams, program managers, and customers
• for managing the technical performance of a program team which may include multiple small programs (5-10) or a larger program (20-40).
• Customer-facing role representing Collins’ as a technical subject matter expert to guide contract performance and shape future business
• Prepares and maintains project plans, budgets, and staffing requirements to ensure that all action item lists are completed, and project quality expectations are met.
• Drives project schedules to keep programs running efficiently and tracks budget
• When required, derive and establish business and engineering processes to streamline the way we do business
• Manage the project including tracking & reporting on budget and schedule performance through Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) techniques.
• Support and motivate the team to deliver customer milestones and deliverables to meet program business plan
• Interfacing with management, suppliers, customers, and members of the technical design team
• Provide timely and effective communication to management and customers
• Engineering activities associated with design, development, procurement, and testing.
• Provide technical and functional leadership for assigned Components, Projects, Teams and Tasks
• Request & manage budgets; identify & report any issues or changes in scope
• Plan and maintain detailed schedule and resource plans
• Lead Technology Development programs guiding products through Technology Readiness Level process
• Lead test activities to prove out components and/or understand issues
• Ensure designs comply with Standard Work and customer requirements
• Benchmark similar hardware and review customer needs to strategically drive system and hardware development.
• Ensure excellence in engineering and technology
• Mentor and support the development of associates