Senior AI/ML Engineering Manager – Digital Engineering AI Enablement and Automation (AEA) (Onsite)

RTX•Cedar Rapids, IA

10d•$132,400 - $251,600•Onsite

About The Position

Collins Aerospace, a business unit of RTX Corporation, is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for Digital Engineering AI Enablement and Automation (AEA). This leader will drive engineering efficiency across Collins Aerospace by applying artificial intelligence and solution automation to deliver transformative solutions. The role aims to enable faster cycle times, reduce total lifecycle costs and technical debt, and improve reusability across business units and engineering disciplines. It combines team leadership and organizational collaboration with hands-on participation in embedded software design, development, coding, integration, testing, and debugging. The position is onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and requires U.S. citizenship because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under the program or contract.

Requirements

A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), unless prohibited by local laws or regulations, and at least 10 years of relevant experience; alternatively, an advanced degree in a related field and at least 7 years of experience.
Leadership and team-building skills.
U.S. citizenship, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program or contract.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with aerospace security and compliance constraints, such as ITAR/EAR and on-premises or private-cloud deployments.
Experience with AI initiatives and evidence of measurable impact, such as reduced cycle time, improved code quality, or scaled best practices.

Responsibilities

Lead by serving the team: build trust, listen, remove obstacles, provide clarity, and empower engineers to take ownership.
Coach and develop team members and future leaders through feedback, recognition, career support, and growth opportunities.
Stay connected to the technology by participating in embedded software design, development, coding, integration, testing, and debugging, and help resolve the team's toughest technical challenges.
Recruit talent, strengthen team capabilities, foster a welcoming and collaborative culture, and connect employees' work to the mission.
Help teams establish priorities, anticipate risks, remove roadblocks, deliver predictable program execution, and continuously improve.
Lead and contribute to engineering bids, proposals, estimates, staffing plans, and technical strategies.
Collaborate across programs and engineering teams to share talent, technology, lessons learned, and best practices.
Develop trusted relationships across Collins Engineering, Value Stream Leadership, program teams, and customers, while communicating priorities, progress, risks, and opportunities transparently.
Lead initiatives to identify manual engineering tasks that can be optimized or replaced with AI-driven solutions and automation.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
401(k) plan with employer matching funds 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 coverages.
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.
Flexible spending accounts.
Flexible work schedules.
Paid time off and holidays.
May be eligible for relocation.
May be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation.