Date Posted:

2025-05-23

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX36: Richardson, TX 3200 E Renner Rd , Richardson, TX, 75082-2402 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

This position is for a senior professional with deep knowledge and highly developed technical expertise in Program Management, who leads medium to large-sized programs. Leader must demonstrate ability to develop program plans, schedules, and budgets while supporting strategic planning efforts, solutions for program problems, contract negotiations, and managing customer relationships.

This position will sit full-time onsite in one of the following locations:

Richardson, TX
Cedar Rapids, IA
Salt Lake City, UT

What You Will Do

Leads all phases of a large, complex program and utilizes Earned Value Management to ensure adherence to program plans, schedules, and budgets for programs under his/her responsibility and recommends appropriate adjustments. Takes ownership of program P&L, and positively drives accountability and results
Owns the customer interface: Establish and foster a One Team culture with the customer, understand their needs and issues, work together on recovery scenarios, and ensure the customer receives exemplary standards of service and the best value proposition
Proactively adjust program behaviors as necessary, in response to trends outlined in quarterly customer-generated assessment reports
Leads customer site visits and engages in Government facing meetings
Participates in and leads the negotiation of contracts and contractual changes, including coordinating preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements, operational budgets, specifications, and financial conditions of contracts to ensure legal compliance and to protect the organization’s interests
Identifies and reacts to program problems and supports solutions, such as allocation of resources, changing contractual specifications, and alternative strategy presentation to customer to drive increased scope for Collins and increased value to Collins and customers
Takes ownership of internal and external messaging aligned with stakeholder inputs. Prepares and presents internal and external executive-level briefs and Gate Reviews detailing program plans, progress reports, value-stream strategy, risks/opportunities, and results
Interfaces across multiple internal and geographically dispersed Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), ensuring consistent, level appropriate and effective messaging along with programmatic strategic requirements towards a definition of success and completion
Actively builds connections and strategic partnerships with others across functional, cultural, organizational, and global boundaries to improve business performance, ensure accurate resources allocation to the program, and align with company priorities
Looks for opportunities to grow the business, develops strategic plans for the future, and supports annual strategic planning efforts. Demonstrates an understanding of the social, political, legal, and economic trends and can assess the impacts to the business and suggest appropriate adjustments to the strategy
Travel for customer, company, and program related activities (appx. 25%)

Critical Skills

One Team: Customer relationship/satisfaction, cross functional/matrix relationships, influence across boundaries, conflict resolution
People Focused: Leadership, vision/strategy, team building, high emotional intelligence
Mission Driven: results/action oriented, accountability, problem solving, decision-making, effective communication (oral/written), ownership/autonomy
Program Management expertise: Gate Review process, Life Cycle Management, Earned Value Management, executive presentations, business acumen, discernment

Qualifications You Must Have

Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
Experience with Earned Value Management and/or P&L Management
Customer-facing program leadership experience required

What We Prefer

Active Top Secret or TS/SCI Security Clearance preferred
Knowledge of Government contracting and acquisition processes
Experience managing large classified programs
Experience building, leading, and developing teams
Programmatic and operational execution background
Strategic planning and business acumen

What We Offer

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.

*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 124,000 USD - 250,000 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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