Sr. Engineering Manager, Systems

Senior Systems Engineering Manager

Embark on a journey where your leadership will help shape the future of aerospace technology. At Collins Aerospace, we're modernizing the Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) capabilities to our customer's most crucial platforms. This position is for a highly motivated Senior Systems Engineering Manager and a member of Strategic Solutions Engineering team. You will lead a small team of Systems Engineers whose charter is to design, develop, test, and deploy mission critical weapon systems for the United States Air Force. You will work with leaders that are People Focused, have a One Team mentality and are Mission Driven. Our team takes pride in their contributions to the defense and security of the United States.

The qualified leader will have past experience in leading engineering efforts of multi-disciplined engineers that work in a dynamic environment for DoD based customers. Creativity and leadership in full system engineering life cycle experience is required, working with multiple discipline team both local and in remote locations.

This position is located in Cedar Rapids, IA.

What You Will Do :

• You will lead the engineering team using strong interaction, interpersonal, mentoring and negotiating skills, and will be responsible for managing project risks / issues and elevating to upper management when appropriate. In addition, the candidate will be responsible for adhering to and supporting Collins Aerospace process methodologies while managing commitments to meet project financial and schedule deliverables and quality requirements.
• Technical direction - You will direct the utilization of systems engineering fundamentals, project management, and development / test concepts for mission applications.
• Program technical and execution planning You will guide team members on the creation of engineering plans, execution baselines, program execution and staffing plans, and technical risk assessments in support of customer expectations and business objectives.
• Project management You will guide team members on the management of scope, schedule and budget for systems engineering activities; candidate must have experience in using Earned Value Management System (EVMS) performance measurement; candidate must be able to assign and coordinate staffing.
• Bid and proposal You will lead, review, and provide guidance to team members on bid and proposal activities for Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and pursuits.
• Personnel administration You will perform hiring decisions, performance assessment, and personnel management for a team of technical staff members.

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What We Offer :

Mission Systems : 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.

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.

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.