Engineering Project Assistant (Onsite)

RTX•Fort Wayne, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Collins Aerospace, an RTX 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. The EPA will be responsible for assisting software and systems engineers with administrative, documentation, process, and general engineering related support activities. Individuals must demonstrate the ability to support several engineers, providing a wide variety of administrative and computer skills to assist engineering projects. This is an onsite role at our Fort Wayne, ID facility. Relocation is not provided.

Requirements

Typically requires HS Diploma or AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and O365

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ability to support engineering team business processes.
Receives and communicates information accurately across teams.
Provides accurate and organized support to projects.
Ability to effectively communicate with people across multiple organizations.
Ability to network effectively with program stakeholders

Responsibilities

Act as a program Data Transfer Agent. Scanning and moving data between secure spaces.
Administering program certification / visitation requests to ensure security requirements are followed.
Manage access for program repositories and user domains.
Administer program issue tracking in Jira to assist in the generation of metrics and reports.
Generate reports in Staffing Center to assist program leadership make staffing demand decisions.
Working with program and SW documentation to ensure all releases are using the correct template, are properly formatted, have been through the peer review process, then get submitted to our company librarians for release.
Engineering meeting facilitation. Ensure all stakeholders are available, book meeting rooms, facilitate meeting presentations, document meeting action items.
Work with software engineers to move software and software documentation through the release and data management process.
General non-technical engineering support.
Edits format of required documentation
Prepare presentations
Coordinates the interaction of project/program team and support functions to communicate schedule and status
Often facilitates internal and/or external meetings
Releases software and/or documents
Assists with tracking of Change Orders
Participates in status meetings

Benefits

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!