Date Posted:
2025-10-24
Country:
United States of America
Location:
TX190: 2501 West University, McKinney 2501 West University
, McKinney, TX, 75070 USA
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
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
Security Clearance:
DoD Clearance: Secret
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.
We are seeking leaders with technical, strong early customer capture and business background, and experience in system integrity to support a rapidly growing organization with exciting opportunities with new customer pursuits and execution.
The Program Manager (Value Stream Leader) is responsible for supporting deal creation, overseeing proposal preparation, applicable Gate Reviews, supporting negotiations, initial contract start-up, establishing and supporting regular customer status meetings, and coordinating with the McKinney and remote based support teams, matrixed functional support teams, and ensures timely completion of department level goals, development/delivery milestones and engineering services efforts.
This position includes management of integrated product team (IPT) leads, various functional supporters, and matrixed report program management employee(s) to ensure all contract, technical, and programmatic requirements are met. Understanding of product licensing structures, capture management experience, and experience transitioning IRAD to a licensed product a plus.
This position is an ONSITE role located in our McKinney, Texas facility.
What You Will Do?
With entrepreneur @type approach, focus on proliferating the Night Cover system integrity capability externally and internally using existing funding channels to develop product test readiness maturity, and ensure high-rate manufacturability of product and sustainability
Partner with business unit Technical Director to develop and maintain roadmaps to show opportunities for growth of Night Cover business and re-structuring of complimentary capabilities into the Night Cover product line with conversion into integrated capabilities
Convert night cover pursuit transitions to licensed contracts of hardware and SW solutions
Work with VSL management, Business Development, Chief Engineer, and Contracts to develop product specific licensing approaches to accelerate deal closure and license delivery to customers
Ensure planning, pre-briefs and readiness for external customer meetings and internal Gate reviews
High collaboration with business development and travel to customer locations marketing Night Cover capability and high engagement with customers to understand their most intimate needs and shape messaging to highlight Night Cover value
Determine internal investment needs, and develop business cases and strategy to obtain internal investment and illustrate sales and profit projections to ensure the right investments are being made
Ensure success of RESHAPE program by achieving results leveraging the assigned Program Manager to the RESHAPE program, working intimately with customers, resolving any design issues, and instilling customer confidence in the overall Night Cover capability
With focus on customer intimacy, maintain frequent engagements with the customer such that any open issues are getting attention quickly, with frequent follow up and management meetings for connection points with customer management team to ensure communication is early and often and that a scheduled meeting is not the only avenue for notable updates to the customer
Make and justify capital requests
Generate complete monthly forecasts, brief to program management leadership, and hold to forecasts and develop plans to offset any unfavorable shifts to forecast
Generate complete annual operating plans (AOP), and present program management leadership the final recommendation for alignment and feedback as necessary, takes an active role in supporting leader with generation of strategic financial plans (SFP)
Identify financial risk and opportunities, and develop mitigation plans to risks, and opportunity enhancement plans for opportunities
Profit and Loss for selected portions of the Night Cover Portfolio, including oversight of RTX company investments (IRAD, CFR, ARs, etc.)
Monitor Program performance relative to plan and make necessary adjustments to ensure program requirements are met
Travel at minimum 40%
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
Technically savvy business leader with program management experience and the ability to lead at a high level, and achieve results through a matrixed team and become one of the lead ambassadors and knowledge experts on the Night Cover product capability; customer base, market needs, and utilize this knowledge to grow the business
Professional experience in conducting requirements analysis, resource allocation, project costing, deliverable tracking, schedule and financial data monitoring, and reporting
Experience with the identification of program technical risks and opportunities at both the system and component level with effective mitigation/handling plans
Ability to reach across the organization, into manufacturing, engineering, subcontracts and other functional organizations to build an IPT that supports growing program to next level of test and manufacturing readiness
Proven experience of building and facilitating a culture of openness, respect, active listening while also driving accountability and results
Effective customer management skills, listens to customers and is a partner with them in making recommendations and paths forward that customer can evaluate and re-direct when needed
Direct experience in managing multi - contracts and subcontracts of various @types and complexity, as well as experience in supporting a multi-vendor environment is required
Qualifications We Prefer?
Experience supporting change management strategies to strengthen performance improvement across an enterprise
Ability to work in a self-guided manner with minimal direction
Experience with engineering secure systems, intermediate to high integrity systems
Manage high-performing, multi-disciplined/multifunctional teams in highly-matrix environment
Experience leading test maturity programs
Experience with CCA / ASIC development efforts
Excellent interpersonal, business relationships and facilitation with high personal integrity
Embodies a mentorship-style of leadership
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.
As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.
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.
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