Senior Tactical Communications Project Lead

Collins Aerospace; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan with match

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager – Tactical Communications in Cedar Rapids, IA. You will lead an Integrated Product Team, drive systems engineering across lifecycle stages, and coordinate with external customers and executive leadership.

The role requires DoD Secret clearance eligibility, U.S. citizenship, and experience in Agile environments, with STEM education and multiple years in program management. Onsite role with travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Experience with the systems development lifecycle incl. requirements capture, design, integration, and verification/validation.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required for security clearance eligibility.
• Typically requires a STEM degree and 5 years of experience, or advanced degree with 3+ years.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional Integrated Product Team on next-gen Tactical Communications.
• Manage program schedule and cost performance (SPI/CPI) and IMS.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines to meet milestones.
• Interface with external customers and present program data to leadership.
• Travel up to 10% as needed.

Skills

Systems engineering

Customer interfacing

Program management

Agile environment

Security clearance readiness

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree (STEM)

Tools

Earned Value Management

SAFe Agile

Waterfall

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager – Tactical Communications in Cedar Rapids, IA. You will lead an Integrated Product Team, drive systems engineering across lifecycle stages, and coordinate with external customers and executive leadership.

The role requires DoD Secret clearance eligibility, U.S. citizenship, and experience in Agile environments, with STEM education and multiple years in program management. Onsite role with travel up to 10%.