• Job Description

  Req#: 01762799

  Date Posted:

  2025-04-14

  Country:

  United States of America

  Location:

  HCO03: Mission Systems (Ejec Seating) 1225 Aeroplaza Drive , Colorado Springs, CO, 80916 USA

  Position Role Type:

  Onsite

  U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

  Security Clearance:

  None/Not Required

  Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

  Senior Project Engineer / Product Owner - Propulsion (Onsite)

  Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

  Collins Ejection Seating and Propulsion is the leader in providing a safe and robust Ejection System to most USAF platforms. Our facility manufactures and tests explosive, propellant, and cartridge-actuated devices. From small, discrete devices to canopy removal systems, our facilities support a nearly unlimited selection of products. We know what’s at stake every day when we come to work. It’s not only our reputation for excellence; it’s the very lives of the men and women who rely on our products.

  Collins Aerospace in Fairfield, CA, is seeking a Senior Project Engineer responsible for managing and maintenance of the program budget and schedule, as well as intensive coordination across stakeholders to meet the objectives of the program. The Project Engineer will be involved in all phases of the product life, including proposal preparation, brainstorming sessions, supplier support, manufacturing support, and other sustaining activities.

  What You Will Do

  • Ensures processes are adhered to by the engineering execution team and liaises with program management and other IPT leads to assure technical goals are achieved

  • Responsible for capturing lessons learned

  • Take ownership of technical project execution through Design & Development activities into Production

  • Present project status to multiple levels of Leadership

  • Work as part of a cohesive team with test engineering, product engineering, system engineering, program management and Operations

  • Maintain and oversee Earned Value Management as a Cost Account Manager

  • Breakdown Work Package and tasking for execution

  • Outstanding communication skills, especially cross-discipline

  • Exhibit a positive attitude and great mentoring/delegating skills

  • Strong interpersonal skills and skills facilitating working in a team environment

  Qualifications You Must Have

  • 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

  • U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title- 22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart- C/section-120.62

  • Agile Experience (Alm: Jira/Wiki experience required)

  • Experience in Systems Requirement/artifact breakdown

  • Experience in Test Plan and Execution Artifact breakdown

  • EVMS/CAM Experience

  Qualifications We Prefer

  • Strong EVMS/CAM experience

  • Collins ALM: Jira/Agile and Wiki experience

  • Experience in Mechanical Design processes

  • Experience in Explosives and/or Energetics

  • Bachelors or greater Degree in Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering

  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!

  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.

  The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 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 Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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• About the company

  Raytheon Technologies is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises four industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense.

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