Director, Platform & Production IPT Chief Engineer

Polluxa, Inc.; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus Eligible

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking an Engineering Director to lead the Platform, Production, and Sustainment IPT for the Survivable Airborne Operations Center program. This director will oversee flight deck, interior monuments, seating, and power & controls engineering, ensuring design maturity and production readiness across multiple domains.

The role requires active DoD Secret clearance (Top Secret preferred) and is onsite in Richardson, Texas.

Qualifications

• US Government Department of Defense Active Secret Security Clearance required prior to Day 1
• Top Secret clearance preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide executive-level technical leadership for Platform, Production, and Sustainment subsystem development, integration, and subsystem-level test execution.
• Serve as the functional leader for all Project Engineers assigned to the PPS IPT, ensuring alignment, staffing, and performance oversight.
• Lead technical execution across flight deck systems, interior monuments, seating, and power & controls disciplines to ensure requirements, design maturity, and integration readiness.
• Ensure subsystem requirements development, allocation, traceability, and verification planning align with SEIT baselines and program architecture.
• Oversee production transition planning, ensuring engineering outputs, documentation, and configuration baselines are ready for manufacturing and sustainment environments.

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking an Engineering Director to lead the Platform, Production, and Sustainment IPT for the Survivable Airborne Operations Center program. This director will oversee flight deck, interior monuments, seating, and power & controls engineering, ensuring design maturity and production readiness across multiple domains.

The role requires active DoD Secret clearance (Top Secret preferred) and is onsite in Richardson, Texas.