Principal Project Engineer, Core Technologies Release Train Engineer - Military Veterans

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual, passionate about Agile and helping others, to lead an Agile transformation for a key technology team in our business. 

The Core Technologies team is focused on enabling our nation's military personnel to execute their missions as safely and effectively as possible.  For them to do this effectively, they need technology that gets the right data to the right people at the right time, keeping them a step ahead of their adversaries.  We achieve this by implementing the latest security technologies, while adhering to rigorous certification standards. 

The Core Technologies team is responsible for leading the design, test, and certification of secure mission computers, cross domain guards, and cryptographic products which equip our warfighters to thrive in today’s multi-domain battlespace.   

This position is intended to operate locally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

What You Will Do:  

• YOU will act as an Agile coach for other leaders within the Release Train, beginning with the launch of a new Agile Release Train.

• YOU will help a talented team of Crypto engineers grow and mature our product line, ensuring we remain a sought after, industry leader, providing first-in-class solutions that address our customer’s most demanding field requirements for secure connectivity.

• YOU will help create a collaborative team culture that drives predictable program performance to consistently meet business and customer commitments.

• YOU will be a change agent, helping the team and stakeholders to see and embrace changes needed for us to continue to executing with increasing effectivity.

• YOU will grow your skills as a leader, working with a team that is critical to our business, and embedded in more than a dozen key programs. 

What You Will Learn:  

• You will gain knowledge of Collins Aerospace products and how they enable our armed forces to work collaboratively with other branches of our own armed forces, and across our allied partners.

• You will have direct interaction with many of our customer-facing programs, getting an insight into the business we enable and the larger strategic initiatives we have.

• You will have the opportunity to grow! Encryption is needed in many applications across platforms and environments, making this an emerging market with a huge growth potential.   

Qualifications you must have:   

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.

• Experience leading a team through the full product development lifecycle - coordinating multiple disciplines coming together to create a full product.

• Previous experience with Agile leadership, as well as planning and managing projects and/or people in the development of embedded products..

• Experience developing in the Agile framework.

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:   

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!  

Eligible for relocation

Learn More & Apply Now!​

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.  

#reempowerprogram 

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 

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. 

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.