Whole Life Engineering (WLE) Section Manager (Onsite)

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Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is currently looking for an Whole Life Engineering (WLE) Section Manager to join the Protected Communications Systems (PCS) team. PCS is a leading provider of protected satellite communications (SATCOM) for multiple branches of the military providing the ability to securely and reliably communicate timely information in the most stressing environments.  Every day at PCS, our extraordinary engineers are empowered for excellence in an inclusive environment.

This position is specifically for a functional line manager to lead a multi-disciplined team of WLE engineers.  The group is responsible for Reliability, Maintainability, Testability, Safety, and a host of other specialty engineering disciplines.  Beyond people leadership, responsibilities also include acting as the WLE lead to one or more PCS programs.  Line managers must have a deep understanding of the products their teams support and produce and be ready to assist in proposal development and review on top of managing day to day execution.

What You Will Do
    • Review team’s products to ensure they meet internal & external customer requirements
    • Provide mentoring
    • Manage and document the teams upcoming workload
    • Conduct one-on-one meetings with employees
    • Conduct yearly performance appraisals and mid-year reviews
    • Identify employee gaps and overall development needs
    • Perform weekly timecard approvals
    • Approve expense reports
    • Perform cost, schedule, and technical accuracy of WLE products and services
    • Identify Specialty Engineering requirements within Statements of Work (SOWs)/specs
    • Attend customer management meetings
    • Gain knowledge in each of the major Specialty Engineering disciplines: Reliability, Maintainability, Testability, and Safety
    • Participant in program reviews with a WLE focus

Qualifications You Must Have 
    • Previous team leadership experience leading a team of engineers, oversight of schedules and budgets
    • Ability to take an analytical approach and utilize technical knowledge to solve challenges with optimal solutions
    • Ability to communicate effectively with program management, functional leads and government customer
    • Minimum 6 years relevant Engineering/Project Management experience
    • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 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 

Qualifications We Prefer
    • Prior experience as a Product Support or Integrated Logistics Support Manager (PSM / ILSM)
    • Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) and/or Control Account Manager (CAM) experience on DoD programs
    • Prior experience creating compliant technical proposals

What We Offer
    • 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!  

Learn More & Apply Now! 

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.  

reempowerprogram 

This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program.  The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey.  Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience.  Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.  

Minimum Program Qualifications: 
    • Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application 
    • Have prior experience in functional area of interest 
    • Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position 

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today. 

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. 
Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.  

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.  
 
Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.  

Employee Referral Eligible
 

The salary range for this role is 96,000 USD - 200,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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