Deputy Program Technical Manager - HCA21: Aerostructures - Chula Vista 850 Lagoon Blvd, Chula Vista, CA, 91910 USA

Date Posted:

2024-06-11

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCA21: Aerostructures - Chula Vista 850 Lagoon Blvd, Chula Vista, CA, 91910 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Collins Aerospace is looking for a Deputy Program Technical Manager (PTM) and provide technically informed, proactive leadership support for all technical activities for the BizJet Program Technical Office. You will serve primarily as the inward facing lead for all program-related technical activities in support of product development, flight test, certification, and Ship Unit Cost / Value Engineering and sustaining engineering. In addition, you will serve as the PTM back-up when needed and receive training and guidance to support obtaining a PTM role in the future.

• Position will be working onsite at our Chula Vista CA facility.
• Relocation assistance is available.

What You Will Do

• Work closely with the PTM, the D-PTM will establish the direction and required progress of the assigned team(s) activities. 
• Provide guidance and lead the team’s decision making, providing direction of progress and extent of progress.
• Support customer satisfaction through frequent interaction with the customer to address certification, field, or flight test issues and any other areas of concern.
• Ability to effect necessary progress in all technical disciplines
• Understand Technical Compliance Requirements for both customers and Collins Aerospace; understands the need to plan for all compliance requirements and drives to completion. 
• Provide technical leadership for the assigned program.
• Ability to communicate verbally, in writing and by presentations to both technical and non-technical personnel. 
• Ability to interact with all groups interfacing with the assigned team to ensure that progress is phased effectively. 
• Responsible to lay out engineering plans and implement them effectively. 
• Responsible to lay out an analysis plan in sufficient detail such that the management of the plan will provide visibility to indicate when corrective measures are needed.  
• Understand the Engineering LE budget process and able to work with engineering disciplines to track and meet budgets while maintaining schedule commitments. 
• Regularly review a status of the budget to ensure that planned work accomplished is compatible with budget expenditure
• Ability to propose and executive mitigations to recover budget overruns and schedule delays.
• Provide Continuous Improvement leadership in developing and using standardized component engineering processes, tools and templates for new product introduction, enhancing component commonality and re-use
• Create, make and lead presentations to executive level leadership
• Travel up to 15% domestically and internationally when circumstances permit
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications You Must Have

• Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and typically a minimum of 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and typically a minimum of 7 years of experience
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position 
• Experience designing and developing advanced aircraft structures
• Experience leading a team of professionals
• Experience with Continuous Improvement Tools and Processes

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience designing and certifying nacelles
• Project Lead experience
• Experience in a customer facing role
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, ACE or CORE
• Global leadership experience
• Experience working in a highly matrixed environment
• Advanced Degree (Master’s)
• Experience with an ERP system, SAP

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

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies 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.

Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable, and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us! 

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This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program.  The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey.  Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience.  Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.

Minimum Program Qualifications

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application
• Have prior experience in functional area of interest
• Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position

Diversity drives innovation, inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share

their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

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. 

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

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.  

The salary range for this role is 130,000 USD - 272,000 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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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