Principal Project Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-12-08

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Collins Aerospace’s Environmental & Airframe Control Systems (EACS) business unit delivers industry-leading Environmental Control Systems for major commercial aircraft platforms. The Boeing Commercial Value Stream supports the 777X, 787, and legacy Boeing programs through all phases of the engineering lifecycle—from pursuit and proposal through fielded product support.

We are seeking a Principal Project Engineer who brings a blend of systems engineering expertise and project leadership skills to drive disciplined execution, cross-functional coordination, and technical integration across high-visibility Boeing Commercial programs.

As a key member of the Boeing Commercial Program Engineering Team, the Principal Project Engineer serves as the project lead for assigned projects and tasks within EACS. You will play a pivotal role driving system integration, verification, certification readiness, and project performance for the 777X, 787, and legacy Boeing ECS product lines.

This role provides exposure across the full engineering value stream, frequent interaction with senior and executive leadership, and the opportunity to shape the performance, reliability, and certification success of Collins hardware on Boeing aircraft.

What You Will Do:

• Serve as the SIPT project lead for assigned efforts, ensuring disciplined execution across engineering teams.

• Drive action-item management, closure, and tracking across multiple projects.

• Develop and maintain Level 3 schedules in MS Project; analyze and manage critical path.

• Establish, own, and maintain risk & opportunity management for specific projects and programs.

• Lead project management activities for assigned tasks, including coordination of component and system-level certification testing.

• Track, manage, and report budgets, resource plans, deliverables, and performance metrics.

• Drive new product development or reuse applications, including requirements flow-down, verification planning, and design coordination.

• Lead system integration, verification, and validation activities.

• Support and lead Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations.

• Drive reliability improvement efforts across Boeing ECS components.

• Apply and reinforce Standard Work within the Collins Management System.

• Prepare and deliver content for working-level, senior leadership, and executive-level reviews.

• Coordinate with Boeing and internal customers to support critical milestones and technical deliverables.

• Execute tasks as needed to ensure successful outcomes for internal and external customer commitments.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, aerospace, electrical, or a related field).

• Experience in Systems Engineering, Systems Integration, and/or Project Engineering.

    

Qualifications We Prefer

• Working knowledge with thermodynamics and fluid dynamics.

• Prior experience in a customer facing role (Aerospace industry experience is preferred).

• Experience with RTCA/DO-160 environmental qualification and certification processes.

• Experience with Environmental Control Systems, including component-level behavior and system interactions,

• System lab integration experience (hardware, software, test environments).

• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and tools, including development, analysis, and reporting of cost/schedule performance.

What We Offer

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