Program Chief Engineer

Date Posted:

2024-10-30

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HWA32: US124-Everett (Commando), WA 11404 Commando Road , Everett, WA, 98204 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Collins Aerospace is seeking a highly engaged, hands-on, Military Cabin Integration Program Chief Engineer for our Cabin Monuments & Integration Engineering team in Everett, WA.  As Chief Engineer, both breadth and depth of technical experience as essential. The Chief Engineer will need to demonstrate the capability to develop and govern the execution of product development.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary technical contact for the customer's engineering counterparts
• Accountable for technical execution of military cabin integration programs
• Ensure complete and accurate decomposition of program requirements, guaranteeing that all project aspects are thoroughly addressed
• Champion process maturity and continuous improvement
• Accountable for managing cost, schedule, and risks to drive success of projects
• Drive efforts to meet DTC goals - balancing quality, performance, and cost-effectiveness
• Conduct and oversee trade studies to evaluate project alternatives, making data-driven decisions that optimize project outcomes
• Lead a team of direct report engineers, each of whom is the Systems Integrated Product Team (SIPT) Lead engineer for a military development program
• Mentor, develop, and coach your team while fostering an environment of growth, collaboration, and innovation
• Support the development of bids and proposals for new products

 

What YOU Will do:

• Provide leadership, training, coaching, and oversight of an engineering team
• Collaborate cross-functionally with program management, design engineering, verification & validation engineering, and other team members to achieve elegant and reliable solutions
• Managing costs, schedules, and risks associated with the program
• Implement robust change management processes
• Review, maintain, and optimize standard work instructions ensuring both process completeness along with process speed
• Lead your team in implementing continuous improvements
• Acquire and develop engineering talent through recruiting, hiring, and management processes
• May travel domestically <10%

 

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
• 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

Qualifications we prefer:

• Ability to obtain security clearance at a future date
• Strong systems or requirement compliance background
• Program Management Skills like IMS Development, Earned Value Experience, etc.
• Aerospace and aircraft experience is a plus

What We Offer

• Eligible for relocation

• 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 Lifeti