Date Posted:
2026-04-14Country:
United States of AmericaLocation:
US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-130 ~ 5350 C Ave NE ~ BLDG 130Position Role Type:
OnsiteU.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.Security Clearance Type:
None/Not RequiredSecurity Clearance Status:
Not RequiredCollins Aerospace is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team of electrical design engineers and project engineers focused on complex product development for ruggedized electronics solutions used in many equipment types across the Collins Avionics business portfolio. The designs include elements of processing, graphics, video, ethernet, and IO for mission computer and displays products. This equipment is used on a range of aircraft platforms from Military Fixed Wing, Military and Commercial Rotary Wing, Commercial Air Transport, and Business and Regional aircraft.
The team has responsibilities for the full product life-cycle activities from road-mapping and conceptual design to sustainment support of in-production solutions. This team works closely with product development groups that specialize in mechanical design, platform (product) software, and systems engineering.
Candidates must have strong technical, organizational, and leadership skills as well as a good project management understanding to enable predictable execution by the team. They will be responsible for performance management, talent acquisition, and career development for a geographically distributed team in order to position the team for strong performance now and into the future. The candidate should show the ability to motivate and empower a team through passion and enthusiasm. An individual in this role will interface with technical and non-technical personnel across many business areas within Collins Aerospace as well as external customers requiring excellent written and verbal communication skills.
What You Will Do:
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Responsible for the success of the team in meeting program milestones and activities
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Responsible for adherence to existing budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements, along with planning and budgeting of new efforts
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Responsible for building and refining technical roadmaps that support the variety of needs from different product and business markets
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Responsible for developing team staffing plans to meet a wide variety of technical projects
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Actively participates in team’s technical activities in order to coach and influence the team
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Actively evaluates individual employee performance and career development needs
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Oversees and participates in the development of engineering bids to ensure success
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Responsible for continually growing team capabilities through career development and onboarding of new hires.
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Occasional domestic travel (
