Date Posted:
2024-08-30
Country:
United States of America
Location:
HNC32: US096-Winston-Salem (Oak Plaza 190 Oak Plaza Boulevard , Winston-Salem, NC, 27105 USA
Position Role Type:
Onsite
Role Overview:
Are you ready to lead the future of commercial aircraft seating? We are seeking a visionary leader to oversee a talented and diverse team of Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Engineering Technicians. In this role, you'll champion design excellence, drive schedule and budget success, and foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You will be at the forefront of developing state-of-the-art seating actuation systems and components that set new standards in safety, quality, and performance. If you are passionate about engineering leadership and want to shape the future of aviation interiors, this is the opportunity for you!
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What You'll Do:
- Lead and Inspire: Oversee a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technicians to deliver innovative commercial aircraft seating actuation designs, driving resource planning, project scheduling, and issue resolution to support multiple high-impact programs.
- Drive Engineering Excellence: Guide design engineering teams in executing integrated design plans, aligning with other engineering functions and downstream teams to achieve seamless product development from concept to launch.
- Strategic Planning & Execution: Play a key role in business development by providing technical input for new business quotes and change requests, focusing on budget management and execution planning.
- Collaborate and Integrate: Work closely with seat design teams, operations, quality, purchasing, aircraft OEMs, and certification teams to ensure our products exceed expectations in quality, safety, and performance.
- Innovate for the Future: Lead the research, design, and development of cutting-edge mechanical and electrical systems. Ensure products are optimized for performance and reliability, reducing design errors and achieving key design metrics such as cost, quality, and schedule.
- Technical Leadership: Provide hands-on guidance and mentorship to your team, ensuring robust design and integration of mechanical systems and sub-systems. Oversee critical elements like LRU design, harness drawings, and product performance.
- Develop Talent and Teams: Cultivate a high-performance culture by empowering your team of engineers and technicians, ensuring professional growth, and maintaining a safe, efficient working environment.
- Ensure Compliance and Quality: Lead efforts to meet rigorous aerospace certification requirements, such as RTCA DO-160 and DO-178, and deliver products that are both safe and market-leading.
What you will Learn:
Leadership and Team Management:
- Building and Leading High-Performance Teams: Gain experience in managing and mentoring a diverse team of skilled Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Engineering Technicians, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Resource Planning and Allocation: Learn how to strategically allocate resources, manage schedules, and resolve conflicts to drive successful project outcomes across multiple programs.
Advanced Engineering Practices:
- Cutting-Edge Design and Integration: Develop a deep understanding of the design and integration of sophisticated seating actuation systems and components for commercial aircraft, focusing on optimizing product performance, safety, and quality.
- Systems Engineering and Integration: Enhance your skills in managing cross-functional inputs and outputs, creating integrated design plans, and ensuring seamless collaboration with downstream teams.
Strategic Project Management:
- Business Development Insight: Learn how to contribute to business growth by providing critical input for new business quotes, change requests, and project execution plans that align with budget and timeline constraints.
- Comprehensive Product Development: Gain experience managing end-to-end product development activities, from initial feasibility studies to prototype builds, development testing, certification impacts, and final implementation.
Regulatory and Certification Expertise:
- Aerospace Certification Standards: Acquire in-depth knowledge of aerospace industry standards, such as RTCA DO-160 and RTCA DO-178, and the processes involved in achieving these certifications for electrical and software components.
- Quality Assurance and Compliance: Learn how to implement and maintain strict quality assurance practices to meet regulatory and customer requirements, enhancing your understanding of compliance and safety in aviation engineering.
Technical Skill Enhancement:
- Advanced Circuit Design and Analysis: Strengthen your technical skills in circuit design, PCB layout, component selection, and mixed-signal board design, as well as using advanced lab equipment for testing and troubleshooting.
- Prototyping and Testing Oversight: Gain hands-on experience in managing engineering technicians in a lab setting, overseeing the building and testing of prototypes, wiring harnesses, and test equipment, and ensuring safe operating conditions.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Interdisciplinary Communication: Enhance your ability to collaborate with various teams, including seat design, operations, quality, purchasing, aircraft OEMs, and certification teams, to ensure cohesive product development and problem-solving.
- Stakeholder Management: Learn to navigate and balance the needs of different stakeholders, ensuring that products meet or exceed market, customer, and business expectations.
Innovation and Process Optimization:
- Continuous Improvement Initiatives: Develop a mindset for continuous improvement by leading efforts to optimize product design, reduce errors, and improve commonality and quality across products and components.
- Research and Development: Engage in innovative R&D projects, contributing to the future of aircraft seating systems by exploring new technologies and engineering solutions.
This role is ideal for someone looking to grow as a leader in the aerospace engineering field while gaining exposure to both technical and strategic aspects of product development.
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
Qualifications we Prefer:
- Experience working in the aerospace industry.
- Experience with RTCA DO-160 Electrical Component Certification
- Experience with RTCA-DO178 Software Component Certification
- Proficient in circuit design, component selection, and PCB layout.
- Experience and demonstrated expertise in analog and mixed-signal circuit board design, such as low-level current and voltage measurement applications.
- Good familiarity with lab equipment experience (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer, LCR meter, etc.)
- Project management
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!
- This position is eligible for relocation
Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all U.S. positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.
Note:
- Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the U.S.)
- Drug Screen only performed on re-hires who have been gone for more than 1 year
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.
Learn More and Apply Now!
Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies 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.
At Collins Aerospace, our Interiors team is focused on innovation, safety and cost efficiency. But we don't just get people from point A to point B. We're committed to making air travel more comfortable, connected and secure. As a leader in aviation interior products and services, we're helping airlines and original equipment manufacturers create a positive experience for their customers. With offices and manufacturing facilities in more than 12 states across the U.S. and more than 10 countries around the globe, we're changing the game of aircraft interiors. Are you ready to join our team?
Collins Aerospace Diversity & Inclusion Statement:
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.
Minimum 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 ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.
* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.
Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.
Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world - and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.
The salary range for this role is 118,000 USD - 246,000 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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