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Date Posted:

2024-01-17

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Do you want your work to make an impact? This position is for a highly motivated team leader of 8-12 radio frequency hardware design engineers whose charter is to design, develop, test, and deploy mission critical systems for the United States and foreign military end users. As a member of the Communications Hardware Leadership team, you will be responsible for managing the development, program performance, and sustaining engineering of hardware solutions supporting the Communications Engineering directorate of Collins Aerospace Mission Systems business unit.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Planning, organizing, resource allocation, personnel development, performance engagement discussions, salary planning, and overall group management of the Power and Information Assurance engineering group.

• The position requires project execution direction to the engineering team.

• Demonstrate sound decision-making skills, communication skills, networking skills, and accurately forecast project work demand and costs.

• Understanding of hardware engineering techniques, communication product development, and the associated processes, as well as project management skills including SPI and CPI analysis.

• Work directly with and/or manage daily activities of hardware engineers, project engineering, program management, and supporting organizations to see power and information assurance related applications through to completion.

• Lead the team using strong interaction, interpersonal, mentoring and negotiating skills, and will be responsible for managing project risks/issues, elevating to upper management when appropriate.

• Responsible for adhering to and supporting Collins Aerospace process methodologies while developing and managing commitments to meeting project cost, schedule, and quality requirements.

• Hardware requirements analysis, definition, and validation; hardware and software integration and requirements verification testing; effective technical collaboration among systems, hardware, and software design functions; assist in resolving technical problems that cross functional domain areas of hardware and software; and developing hardware related documentation.

• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with short schedules to ensure customer expectations are met.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of prior relevant experience OR

• Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience OR

• In absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience is required

• Engineering/Other Technical Positions: Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen

• Must have or be capable of obtaining a US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance. Candidate selected will be subject to a government security investigation/reinstatement and must meet eligibility requirements

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiar with Software Defined Radios (SDRs), Open Architecture methodologies, and communications network architectures.

• Five to eight years of hardware engineering experience combined with relevant development and/or leadership experience building SDRs to include the hardware qualification of them.

• Understanding and experience in Agile and Scaled Agile Frameworks is a plus.

• Working knowledge of radio frequency hardware and mechanical development processes.

• Extensive experience in all development phases from concept, Preliminary Design (PDR), Critical design (CDR), verification and validation testing, and product deliveries are desired.

• Familiarity with SEER-H estimation modeling tools, experience with bid narrative write-ups, Earned Value reporting, and test methodologies for Software Defined Radios are advantageous considerations for the position.

  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.

  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

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy: Pet Insurance, Home and Auto, additional life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal

• Ovia Health, fertility and family planning

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 5 free counseling sessions

• Redbrick - Incentives for a Healthy You

• Autism Benefit

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

• Adoption Assistance

• Best Doctors, second opinion program

• And more!

  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.

  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.

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.

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