Chief Engineer, Open Systems Architecture

Prattwhitney; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 132,400 - 251,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign‑On Bonus Eligible

Relocation assistance

Healthcare benefits

Vacation & time off

Tuition reimbursement

Life & disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Wellness programs

Education reimbursement

Flexible work options

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, located in Cedar Rapids, IA, seeks a Senior Principal Project Engineer – Chief Engineer to lead Open Systems Solutions product development as the technical design authority. This onsite role requires U.S.

citizenship and a Secret clearance with potential Top Secret eligibility. You will drive architecture, coordinate multi‑discipline teams, and manage plans, schedules, and risks while interfacing with customers and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in systems, software, or multidisciplinary engineering leadership roles.
• Proven authority in leading technical direction, architecture definition, and cross‑functional integration on complex programs.
• Proven experience planning and executing engineering scope, including WBS, schedules, and project controls.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical design authority for OSS products ensuring architecture aligns with strategy.
• Lead cross‑discipline integration across systems, software, electrical, mechanical, and specialty engineering.
• Develop and manage engineering plans, schedules, estimates, and controls.
• Coordinate technical content for proposals, business cases, specifications, and contract commitments.
• Set design direction and oversee development, integration, verification, and qualification activities.
• Identify issues, drive timely resolution, and maintain execution to cost, schedule, and performance targets.
• Coordinate resources with functional leaders to apply the right engineering skillsets.
• Act as primary technical interface for program leadership, customers, and suppliers.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Technical design authority

Project planning & controls

Risk & opportunity management

AMS GRA experience

Agile execution

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, located in Cedar Rapids, IA, seeks a Senior Principal Project Engineer – Chief Engineer to lead Open Systems Solutions product development as the technical design authority. This onsite role requires U.S.

citizenship and a Secret clearance with potential Top Secret eligibility. You will drive architecture, coordinate multi‑discipline teams, and manage plans, schedules, and risks while interfacing with customers and suppliers.