Senior Project Engineer – Multidisciplinary Lead (Onsite)

Collins Aerospace; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) plan with employer matching

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for the Test Solutions Engineering (CTSE) organization, leading multidisciplinary teams across systems, mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines to develop complex test solutions for operations, service and external customers.

The role reports to an Engineering Manager in CTSE, ensuring successful project execution from inception through deployment, with ongoing support.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
• Prior project leadership of multidiscipline engineering teams and managing customer relationships

Responsibilities

• Lead project technical execution and maintain performance metrics for decision making and continuous improvement purposes
• Manage project scope (requirements and change requests) ensuring it meets agreed to commitments
• Generate and maintain project schedules with understood dependencies, deliveries, and critical path
• Utilize Earned Value (EV) methods for managing project budget (and schedule)
• Ensure project meets quality expectations
• Identify risks and opportunities and resolve them through proactive ownership
• Prepare well-crafted presentations reporting project status to leadership teams
• Develop Engineering estimates and proposals for potential projects and gaining organizational buy-in

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Scheduling

Earned Value

Quality assurance

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

MS Project

Avionics knowledge

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for the Test Solutions Engineering (CTSE) organization, leading multidisciplinary teams across systems, mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines to develop complex test solutions for operations, service and external customers.

The role reports to an Engineering Manager in CTSE, ensuring successful project execution from inception through deployment, with ongoing support.