Chief Product Owner (Onsite)

Collins Aerospace; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) with matching funds

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Technical Product Leader in Rockford, IL. You will lead a portfolio of power-electronics products, including inverters, converters, and electronic starters, translating customer needs into actionable engineering work across cross-functional teams.

You will own the product roadmap, align technical direction with budget and schedule, and ensure on-time, high-quality delivery while managing risk and cost.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree with 10+ years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 7+ years.
• Strong leadership and communication skills for coordinating across engineering, program management, and customers.
• Experience in aerospace power-electronics products and DoD programs preferred.
• Ability to prioritize product activities and manage roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical baseline across aerospace power-electronics products (inverters, converters, starters).
• Serve as the primary technical contact for customers and translate feedback into product priorities.
• Own and prioritize product activities to align with program objectives.
• Coordinate across engineering and cross-functional teams to deliver.
• Drive on-time, high-quality delivery while addressing cost/schedule/quality risks.
• Evaluate customer requests for feasibility and impact.
• Support proposals and product deliveries balancing requirements with resources.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities to improve value and profitability.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Product lifecycle management

Customer requirements translation

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in related field

Tools

Power electronics domain knowledge

MIL-STD specifications

DoD program experience

Job description

Country: United States of America

Location: US-IL-ROCKFORD-P6 ~ 4747 Harrison Ave ~ 4747 HARRISON AVE-P6

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

Collins Aerospace is looking for a Technical Product Leader to help drive the development and delivery of advanced power-electronics products for the aerospace industry.

In this role, you will serve as a technical leader across a portfolio of products, including inverters, converters, electronic starters, and related power-electronics devices. You will connect customer needs with engineering execution, working across multiple teams to ensure products meet technical requirements while staying aligned with program cost, schedule, and quality objectives.

If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, working directly with customers, leading cross-functional teams, and taking ownership of products from concept through delivery, this role gives you the opportunity to make a direct impact.

What You Will Do

• Lead the technical baseline across multiple aerospace power-electronics products, including inverters, converters, electronic starters, and related devices.
• Serve as the primary technical contact for customers, understanding their needs and translating requirements and feedback into clear product priorities.
• Own and prioritize product activities, ensuring technical work remains aligned with overall program objectives.
• Coordinate across engineering and cross-functional teams to keep development activities moving toward successful product delivery.
• Drive on-time, high-quality delivery of products and technical services while identifying and addressing issues that could impact performance, cost, schedule, or quality.
• Evaluate customer requests and feedback, working with technical teams to determine feasibility, impact, and the appropriate path forward.
• Support customer proposals and product deliveries, balancing technical requirements with available resources, cost, and schedule.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and work with engineering and program teams to improve product value and project profitability.
• Collaborate with customers, engineering, program leadership, and internal stakeholders to maintain alignment around product objectives and technical direction.
• Develop and maintain the product roadmap, defining delivery schedules, key milestones, future capabilities, and potential technology-development paths.
• Serve as a key interface between internal teams, ensuring everyone understands and remains aligned with program budget, schedule, technical, and quality targets.
• Anticipate technical risks and competing priorities, helping teams make informed decisions and keep the product moving forward.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with power electronics products, applicable MIL-STD specifications, and relevant technical domain knowledge.
• Experience providing technical leadership and/or design leadership for complex, large-scale systems, or a related industry certification.
• Experience supporting DoD or similar major programs throughout the product lifecycle, including FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 15 proposal activities.
• Experience making data-driven decisions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with time-critical requirements and competing priorities.
• Experience interfacing with customers and internal stakeholders and leading technical solutions for complex user requirements.
• Strong communication, technical writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

What We Offer

• 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 illnessinsurance, 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!

We make modern flight possible for millions of travelers and our military every second. Our major product lines are on-board virtually every aircraft flying. Be it keeping passengers safe with our emergency power generation systems or creating a positive in flight experience through reliable cabin pressure controls and quieter engines, Power & Controls focuses on delivering a best-in-class experience to our customers. We hire the top people in the industry. Their ideas drive our performance, and their integrity keeps our customers happy. Join us as we take flight!

• Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

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.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.