Job Description

Date Posted:

2025-06-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

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:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Come and discover an exciting opportunity at Collins Aerospace as a Manager of Integrated Program Scheduling. This position is an individual contributor role where you will take the lead in crafting, integrating, and optimizing detailed process plans and schedules that drive project success from start to finish. Your autonomy in developing IMP/IMS models directly from proposals and contracts will shape the future of our initiatives, ensuring precision and excellence every step of the way. Seize this chance to influence and innovate in a role where your strategic vision and expertise make a tangible impact.

This position will be located onsite in either our Cedar Rapids, IA or McKinney, TX site.

What You Will Do

• Support scheduling activities for high-risk programs, ensuring alignment with contractual objectives

• Utilize expertise in earned value management and scheduling tools (SAP, SSI, OnePager Pro, Microsoft products) to monitor and report performance and perform month end activities.

• Resolve complex issues and contribute to the development of scheduling standards and techniques

• Coordinate integrated master plans and schedules across functional groups to meet program objectives

• Conduct schedule risk assessments and utilize project management techniques to track progress and identify variances and develop risk mitigation strategies

• Develop IMP/IMS models independently from proposal documents and ensure compliance with project requirements

• Lead training initiatives for program specialists and junior schedulers, ensuring proficiency in scheduling practices

• Contributes to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards. Considered an expert in the field within the organization

• All Statement of Work (SOW) discrete scope is modeled in the IMS. Assist program teams in developing WBS in accordance with MIL-STD-881

• Collaborate and establish relationships with VSL’s, CAM’s and Financial Analysts.

• Understands and complies with requirements in DI-MGMT-81861B/C, DCMA Schedule Assessment Guide and Planning and Scheduling Excellence Guide

• Ensure adherence to company policies and ethical standards, with a focus on compliance and effective resolution of issues

• Travel up to 10%

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.

Qualifications We Prefer

• At least 5 years of experience with integrated schedules and network logic using Microsoft Project software

• At least 5 years of experience performing scheduling process root cause analysis, earned value analysis, and defining and implementing corrective action

• Project Management experience

• Strong understanding of Earned Value Concepts

• Experience presenting to large groups and leadership

• Experience with Microsoft Office applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint

• Experience with SAP & Cobra

What We Offer

May be eligible for relocation.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• 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!

Learn More & Apply Now!

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

Role Type Definitions: *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

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 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.

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