Sr. Project Engineer - Digital Controls (Aguadilla, PR)

RTX•Aguadilla, PR

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

Collins Aerospace has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Engineer to support Power & Controls organization. We’re looking for a passionate professional to accept a high level of responsibility within a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The Senior Project Engineer will own and deliver complex Digital Controls engineering initiatives as a CIPT Project Lead for the 777X platform, guiding cross-functional teams from strategy through execution. The role will involve supporting the planning phase for the different CAMs as well as understanding the most efficient way to track and communicate execution. As Senior Project Engineer you will communicate with the program CIPT and other members of the team to provide support. This support may include preparing schedules, coordinating, and monitoring the performance and execution of the tasks to ensure they adhere to their budget. Interested candidates should be comfortable working independently and organizing cross functional teams to increase efficiency and collaboration. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter with strong written and oral communication skills and work well in a team environment. This position will sit at our Aguadilla, Puerto Rico location. You must be residing in Puerto Rico at the time of starting employment. Relocation assistance is not offered. This role is categorized as hybrid, with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote following the schedule assigned by the Manager.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
Experience managing and leading multifunction Engineering projects
Demonstrated professional experience communicating in English (verbal and written)
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
You must be residing in Puerto Rico at the time of starting employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with DO-254 and DO-178 certification program(s), including Stages of Involvement (SOI) Audits under EASA or FAA.
Experience with Microsoft Project and MS Excel.
Experience with high reliability controller electronics.
Experience with planning arbitration and adjudication across IPTs.
Experience with recovery planning and workaround facilitation.
Experience with working multiple schedules in parallel.
Experience with resource loading, identifying, and resolving over-allocations and resource reporting in MS Project.
Experience with cost & schedule integration.
Understanding of Project Management Theory and Concepts.
Product Life Cycle Knowledge including Systems, Hardware, Software, and Mechanical disciplines.

Responsibilities

Facilitates all the communication and collaboration between leadership and team members to ensure a successful outcome.
Work closely with CAMs to ensure schedules and costs are accurate and comprehensive and include milestones, deliverables, dependencies, predecessors, successors, lag time, and all other pertinent MS Project data.
Meet with the project team weekly to manage project performance, status, open issues, and tasks.
Conduct critical path analysis and work closely with the IPT to manage tasks and workflow.
Contribute to the identification of barriers and risk factors that may inhibit or impede the project.
Support the project in baseline and change control and effectively communicate issues CIPT.
Maintain and provide analysis of trends, performance analysis, resource cost and forecasting reports.
Ensure compliance with company guidelines and internal processes and recommend changes to improve the efficiency of scheduling, monitoring, and reporting of projects.