Director, Cargo Engineering (onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-03-31

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HND01: Interiors (Cargo) - Jamestown 2604 Highway 20 North, Jamestown, ND, 58401 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Collins Aerospace is seeking a dynamic leader for Director, Cargo Engineering based onsite in Jamestown, ND. In this key position, you’ll drive the strategy, execution, and innovation of our Cargo Systems engineering organization, collaborating with global teams to meet both customer and business goals.

As a senior leader, you'll shape the technology strategy, develop a strong product portfolio, and foster a culture centered on CORE & RLPM principles. You’ll lead complex, cross-functional projects across multiple locations, ensuring performance objectives are met while maintaining adherence to company policies.

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology. Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. If you're ready to lead high-impact teams and drive change, we want to hear from you!

This position is eligible for relocation support to Jamestown, ND.

What You Will Do:

• Drives execution of strategic programs to ensure longevity of product line as well as engage with industry and customer leaders to ensure current and future customer needs are consistently captured and delivered
• Develops engineering talent, and the identification and coaching of engineering leaders is a key responsibility within this role. The leader will ensure the engineering teams are trained in the advanced tools, techniques and processes to drive superior quality into every product we produce
• Directly manages and leads large teams of individual specialists and manager including multi-disciplinary, multi-organization teams. Works across the organization and various disciplines, including Engineering, Quality, Business and Operations
• Contributes to the development of program execution and certification plans and ensure the overall resource demands in terms of staffing, test facilities, and capabilities satisfy the needs of the program execution teams.
• Works with Discipline Managers, Program Chief Engineer, and Engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT) leaders to identify short and long term capacity and capability gaps and drive corresponding plans to resolve differences between resource supply versus demand. This will include development of internal and external relationships to leverage state-of-the-art non-core engineering capabilities
• Responsibility for overall Design Authority for the site and provides the senior level technical and engineering interface into customers and internally within Collins Aerospace. The candidate is accountable for ensuring rigorous design reviews are conducted to underpin formal certification of each deliverable product. Will also manage engineering budgets, headcount and cost centers to ensure accurate forecasts are maintained and financial obligations are achieved
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 10%
  
  

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 14 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 18 years of relevant experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
  
  

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Project management and performance measurement using an Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
• Requirements Management & Financial/Budgeting Acumen
• Direct experience with Lean, Agile, CORE, PPAP, and policy deployment
• Experience leading and coaching people to develop core leadership skills and innovative solutions to problems
• Demonstrated experience with leading organizations involved in the execution of a large portfolio of technically advanced engineering programs
• Technical leadership experience with a global team
  
  

What We Offer

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! 
  
  

At Collins Aerospace, our Interiors team is focused on innovation, safety and cost efficiency. But we don’t just get people from point A to point B. We’re committed to making air travel more comfortable, connected and secure. As a leader in aviation interior products and services, we’re helping airlines and original equipment manufacturers create a positive experience for their customers. With offices and manufacturing facilities in more than 12 states across the U.S. and more than 10 countries around the globe, we’re changing the game of aircraft interiors. Are you ready to join our team?

• 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 176,000 USD - 352,000 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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