PTO/Equip Sr Manager - 1st Shift - Onsite | Advanced Structures

Collins Aerospace; Mexicali; On-site; MXN 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, seeks a Senior Manager to lead engineering activities in Mexicali for product development, producibility, testing, qualification, and program execution.

The role demands 10+ years in STEM with aerospace experience and proven leadership; travel up to 20% internationally, strong budgeting, metrics, and continuous improvement focus.

Qualifications

• Typically requires STEM degree with extensive experience in engineering leadership.
• Experience in aerospace engineering and aircraft components is required.
• Root cause analysis and corrective actions implementation is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the engineering team with clear goals and mentoring.
• Coordinate engineering activities to meet program milestones and deliverables.
• Drive technical direction and resolve design challenges with cross-functional teams.
• Establish metrics and monitor performance to improve OTD, FPY and margins.
• Coordinate design, stress analysis, and qualification activities with stakeholders.
• Travel up to 20% domestically and internationally as needed.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Team leadership

Root cause analysis

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree

Tools

Teamcenter

ENOVIA

Job description

Date Posted:
2026-10-12
Country:
Mexico
Location:
MX-BCN-MEXICALI-238 ~ Blvd Venustiano Carranza #238 ~ BLDG 238, Desarrollo Industrial Colorado
Position Role Type:
Unspecified
The PTO/Equip Sr Manager provides technical and organizational leadership for engineering activities supporting product development, producibility, testing, qualification, and program execution. This role leads and develops engineering teams, coordinates cross-functional and customer activities, manages technical deliverables and budgets, and drives improvements in key business and program metrics. The PTO/Equip Sr Manager also provides technical direction on design changes, component qualification and validation, root cause investigations, and corrective and preventive actions.

What You Will Do

• Lead and develop the engineering team by establishing goals and priorities, assigning and reviewing work, monitoring individual and team performance, and providing training, mentoring, and development opportunities.
• Plan, organize, and coordinate engineering activities, resources, and priorities to support program goals, project milestones, and technical deliverables.
• Coordinate Development, Value Engineering, Producibility, and Testing activities with program customers and internal cross-functional teams.
• Drive closure of technical challenges by providing technical direction and guidance to engineering teams, cross-discipline peers, and subject matter experts.
• Coordinate design and stress analysis activities, including task assignments, technical reviews, milestone tracking, and deliverable completion.
• Establish metrics, reporting requirements, targets, and standards, and use data to monitor performance and drive improvements in OTD, FPY, productivity, and targeted turnback reduction.
• Create and execute low-cost sourcing plans and manage indirect and CFE spending to align budgets with program and strategic business objectives.
• Ensure standard analysis methods are applied and establish appropriate mitigation methods when required.
• Recommend and guide design changes to improve product performance, manufacturability, and program margins.
• Develop and implement methods for component qualification and validation, including tolerance stack-up studies to support design integrity and manufacturability.
• Lead engineering investigations to establish root cause and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, including cross-discipline, CEO, PTO, and program teams, as well as external customers, to support engineering and program objectives.
• Communicate goals, technical information, and program updates through regular staff meetings, individual meetings, and presentations to senior-level leadership.
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 20% as required by business needs.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 7 years of experience.
• Engineering team leadership experience, including work assignment, technical deliverable review, and performance management.
• Aerospace engineering experience with aircraft structures, parts, or components.
• Component qualification, validation, and testing experience, including test results documentation.
• Engineering investigation experience, including root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action implementation.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Design engineering and/or stress analysis experience, including structural analysis and CAD design.
• Program management experience, including technical requirements management and tracking technical deliverables across multiple projects.
• Experience with engineering and product lifecycle management platforms such as Teamcenter or ENOVIA.
• Aerospace qualification and integration experience, including RTCA DO-160 or equivalent testing and aircraft systems integration involving hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, latching, sealing, or thermal insulation systems.
• Experience applying continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, ACE, or CORE, and conducting failure root cause and corrective action investigations.

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