Production Engineering Manager — Lean Ops & Automation

Collins Aerospace; City of Rome (NY); 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) plan with employer matching

Tuition program

Employee Assistance Program

Parental leave benefits

HSA/Wellness programs

Onsite facilities

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Production Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team of manufacturing and industrial engineers and machine programmers onsite at US-based facilities. Travel up to 10% is required to support operations and project goals.

The role drives process optimization, engineering changes, and lean initiatives while partnering with Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to achieve safety, quality, and productivity objectives.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
• 4+ years of manufacturing/industrial engineering experience
• 4+ years in technical leadership
• 3+ years experience with Lean or Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organization
• Experience with project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of manufacturing engineers, industrial engineers, and machine programmers.
• Set clear goals, performance standards, and development plans for team members.
• Foster a culture of problem solving, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Own technical process standards, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation.
• Drive process optimization to improve safety, quality, throughput, and cost.
• Implement engineering changes, support new product introduction, and lead process validation activities.
• Lead time studies, labor standards development, and capacity modeling.
• Optimize plant layout, material flow, ergonomics, and workflow efficiency.
• Implement Lean Manufacturing initiatives and support waste elimination across the facility.
• Oversee CNC, robotic, and automated equipment programming and optimization.
• Ensure programs meet performance, quality, and safety standards.
• Evaluate new technologies, automation opportunities, and tooling improvements.
• Serve as technical escalation point for production issues.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action activities.
• Partner with Quality to ensure compliance with internal and external standards.
• Support capital projects, process capability improvements, and equipment upgrades.
• Collaborate with Operations on production planning, capacity analysis, and readiness.
• Track and report engineering KPIs including OEE, scrap, downtime, and productivity improvements.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

CNC programming

Machining processes

Automated systems

Job description

RTX is seeking a Production Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team of manufacturing and industrial engineers and machine programmers onsite at US-based facilities. Travel up to 10% is required to support operations and project goals.

The role drives process optimization, engineering changes, and lean initiatives while partnering with Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to achieve safety, quality, and productivity objectives.