Project Engineer - Factory Support - Tac Comm

Collins Aerospace; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a Project Engineer to lead factory execution, obsolescence management, and production sustainment across tactical radio lines. You will bridge Engineering and Operations, ensuring production needs are met and technical issues are resolved efficiently. The role requires active SECRET clearance and U.S.

citizenship, with up to 10% travel. You will engage in CAM activities, cross-functional testing, and cost/schedule performance for assigned control

Qualifications

• Experience with the systems development lifecycle: requirements, design, integration, verification/validation.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.
• Active SECRET clearance and U.S. citizenship are required for start date.
• Typically requires a STEM degree and 2 years of relevant experience or an Advanced Degree.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate across engineering and operations to ensure production needs are met and issues resolved.
• Own CAM cost and schedule performance and lead related engineering actions.
• Represent Engineering in factory meetings and communicate needs to the engineering org.
• Present technical data to diverse audiences, from engineering discussions to leadership briefings.
• Coordinate with factory partners for near-term and long-range planning and resource needs.

Skills

System development process

Travel up to 10%

SECRET clearance

U.S. citizenship

STEM degree or advanced degree

Education

STEM degree (Bachelor or higher)

Tools

EVM

Risk registers

Agile planning

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-11-03

Country: United States of America

Location: US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-137 ~ 855 35Th St NE ~ BLDG 137

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type: Secret - Current

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Project Engineer to join our Tac Comm team in Cedar Rapids, IA.

We’re looking for a driven and detail‑oriented Project Engineer to serve as the engineering lead for factory execution, obsolescence management, and production sustainment across multiple tactical radio product lines. In this role, you will act as the day‑to‑day technical and program coordinator between Engineering and Operations, ensuring production needs are met and technical issues are resolved efficiently.

As part of our Systems Engineering organization, you’ll work directly with hardware, lead engineering support for part obsolescence and alternate‑part transitions, coordinate cross‑functional testing, and maintain cost and schedule performance for assigned control accounts. Success in this role requires strong communication and briefing skills, with the ability to translate complex technical data into clear updates for engineers, factory teams, and program leadership.

What You Will Do

• Work closely with a highly motivated and dedicated team of professionals to coordinate across a broad set of technical domains and radio product lines, delegating tasks, monitoring progress, and verifying completion of engineering deliverables that support production builds, obsolescence transitions, and sustainment activities.
• Own Control Account Management (CAM) activities by maintaining cost and schedule performance for assigned control accounts, participating in CAM reviews, identifying risks, and driving the required engineering actions to ensure alignment with program and factory execution objectives
• Represent Engineering in factory Tier meetings, providing updates on obsolescence status, engineering readiness, risks, and schedule, while communicating factory needs back into the engineering organization
• Prepare and present technical data to diverse audiences, from detailed engineering discussions to tactical factory updates and leadership briefings, ensuring complex information is conveyed accurately and effectively
• Maintain continuous coordination with factory partners to support near‑term and long‑range planning needs, including preparation for quarterly planning events, alignment of engineering activities with production forecasts, and proactive identification of constraints or resource needs

SIGN ON BONUS ELIGIBLE

Qualifications You Must Have

• Experience with the systems development process, including requirements capture, design, decomposition, integration, and verification/validation
• Ability to travel up to 10%
• Active and transferable SECRET clearance is required prior to start date
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field

Qualifications We Prefer

• Prior experience in a manufacturing setting, supporting factory operations, or obsolescence management
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and lead technical execution activities across cross‑functional teams
• Strong communication and presentation skills with ability to brief technical information clearly to diverse audiences
• Experience with program execution tools such as EVM, risk registers, or Agile planning systems
• Experience working in an Agile environment

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
• This position is eligible for relocation assistance
• And more!

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customers succeed today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

*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.

Employee Referral Eligible

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As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attendselect 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.

The salary range for this role is 68,900 USD - 131,100 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.