Associate Director of Future Flight Sandbox - Autonomy (ONSITE) - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Company/Organization: Collins Aerospace

Position: Management

Job Type: Permanent

Posted: 5/16/2024

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Passionate about the future of aviation? How would you like to lead a world class team pushing the boundaries of aviation? We are looking for a research engineering associate director to join the leadership team of our Avionics Future Flight Sandbox organization. The Future Flight Sandbox is tasked with defining the future flight deck and autonomous aircraft concepts and technology that will carry our business through the coming decades. The Sandbox is a small hand selected, high performance research team. 

This position is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Relocation assistance may be available. 

This Leader Is Expected To: 

• Lead the Autonomy team - Contributing technically, setting direction, and overseeing execution. 
• Align and develop roadmaps and execute research programs in the autonomy space. 
• Oversee the development of our autonomy integration rig and test aircraft capabilities. 
• Maintain a world class team of individual contributors. 
• Build powerful networks with customers, product line transition organizations, and regulators. 

What You Will Do: 

• Engage as a technologist, technical contributor with the engineering team, and as a technical representative and advocate to the broader Avionics organization. 
• Engage with the Advanced Technology leadership, VP of Avionics Engineering, Technical Fellows, and Product teams to understand current pain points in the BRA and COMAV domains as well as the future technology needs. 
• Define the technical and investment plan to attack biggest impact challenge problems for Future Flight Autonomy scope. 
• Build world class team to address the Avionics Autonomy challenges, by experimenting, working proof of concept, building out rigs, modeling, and flight testing. 
• Work with team to explore a broad disruptive trade space. 
• Drive team with focus ranging from early minimum viable prototypes to scalable high fidelity evaluations as concepts mature towards transition. 
• Collaborate with product design teams in both the BRA, COMAV space as well as with teams developing new applications (such as connected flight deck, next gen FMS). 

Education and Experience You Must Have: 

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) 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.

Qualifications You Must Have: 

• 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.
• Research and development experience is required. 
• Proven project execution skills in developing commercial or military Avionics systems are required. 
• Demonstrated engineering technical experience on complex avionics programs is required. 

Qualifications We Prefer: 

• Experience with commercial Flight Decks and integrated avionics systems. 
• History of subject matter expertise technical depth in flight decks and aircraft operations as well as technology management. 

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 spanet. 

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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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.

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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.

Our Avionics team advances flight deck solutions, airborne communications, vision systems, sensors, and fire protection for commercial and military customers around the world. That means we’re helping people reach their destination safely and keeping pilots, passengers, flight crews, airlines, airports, and military personnel connected and informed. And we’re providing industry-leading fire protection and safety systems that our customers can count on when it matters most. Are you ready to learn from the most knowledgeable experts in the industry, develop the technologies of tomorrow and reach new heights in your career? Join our Avionics team 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.

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

The salary range for this role is 143,000 USD - 287,000 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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