Associate Director Value Stream Leader (Program Manager) - JEDI Connected Battlespace Emerging Capabilities (CBEC) (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-02-14

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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.

The JADC2 Experimentation and Demonstration IPT (JEDI) organization, a part of the Connected Battlespace and Emerging Capabilities (CBEC) business has an immediate need for a Value Stream Leader (VSL) in our growing portfolio. This VSL will have profit and loss responsibility for Research and Development programs and key organization programs internally and externally funded. The Product Line Value Stream Leader (VSL) leads the IPT through the life cycle tenets of the Collins Management System for their assigned development, inclusive of pursuit and order capture, design and development for the Department of Defense and other Agencies.

This role focuses on developing and implementing a bridge between S&T / low TRL to high TRL and ultimately a profitable product line.  This will involve day to day work with engineering and business development, forming a strong triad to assess market space and customer defined gaps, develop product roadmaps, secure IRAD to fulfill product roadmaps, and ultimately develop market defined minimum viable products (MVPs). Experience with Artificial Intelligence, data science, edge based processing, and scaling a product down from enterprise computing as well as scaling up in a VM or Kubernettes environment will all be of significant value to this role.  

This is an on-site position at one of the following site locations:

• Cedar Rapids, Iowa

• McKinney, Texas

• Rosslyn, Virginia

• Dulles, Virginia

• Marlboro, Massachusetts

• El Segundo, California

What You Will Do

• Develops program plans, schedules, and budgets for internally and externally funded programs and manages them to successful completion

• Execution responsibilities include cost, schedule, technical performance, risk management and milestone completion for assigned programs

• Coordinates with program management, engineering, business development and sales to generate technology roadmaps

• Supports strategic planning efforts, contract negotiations, and manages key vendor relationships

• Collaborate with other internal Collins Aerospace business units on R&D projects

• Leads innovative programs and manages a matrixed team

• The successful candidate will also possess excellent oral and written communication skills, teamwork, and critical thinking skills. Experience capturing S&T funding to augment internal investments is beneficial

• Have demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple efforts simultaneously

• Have demonstrated ability to lead cross functional teams

• Have demonstrated ability work effectively with team members in remote locations and time zones

• Have demonstrated ability to lead and be accountable for Pursuit, Order, & Capture activities as part of growing the business

• Have demonstrated the ability to interface with customers (e.g., DARPA, AFRL, NRL, NSA, Prime Contractors, etc.) during program execution

• Perform regular EACs and PMRs with an ability to brief senior leadership

• Identifies and reacts to program problems and recommends solutions, such as allocation of resources and changing contractual specifications, and assists in resolution development for escalated problems

• Supervises the appropriate use of all resources allocated to the program to ensure efficient use of resources

• Be able to travel up to 25%

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 16 years of relevant experience

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret Security Clearance is required prior to start date ​

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance ​

• Experience with Systems and Project Management

• Experience leading and managing complex product or system developments

Qualifications We Prefer

• Active Top Secret or TS/SCI /SAP is preferred

• Previous Engineering experience is preferred

• Experience with hardware and/or software project planning and execution is preferred

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!  

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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. ​

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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.  ​

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

The salary range for this role is 147,000 USD - 295,000 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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