Deputy Chief Engineer

RTX•El Segundo, CA

2d•$118,300 - $224,900•Onsite

About The Position

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Deputy Chief Engineer for its Secure Subsystems Engineering team. The Secure Subsystems Department designs, tests, and certifies cross-domain technologies and cryptographic products for aerospace and defense applications, and collaborates across the organization to develop security-hardened solutions and support new business opportunities. The Deputy Chief Engineer will help lead upgrades to a legacy device and work with the lead chief engineer, engineering leads, program management, and the customer to achieve crypto certification. The role also includes cost accounting and planning work with Finance and Scheduling, product ownership and Scrum Master duties, managing defect CCBs, technical planning and system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk analyses, supportability and effectiveness analyses, bid and proposal efforts, requirements decomposition, CDRL updates, and black-box or white-box testing of integrated software and hardware cryptographic systems. This is an onsite U.S.-based position in El Segundo, California. An active and transferable Secret security clearance is required before the start date, and U.S. citizenship is required. The position is eligible for a sign-on bonus and relocation assistance. The listed salary range is $118,300–$224,900.

Requirements

Experience with the systems development process, including requirements capture, design, decomposition, integration, verification and validation, and transition to production.
At least two years of experience leading $50–100 million programs as a chief engineer or project lead using waterfall and/or agile methodologies.
Active and transferable Secret security clearance required before the start date.
U.S. citizenship; only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.
Typically requires a STEM degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 5 years of experience.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the Scaled Agile Framework.
Exceptionally strong communication skills and experience presenting technical data to program management and executive leadership.
Experience with cryptographic hardware architecture and design, network encryption specifications, and test methodologies.
Experience with tools such as DOORS and CAMEO or similar, and programming languages such as Rust and Python.
Experience with hardware and software integration, validation and verification testing, and qualification testing.

Responsibilities

Lead as deputy chief engineer on a team upgrading a legacy device.
Work with the lead chief engineer, engineering leads, program management, and the customer to achieve crypto certification.
Perform Cost Account Manager duties and coordinate with Finance and Scheduling on internal BCRs and IMS planning.
Serve as product owner and Scrum Master, and run defect Control Change Boards (CCBs).
Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk analyses, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total system solutions.
Support bid and proposal efforts.
Decompose system requirements and update CDRLs.
Conduct black-box or white-box testing on integrated software and hardware cryptographic systems.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
401(k) plan with employer matching and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
Tuition reimbursement program.
Student Loan Repayment Program.
Life insurance and disability coverage.
Optional pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and identity theft protection coverage.
Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
Fertility and family-planning benefits through Ovia Health.
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.
Relocation assistance.
Flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and holidays may be available, depending on business unit and collective-bargaining coverage.
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.
Sign-on bonus eligibility.