Senior Manager, Environmental Effects Engineering (Onsite)

Collins Aerospace; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vacation time

401(k) plan with employer matching

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager in Cedar Rapids, IA to lead a team of test technicians and engineers in production qualification testing. You will hire, mentor, and review staff, manage budgets, and ensure projects meet schedules and objectives.

Occasional travel may be required. The role requires a STEM degree (or advanced degree) with significant engineering leadership experience and the ability to obtain a DoD security clearance.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience.
• Ability to obtain a US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance.
• Prior EMI, Nuclear Engineering, or Lab Management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, guidance, hiring, and mentoring to new engineers and technicians.
• Prepare/deliver performance reviews and coach staff.
• Plan salaries, reward and recognize individuals, and manage staff performance.
• Identify staff, facilities, and equipment for project execution and ensure budgets and schedules are met.
• Lead cross functional teams in qualification testing of aerospace products and ensure project execution aligns with cost objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Staff mentoring

Budgeting

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-26

Country: United States of America

Location: US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-106 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 106

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

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

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Environmental Effects Engineering organization is looking for a candidate to fill a Senior Engineering Manager position in Cedar Rapids Iowa. This position will lead a team of approximately 15 bargaining unit test technicians and nuclear/EMI test engineers performing production qualification testing.

What You Will Do:

The candidate will be responsible for providing leadership, guidance, hiring, and mentoring to new engineers and technicians. A candidate for this position will prepare/deliver performance reviews, provide coaching/mentoring, assist in career development, plan salaries, reward and recognize individuals, and manage staff performance, as needed. The candidate will also be responsible for identifying the necessary staff, facilities, and equipment for the successful execution of projects. In addition to strong leadership and organizational skills, candidates must have experience in bargaining unit management and aerospace product qualification testing.

Candidate will be responsible for adherence to capital and operating budgets, schedules, work plans and performance requirements, along with the planning and budgeting for the acquisition of test equipment. Occasional domestic and international travel is rare but may be expected for this position.

Other responsibilities and job requirements include but are not limited to the following:

• Strong leadership and management skills with the ability to lead a cross functional team in the qualification testing of aerospace products.
• Experience in overall successful project execution and oversight to ensure development teams have properly planned, set up project schedules, identified, hired and trained staff for project execution, and provide oversight that the team executes to the established schedule and cost objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to interface with Engineering Managers, Technical Project Managers, Program Managers and Operations Managers across all business areas within Collins Aerospace.
• Experience in supporting pursuit activities, including bids and proposals.
• Experience identifying and tracking work packages that can be worked by subcontract companies.
• Assigns technical resources to work assignments (workforce allocation).
• Ensures compliance to development processes and standard work requirements.
• Actively addresses employee performance and development issues.
• Experience in performance review and career development planning for individual contributors.
• Salary planning experience.
• Responsible for the development and technical coaching/mentoring of staff.
• Responsible for on-boarding and assimilation of new hires.
• Experience with working with bargaining unit technicians and related labor relations rules.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
• Ability to obtain a US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance.
• Prior EMI, Nuclear Engineering, or Lab Management experience

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Prior experience in Aerospace Qualification Testing

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 illness insurance, 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!

Eligible for relocation assistance

*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.

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.

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 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.