Senior Systems Engineering Manager (ONSITE)
About The Position
Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. The Air Combat Test & Training (ACTT) team delivers advanced, secure systems that enable U.S. and allied aircrews to train with high‑fidelity, combat-representative environments. We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineering Manager to join our team. Our engineering organization develops cryptographic, datalink, networking, and command-and-control capabilities that support threat and weapon simulations, allowing warfighters to rehearse complex tactics safely and cost‑effectively. We design, accredit, produce, and field secure Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) systems from concept through installation. We are seeking a decisive, collaborative technical leader who operates with clarity, drives results, anticipates change, and builds high-performing teams while demonstrating integrity and accountability. The successful candidate will lead a systems engineering team to meet cost, schedule, and technical performance commitments while partnering closely with project engineers and program management. They will provide technical leadership, oversee design and development execution, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and approve proposals.
Requirements
- Subject Matter Expert in at least one Technical Engineering Area: Aerospace, Project, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Systems
- Strong communicator, able to interface with the spectrum of individual contributors to execute leadership
- Exceptionally dependability – consistently take extreme ownership to drive predictable results, act with high integrity, and create systems to improve team efficiency
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued SECRET security clearance is required prior to start date
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Nice To Haves
- Experience participating in proposals greater than $5M NRE
- Experience with air combat or military training concepts of operation
- Experience with U.S. export regulations including ITAR and EAR
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
- Strong communication behaviors with team members, internal stakeholders, and external customers
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of systems engineers on complex projects as a Section Lead
- Coach your team through all V&V activities in their supported ACTT programs
- Ensure team assets and lab spaces are always ready for execution
- Lead a team that constructively participates in ACTT program execution battle rhythms
- Seek out complex problems to solve within your team’s assigned scope
- Routinely lead RCCAs and share lessons learned across the department
- Challenge your team’s overall execution performance, identifying methods to improve work quality and be more cost competitive
- Lead a wide range of entry-level to highly experienced engineers
- Demonstrate technical expertise in processing platforms and the associated technologies
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
- This position is eligible for relocation assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
