Collins Aerospace is modernizing the Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) capabilities to our customer's most crucial platforms. This position is for a highly motivated Senior Systems Engineering Manager and a member of Strategic Solutions Engineering team. You will lead a small team of Systems Engineers whose charter is to design, develop, test, and deploy mission critical weapon systems for the United States Air Force.
Requirements
- Five (5) years of experience in all phases of product development (full life cycle) in Systems Engineering programs.
- One (1) year of experience as an engineering lead, lead software/systems engineer, project lead, or IPT lead
- Experience/knowledge with development methods such as Iterative or Agile.
- Experience with Avionics and/or communication systems.
- Experience in design and development of processing systems.
- Experience with $15-50M+ Systems Engineering execution efforts.
- Agile Coaching and execution experience in a multi-discipline (Systems, Software, and Hardware) engineering environment.
Responsibilities
- You will direct the utilization of systems engineering fundamentals, project management, and development/test concepts for mission applications.
- You will guide team members on the creation of engineering plans, execution baselines, program execution and staffing plans, and technical risk assessments in support of customer expectations and business objectives
- You will guide team members on, the management of scope, schedule and budget for systems engineering activities; candidate must have experience in using Earned Value Management System (EVMS) performance measurement; candidate must be able to assign and coordinate staffing
- You will lead, review, and provide guidance to team members on bid and proposal activities for Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and pursuits
- Learn and apply advanced digital engineering methodologies such as Model-Based Systems Engineering, digital twin simulation/integration/testing, and the automation of build delivery and test processes to enhance mission system designs.
- Gain experience with integrating complex Systems of Systems, enhancing skills in working with Military Avionics and Mission Systems engineering
Other
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
- You will lead the engineering team using strong interaction, interpersonal, mentoring and negotiating skills, and will be responsible for managing project risks/issues and elevating to upper management when appropriate.
- In addition, the candidate will be responsible for adhering to and supporting Collins Aerospace process methodologies while managing commitments to meet project financial and schedule deliverables and quality requirements.
- You will perform hiring decisions, performance assessment, and personnel management for a team of technical staff members
