Manager – AI Enablement & Automation

globalhr; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transportation facility

Meal coupons

Group Health Insurance

Group Personal Accident Insurance

18 days vacation & 12 sick leaves

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Hyderabad, India, is seeking an Engineering Manager – AI Enablement & Automation (M4) to lead AI/ML and software engineering teams. The role drives the AI roadmap from ideation to deployment, balancing leadership, technical depth, and execution.

You will collaborate with global teams to enable scalable AI solutions, manage engineers, and advance capabilities across the organization in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/DS with 10+ years engineering leadership.
• Strong AI/ML, GenAI, software engineering expertise.
• Experience delivering complex initiatives and influencing across teams.
• Strong communication and people leadership skills.
• Preferred: experience with cloud, APIs, data platforms, CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• AI Strategy & Execution: translate strategy into priorities, plans, milestones and outcomes.
• Technical & Delivery Leadership: guide AI/ML, GenAI, automation and software initiatives.
• People & Capability: develop engineers, support hiring and performance management.
• Collaboration & Influence: partner with cross-functional teams to drive adoption.
• Innovation: focus on scalable AI/GenAI solutions across the org.
• Operational Excellence: establish practices and metrics to improve delivery.

Skills

AI/ML

GenAI

Software engineering

Team leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related STEM

Tools

Cloud platforms

APIs

CI/CD

Data platforms

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-09-24

Country:

India

Location:

IN-TS-HYDERABAD-B3F7 ~ DLF Cybercity Gachibowli ~ DLF CYBERCITY GACHIBOWLI-B3F7, 7th Fl in Block 3

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Engineering Manager – AI Enablement & Automation | M4

Job Summary
Lead a team of AI/ML and software engineering professionals developing AI-enabled solutions that improve engineering productivity and business outcomes. Own execution of the AI roadmap, translating business needs into scalable solutions from ideation → MVP → deployment → adoption. Balance people leadership, technical depth, execution, and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• AI Strategy & Execution: Translate AI strategy into priorities, plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes; identify and prioritize high-value AI opportunities.
• Technical & Delivery Leadership: Lead AI/ML, GenAI, automation, and software initiatives; guide technical decisions and resolve complex cross-team challenges.
• People & Capability: Develop experienced engineers, build AI/GenAI and software capabilities, support hiring and performance management, and develop future technical leaders.
• Collaboration & Influence: Partner with global engineering teams, architects, product owners, discipline leaders, and business stakeholders to drive adoption and reuse.
• Innovation: Focus innovation on the right business and engineering problems; enable experimentation and scale successful solutions across the organization.
• Operational Excellence: Establish engineering practices and metrics that improve adoption, productivity, quality, efficiency, and delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related STEM field with 10+ years of relevant engineering experience, including team leadership.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML, GenAI, software engineering, or related technologies.
• Experience delivering complex technical initiatives and influencing across teams.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, collaboration, and people leadership skills.
• Preferred
• Experience with cloud, APIs, data platforms, CI/CD, and modern software engineering.
• Experience building AI capabilities or platforms in a global engineering environment.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Transportation facility.
• Meal coupons
• Group Term Life Insurance.
• Group Health Insurance.
• Group Personal Accident Insurance.
• Entitled for 18 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave annually.
• Employee scholar program
• Work life balance
• Car lease program
• National Pension Scheme
• LTA
• Fuel & Maintenance /Driver wages
• Meal vouchers
• And more!

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

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.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.