Principal Project Engineer - Product Owner - Ejection Seating (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-02-13

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCO03: Mission Systems (Ejec Seating) 1225 Aeroplaza Drive , Colorado Springs, CO, 80916 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Principal Project Engineer - Product Owner - Ejection Seating (Onsite)

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.

Collins Ejection Seating is the leader in providing a safe and robust Ejection System to most USAF platforms.  Currently we are in the process of modernizing our fleets to the upgraded ACES 5 platform, providing a much safer ejection envelop to ensure those who are born to fly, can walk away.

What You Will Do:

• Ensures processes are adhered to by the engineering execution team and liaises with program management and other IPT leads to assure technical goals are achieved.
• Responsible for capturing lessons learned.
• Take ownership of technical project execution through Design & Development activities into Production
• Present project status to multiple levels of Leadership
• Work as part of a cohesive team with test engineering, product engineering, system engineering, program management and Operations
• Maintain and oversee Earned Value Management as a Cost Account Manager and Product Owner
• Breakdown Work Package and tasking via Jira Work Packages and Stories
• Align on an Agile execution for Systems, Test and Mechanical Design tasking
   

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience OR In absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience is required 
• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required.
• https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62
• Agile Experience (Alm: Jira/Wiki experience required)
• EVMS/CAM Experience
• Experience in Systems Requirement/Artifact breakdown
• Experience in Test Plan and Execution Artifact breakdown

Preferred Qualifications:

• Outstanding communication skills, especially cross-discipline
• Exhibit a positive attitude and great mentoring/delegating skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and skills facilitating working in a team environment
• Collins ISAT and EVMS/CAM experience
• Collins ALM: Jira and Wiki experience
• Experience in Mechanical Design processes
• Experience in Enovia/PDM

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

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!  

Learn More & Apply Now!

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.

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 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 Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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