Date Posted:
2024-10-23
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 Power & Controls business is seeking a Principal Project Engineer to support Pratt & Whitney F135 Engine and other advanced engine programs.
As a Principal Project Engineer, you will lead a cross-functional team and oversee the design, fabrication, procurement, assembly, and testing of engine control system actuation components. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in managing competing priorities, maintaining high levels of engagement, and achieving successful outcomes in critical situations. Your leadership will be crucial in driving project success and ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions.
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What You Will Do
- Direct all phases of programs from inception through completion, ensuring the successful execution of technical requirements within budget and schedule by implementing Collins Management Systems (CMS) and the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Team process.
- Coordinate all necessary activities related to requirement flow down, design definition, design reviews, hardware fabrication, and validation for developing actuators for various advanced engine programs.
- Prepare and maintain project plans, budgets, and staffing requirements to ensure all project objectives are met without compromising project quality.
- Oversee the preparation of FAR 15 compliant proposals.
- Coordinate all Collins Engineering Change (EC) activities for drawings and solid models associated with actuation hardware, including components designed by Collins Windsor Locks.
- Manage and resolve all supplier interfacing activities, including fabrication processing issues, Flight Safety Frozen Process Review Board deliverables, dispositions to supplier Quality Notices (QNs), and responses to supplier requests for information (SRIs).
- Drive and implement Relentless Root Cause & Corrective Action (RRCA) processes using applicable CORE tools to enhance design integrity, reliability, and Engineering Standard Work (ESW) practices.
- Monitor and assess project risks and opportunities, developing mitigating options to achieve 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. 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
- Familiarity with valves, actuators, and mechanical components, as well as basic working knowledge of control systems.
- Ability to apply mechanical/hydro-mechanical principles to analyze hardware, recommend corrective actions, conduct engineering investigations, and develop/conduct tests.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products and MS Project tools.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Experience leading product development teams, creating project plans, performing risk assessments, and developing resource plans for successful program execution.
- Demonstrated ability to plan and execute technical and business proposals.
- Experience managing programs using an Earned Value Management System.
What We Offer
- Benefits
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!
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Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.
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This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program. The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey. Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience. Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.
Program Qualifications:
• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application
• Have prior experience in functional area of interest
• Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position
We make modern flight possible for millions of travelers and our military every second. Our major product lines are on-board virtually every aircraft flying. Be it keeping passengers safe with our emergency power generation systems or creating a positive in flight experience through reliable cabin pressure controls and quieter engines, Power & Controls focuses on delivering a best-in-class experience to our customers. We hire the top people in the industry. Their ideas drive our performance, and their integrity keeps our customers happy. Join us as we take flight!
*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.
Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.
At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form - with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.
Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.
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The salary range for this role is 96,000 USD - 200,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.
This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.
RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.
RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
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