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Senior Engineering Manager - Power Electronics

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Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA Posted: Dec 15, 2021

Job Description

Date Posted:

2021-09-13-07:00

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Collins Aerospace is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team of electrical design engineers focused on power electronics solutions used in many equipment types across the Collins Avionics business portfolio. These equipment types include mission computers, integrated processing cabinets, head-down displays, as well as communication, navigation, and surveillance products. This equipment is used on a diverse 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.

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the success of the team in meeting planned 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%)

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of prior relevant experience OR
  • Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years’ experience OR
  • In absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience is required
  • Engineering/Other Technical Positions: Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws / regulations.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident with the 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience leading teams in a formal engineering manager role
  • Familiarity with avionics AC and DC power systems, power hold-up architectures, and EMI filtering design
  • 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)
  • Experience with parametric bid estimating methodology (SEER)

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.

Our Avionics team advances aviation electronics and information management solutions for commercial and military customers across the world. That means we’re helping passengers reach their destination safely. We’re connecting aircraft operators, airports, rail and critical infrastructure with intelligent data service solutions that keep passengers, flight crews and militaries connected and informed. And we’re providing industry-leading fire protection and safety systems that our customers can count on when it matters most. Are you ready to learn from the most knowledgeable experts in the industry, develop the technologies of tomorrow and reach new heights in your career? Join our Avionics team today.

Collins Aerospace Diversity & Inclusion Statement:

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.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

  • 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
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Optional coverages you can buy: Pet Insurance, Home and Auto, additional life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal
  • Ovia Health, fertility and family planning
  • Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 5 free counseling sessions
  • Redbrick - Incentives for a Healthy You
  • Autism Benefit
  • Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Best Doctors, second opinion program
  • And more!

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all U.S. positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

Note:

  • Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the U.S.)
  • Drug Screen only performed on re-hires who have been gone for more than 1 year

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.

Raytheon Technologies 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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Rockwell Collins designs, develops and provides mobile satellite communication equipment and related services.

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