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Collins Aerospace · 2 days ago

Principal Program Chief Engineer - Ejection & Propulsion (Onsite)

Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$101K/yr - $203K/yr

5+ years exp

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. They are seeking a Principal Program Chief Engineer to support development and Low Rate Initial Production contracts, acting as the primary technical interface to the customer and ensuring technical requirements and scope are met.

AerospaceIndustrialMilitarySatellite Communication

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Primary technical interface to the customer and has the primary accountability for meeting technical requirements and scope for the program including cost and schedule

Directs technical system-level trade studies and has design authority approval

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

Responsible for capturing lessons learned

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

Lead project activities, provide technical guidance, and motivate multi-disciplinary engineering teams ensuring collaboration of Engineering and Production activities

Coordinate project staffing with Engineering Management and provide timely forecasts of staffing demand

Perform Risks & Opportunities Management activities throughout project execution

Track, report, and analyze project health metrics, to include Earned Value, Requirements, Test Burndown, Software/Hardware Discovery and Quality

Present project status to multiple levels of Leadership

Support internal and external stakeholders as the primary technical point of contact

Support Pursuit & Order capture activities including bidding & estimation efforts for new projects. This will include activities such as proposal response, development of the work breakdown structure and statement of work, support technical design approach, and creation of project schedule

Evaluate & document current (and define future) architectures to solve business problems

Qualification

Program ManagementSystems EngineeringTechnical LeadershipEarned Value ManagementCustomer ManagementProject ExecutionRisk ManagementMulti-disciplinary Collaboration

Required

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience

Previous leadership experience (Project or People Management)

Preferred

Design, analysis or test engineering experience

Earned Value experience

Customer communications and customer management experience

Previous Programmatic Experience (Program Management, Project Management, etc.) preferred

Benefits

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!