Job Description

The Collins Aerospace Business & Regional Avionics and Heads-Up Guidance Systems Department is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to join our leadership team. We are looking for a motivated individual with proven experience in leading civil-certified avionics Software and System development teams.

The candidate we are seeking is a strong, passionate leader with an action-oriented, collaborative mindset, who operates with a vision, delivers benefits to meet/exceed expectations, builds and enhances her/his teammates, evaluates and takes action on the performance of self and others, proactively plans for teammates’ and customers’ needs, all while operating with full integrity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum 16 years of experience or Master’s degree with minimum 14 years of experience in the aerospace sector.
• Leadership experience in avionics Software & System development & certification (civil certified projects under ARP475A and DO-178B/C)
• Proven track record of successful project execution leadership, while meeting cost, schedule, scope, and quality commitments
• Possess a collaborative way of working, particularly in a global environment
• Demonstrated success in balancing business needs across multiple projects by working with multiple engineering teams
• Experience leading teams with the Agile methodology
• Strong written & oral communicator and change agent; able to interface with the spectrum of individual contributors to executive leadership

Job Responsibilities

• A leader of leader who manages a large team of both experienced professionals and team leaders in Software Engineering.
• Lead the department in ensuring all development projects meet the needs of applicable avionics certification and process requirements
• Establishes procedures for addressing problems and makes recommendations to management to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of software engineering activities.
• Lead change initiatives: identify and implement creative, compliant ways to balance the cost of change with engineering value
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to understand program needs & challenges; lead the team to generate and execute plans which deploy appropriate solutions
• Owns the development and execution of long-term strategy (3-5 years).
• Focuses on plans with short-to medium-term focus (1-2 years).
• Drive building of robust competencies around the functional areas in the department
• Designing and implementing systems, policies and procedures to facilitate continuous process improvements to ensure we implement best practices across the organization.
• Work in a dynamic environment, where juggling current commitments and generating innovative plans for the future are the norm
• Identify, recruit, retain, and develop engineering talent across the spectrum of entry-level to very experienced system engineers
• Build and leverage networks within the department, within Collins Aerospace
• Communicate well with a wide variety of individuals including Engineering, Program Management, internal leadership, and customers.
• Build a strong leadership pipeline
• Explore and enable new opportunities for capability growth
• Drive Continuous Improvement and Innovation culture across teams
• Influences others outside of own job area regarding policies, practices and procedures

Skills Required

• Aerospace