Product Manager (Hybrid)

Collins Aerospace; Fairfield (CA); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Product Manager to lead the strategy, performance, and long-term direction of the Cartridge Actuated Devices product family within our aerospace portfolio. You will own the product roadmap, shape investment priorities, and guide decisions balancing customer needs, technical capabilities, and business goals.

In this hybrid Fairfield, CA role, you will collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Program Management to translate strategy into priorities

Qualifications

• University degree required with 8+ years' experience or advanced degree with 5+ years' experience.
• Minimum 5 years in product management, program management, engineering, or operations.
• Experience leading through influence across multiple functions.
• Experience with financial metrics such as P&L awareness, cost drivers, and investment planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the product-family strategy and roadmap, aligning customer needs, competitive positioning, technology priorities, and long-term business objectives.
• Lead product lifecycle planning, including obsolescence management, long-term sustainment strategies, and opportunities to expand or enhance product offerings.
• Identify, prioritize, and sponsor product improvements and investments that strengthen product performance, competitiveness, and long-term value.
• Manage product-family financial performance, including sales, margins, cost targets, profitability, investment requirements, and multi-year financial planning.
• Partner with Finance, Engineering, and Operations to align investments, identify cost reduction opportunities, and improve overall product profitability.
• Represent the voice of the customer in product strategy and decision-making, with a focus on reliability, delivery, competitiveness, and customer value.
• Coordinate across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management to align functional priorities, technical decisions, and execution plans with product and contractual requirements.
• Collaborate with Operations and Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) teams to define production capacity needs, improve production readiness, and prioritize resource allocation.
• Provide product-family insights and recommendations to support strategic planning, engineering investments long-range business plans, and capital investment decisions.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

P&L awareness

Investment planning

Product management

Financial metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Location: US-CA-FAIRFIELD-3530 ~ 3530 Branscombe Rd ~ BRANSCOMBE

Date Posted: 2026-11-05

Country: United States of America

Location: US-CA-FAIRFIELD-3530 ~ 3530 Branscombe Rd ~ BRANSCOMBE

Position Role Type: Hybrid

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 seeking a Product Manager to lead the strategy, performance, and long-term direction of the Cartridge Actuated Devices (CAD) product family within our aerospace and defense portfolio. In this role, you will own the product roadmap, shape investment priorities, and guide decisions that balance customer needs, technical capabilities, and business performance. From identifying opportunities to improve product competitiveness to planning for future technology needs and long-term sustainment, you will help determine how the product family evolves while ensuring it continues to deliver value to customers and the business.

Working closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Program Management, you will translate product strategy into actionable priorities across development, production, and sustainment. You will oversee product-family financial performance, influence cost and investment decisions, and align production capacity and operational readiness with customer demand. Serving as a key voice of the customer, you will help guide decisions affecting product reliability, delivery, and competitiveness. This position brings together product strategy, financial accountability, and cross-functional leadership, giving you direct influence over the performance and future direction of an established product family.

This is a Hybrid role in Fairfield, CA.

What You Will Do

• Develop and execute the product-family strategy and roadmap, aligning customer needs, competitive positioning, technology priorities, and long-term business objectives
• Lead product lifecycle planning, including obsolescence management, long-term sustainment strategies, and opportunities to expand or enhance product offerings
• Identify, prioritize, and sponsor product improvements and investments that strengthen product performance, competitiveness, and long-term value
• Manage product-family financial performance, including sales, margins, cost targets, profitability, investment requirements, and multi-year financial planning
• Partner with Finance, Engineering, and Operations to align investments, identify cost reduction opportunities, and improve overall product profitability
• Represent the voice of the customer in product strategy and decision-making, with a focus on reliability, delivery, competitiveness, and customer value
• Coordinate across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management to align functional priorities, technical decisions, and execution plans with product and contractual requirements
• Collaborate with Operations and Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) teams to define production capacity needs, improve production readiness, and prioritize resource allocation
• Provide product-family insights and recommendations to support strategic planning, engineering investments long-range business plans, and capital investment decisions

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience in product management, program management, engineering, operations, or equivalent cross-functional leadership role
• Experience leading through influence across multiple functions
• Experience with financial metrics such as P&L awareness, cost drivers, and investment planning

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience in the aerospace industry, particularly with hardware development, production, or sustainment
• Prior experience owning product roadmap, lifecycle, or portfolio-level decisions
• Experience with SIOP, engineering development lifecycles, or program execution under formal lifecycle management frameworks
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, PMTs/IPTs, or matrix organizations

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• 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!

Relocation Eligibility

• Eligible for relocation

Hybrid

Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

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.

The salary range for this role is 118,300 USD - 224,900 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 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.

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.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.