Global MES Program Director (Hybrid)

Collins Aerospace; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

Generous 401(k) plan with matching

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking an Associate Director, MES Program Manager to lead strategy, implementation, and optimization of MES across global operations in a hybrid role at Cedar Rapids facility.

The role requires 8+ years in program management of large enterprise systems, strong MES knowledge, and collaboration with engineering, IT, quality and leadership teams. Competitive benefits and career growth opportunities provided.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen - U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• 8+ years experience with program management oversight of DT software development or infrastructure initiatives with 3+ years experience building and managing schedules in MS Project.
• Proven experience managing large scale programs involving complex enterprise systems, such as ERP, Payroll, Data Repository, or Engineering systems.
• Demonstrated ability to interface and collaborate with concurrent Enterprise programs, managing dependencies, resources, and schedule.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder engagement, and executive reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and execution of the multi-year MES roadmap to align with business and operations strategy.
• Lead end-to-end program management for MES deployments, upgrades, and integrations Translate business objectives into functional MES requirements and scalable system solutions.
• Collaborate with manufacturing sites, engineering, quality, supply chain, and IT to drive standardization and adoption.
• Oversee project planning, budgets, timelines, risk management, change management, and communications.
• Ensure MES integrates effectively with enterprise systems.
• Establish governance structures, performance metrics, and continuous improvement processes.
• Partner with site leadership to ensure readiness (data, processes, training, validation) for MES go-live.

Skills

Program management

MES knowledge

MS Project

ERP systems

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

PMP or Agile certification

Tools

MS Project

ERP platforms

MES platforms

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking an Associate Director, MES Program Manager to lead strategy, implementation, and optimization of MES across global operations in a hybrid role at Cedar Rapids facility.

The role requires 8+ years in program management of large enterprise systems, strong MES knowledge, and collaboration with engineering, IT, quality and leadership teams. Competitive benefits and career growth opportunities provided.