Senior Project Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-08-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HNC31: US095-Winston-Salem (Fairchild 1455 Fairchild Road , Winston-Salem, NC, 27105 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Elevate Your Career with Collins Aerospace: Join Our Innovative Interiors Team!

About Us

At Collins Aerospace, our Interiors team is dedicated to revolutionizing air travel. We go beyond merely transporting passengers from point A to point B-we aim to make each journey more comfortable, connected, and secure. As a global leader in aviation interior products and services, we partner with airlines and original equipment manufacturers to enhance the passenger experience. With offices and manufacturing facilities spanning over 12 states in the U.S. and more than 10 countries worldwide, we are at the forefront of transforming aircraft interiors. Are you ready to be part of this exciting transformation?

Current Opportunity: Senior Project Engineer

As a Senior Project Engineer in our Interiors Business Unit, you will bring your deep technical expertise and innovative mindset to develop and manage product plans and budgets. This role involves critical analysis, cost-saving initiatives, and project performance monitoring to maximize profitability. You will identify project challenges and devise effective solutions, ensuring we achieve excellence in all our endeavors.

What You Will Do…

• Project Planning: Develop comprehensive project plans, schedules, and budgets; adjust as necessary to adhere to project goals.

• Documentation: Record and document delays, scope changes, and other incidents impacting project scope or schedule.

• Cost Efficiency: Identify and pursue cost-saving opportunities to maximize project profitability.

• Critical Path Analysis: Perform critical path analysis and implement work-around plans to ensure timely project completion.

• Progress Reporting: Conduct meetings, consolidate, and present progress reports related to the business aspects of projects.

• Problem-Solving: Identify project issues and recommend solutions, such as reallocating resources or modifying contractual specifications.

• Program Management: Direct all phases of programs from inception through completion, overseeing administrative and operational aspects.

• Coordination: Liaise between project management, planning, project teams, and line management to ensure seamless project operations.

• Proposal Preparation: Coordinate the preparation of proposals, business plans, work statements, specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contracts.

• Performance Monitoring: Review project and budget status, manage schedules, and prepare reports to ensure project goals are met.

• Customer Relations: Act as the primary customer contact for projects, representing Collins Aerospace with professionalism and expertise.

• Team Leadership: Direct the work of employees assigned to projects in technical, manufacturing, and administrative areas.

• Design Oversight: Establish design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration, and testing.

• Schedule Management: Ensure program schedules and budgets are met, maintaining the integrated master schedules for projects.

• Travel Requirements: 0-10%. Local travel to a sister site within NC

• Physical Requirements: should be no more than 25 lbs with or without a reasonable accommodation, anything over 25 lbs would need to be assisted

What you will learn:

• Innovation and Technology:

Advanced Engineering Practices: Gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies and engineering practices in aviation interior design and manufacturing.

Innovation in Air Travel: Contribute to groundbreaking projects that enhance passenger comfort, connectivity, and security, driving the future of air travel.

Project Management:

• Comprehensive Project Planning: Master the art of developing and managing detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets, and adapt them to meet project goals.

• Cost Efficiency Strategies: Learn to identify cost-saving opportunities and implement strategies to maximize project profitability and efficiency.

• Critical Path Analysis: Enhance your skills in performing critical path analysis and creating work-around plans to ensure timely project completion.

Leadership and Collaboration:

• Team Leadership: Lead and coordinate diverse teams across technical, manufacturing, and administrative areas, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.

• Customer Relations: Develop strong customer relationship management skills by acting as the primary contact for projects, representing Collins Aerospace with professionalism and expertise.

Cross-Functional Coordination:

• Work closely with project management, planning, project teams, and line management to ensure seamless operations and project success.

• Problem-Solving and Performance Monitoring:

• Effective Problem-Solving: Identify project challenges and devise effective solutions, such as reallocating resources or modifying contractual specifications.

Performance Monitoring:

• Monitor project and budget status, manage schedules, and prepare detailed reports to ensure project goals are met and exceeded.

Documentation and Reporting:

• Thorough Documentation: Enhance your ability to document delays, scope changes, and other incidents impacting project scope or schedule, ensuring accurate and comprehensive records.

• Progress Reporting: Conduct meetings, consolidate, and present progress reports related to the business aspects of projects, ensuring clear and effective communication.

Program and Proposal Management:

• Program Management: Oversee all phases of programs from inception through completion, managing both administrative and operational aspects.

• Proposal Preparation: Coordinate the preparation of proposals, business plans, work statements, specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contracts.

By joining Collins Aerospace as a Senior Project Engineer, you will have the opportunity to grow your expertise in project engineering and management, lead innovative projects, and play a vital role in transforming the future of air travel.

Qualifications you Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position

Qualifications We Prefer

• Extensive experience in project engineering, particularly in aviation interiors.

• Proficiency in NX and Teamcenter software.

• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.

• Strong technical expertise and a proactive approach to managing budgets and maximizing profitability.

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

• Proven ability to lead and motivate teams to achieve project goals.

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.

#reempowerprogram

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 77,000 USD - 163,000 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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