Senior Project Engineer & TPM – Secret Clearance, Onsite Cedar Rapids

globalhr; Cedar Rapids (IA); 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

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, a RTX company, is seeking a Senior Engineer Project Engineer (PE) / Technical Program Manager (TPM) for a team in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This role leads engineering to support mission-critical capabilities for warfighters, collaborating with military customers, and cross-functional teams across systems, software, hardware, and firmware.

Onsite in Cedar Rapids, you will drive product development, manage budgets and schedules, perform EVM analysis, and guide risk mitigation. U.S.

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in avionics systems development, verification/validation, and interfaces.
• Active SECRET clearance and U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technology and engineering focal point for leadership and customer.
• Guide engineering development per management systems, processes, budgets and schedules.
• Develop and monitor project plans, schedules, and budgets for small to mid-size projects.
• Provide Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis on assigned programs.
• Lead SETR events (PDR, CDR, TRR, etc).
• Define and manage technical risks & opportunities and mitigation plans.
• Coach and delegate work to team members and ensure staffing.

Skills

Project leadership

Earned Value Management

Risk management

Agile processes

Communication

Bid/proposal experience

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Confluence/JIRA

SEER tools

Job description

Collins Aerospace, a RTX company, is seeking a Senior Engineer Project Engineer (PE) / Technical Program Manager (TPM) for a team in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This role leads engineering to support mission-critical capabilities for warfighters, collaborating with military customers, and cross-functional teams across systems, software, hardware, and firmware.

Onsite in Cedar Rapids, you will drive product development, manage budgets and schedules, perform EVM analysis, and guide risk mitigation. U.S.