Sr Mgr, Engineering - Computing Electronics Engineering (Onsite)

RTX•Cedar Rapids, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Collins Aerospace is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team of electrical design engineers and project engineers focused on complex product development for ruggedized electronics solutions used in many equipment types across the Collins Avionics business portfolio. The designs include elements of processing, graphics, video, ethernet, and IO for mission computer and displays products. This equipment is used on a range of aircraft platforms from Military Fixed Wing, Military and Commercial Rotary Wing, Commercial Air Transport, and Business and Regional aircraft. The team has responsibilities for the full product life-cycle activities from road-mapping and conceptual design to sustainment support of in-production solutions. This team works closely with product development groups that specialize in mechanical design, platform (product) software, and systems engineering. Candidates must have strong technical, organizational, and leadership skills as well as a good project management understanding to enable predictable execution by the team. They will be responsible for performance management, talent acquisition, and career development for a geographically distributed team in order to position the team for strong performance now and into the future. The candidate should show the ability to motivate and empower a team through passion and enthusiasm. An individual in this role will interface with technical and non-technical personnel across many business areas within Collins Aerospace as well as external customers requiring excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Requirements

Typically requires University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
Ability to obtain a DoD Security Clearance
Must have experience with performing bid and pursuit efforts
Must be able to demonstrate experience in leading a team

Nice To Haves

Experience leading teams in a formal engineering manager role
Familiarity with avionics hardware product design and development life cycle activities including requirement capture, detailed design, integration, and qualification (MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, DO-160)
Expert circuit designer with product design experience in both analog and digital circuits.
Experience in analysis and schematic layout software packages
Familiarity with an industry standard electrical analysis
Evaluate concepts by creating analytical models and provide direction on which concept will meet component and or system level performance.
Interact cross-functionally with a wide variety of people and teams.
Work closely with engineers to identify opportunities for design improvements.
Experience with developing proposals and cost estimates for new business
Make business recommendations (e.g. cost-benefit, forecasting) with effective presentations of findings at multiple levels of stakeholders.
Demonstrable critical thinking and analytical skills, including the ability and confidence to make conclusions and recommendations from data
Work with a team of engineers to design, develop, test and document electrical components.
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Proven project management experience including budgets, schedules, resources, and risk management
Working knowledge of DO-160 and DO-254

Responsibilities

Responsible for the success of the team in meeting program milestones and activities
Responsible for adherence to existing budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements, along with planning and budgeting of new efforts
Responsible for building and refining technical roadmaps that support the variety of needs from different product and business markets
Responsible for developing team staffing plans to meet a wide variety of technical projects
Actively participates in team’s technical activities in order to coach and influence the team
Actively evaluates individual employee performance and career development needs
Oversees and participates in the development of engineering bids to ensure success
Responsible for continually growing team capabilities through career development and onboarding of new hires.
Occasional domestic travel (<10%)
Lead the design effort for circuitry (Digital, Analog, and Power) for design of the System architecture.
These designs will be to Aerospace standard including but not limited to DO-160 and DO-254
Integrate hardware and software for embedded microprocessor devices and firmware based FPGA devices.
Assist in the design and development of embedded systems circuitry and printed circuit assemblies according to IPC standards.
Generate design documentation including requirements specifications, design details, test procedures and reports.
Prepare and review the drawings and layouts for production parts, components, and test equipment.
Create, document and test software and hardware to validate design details
Provide oversight and leadership to their direct reports including professional development, resource planning, coaching, and additional future recruiting
Communicate status and progress across levels of management within the organization, as well as customer communication as necessary

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!