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Sr. Manager, Defense Hardware Technology- Active Secret (Onsite)
RTX
Cedar Rapids, USA
Full-time
Senior · 10+ years experience
Discovered 4 weeks ago
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- Build What’s Next in Defense Technology
- At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.
- Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.
- Ready to solve complex challenges and work alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace and defense? At Collins Aerospace, you’ll help turn innovative ideas into technologies that make a real impact.
- Our Applied Research & Technology (ART) organization is seeking a Senior Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team developing next-generation mechanical and electrical solutions for defense applications.
- Lead talented engineers, drive rapid prototyping and technology development, and help bring breakthrough concepts from the lab to the mission!
What You Will Do
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of mechanical, electrical, and cross-disciplinary research engineers, providing technical direction, performance management, and career growth guidance.
- Drive execution of research and technology development projects, ensuring quality, schedule, and alignment with ART/DART strategic objectives.
- Oversee ideation, design, analysis, prototyping, and evaluation of novel mechanical and electrical systems for advanced defense applications.
- Foster a strong culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence.
- Manage resource planning, staffing, prioritization, and capability development to support current and emerging R&D needs.
- Partner with program managers, principal investigators, and business units to transition research outputs into production programs and proposals.
- Support proposal development, project shaping, and customer engagement for both internal and external R&D opportunities.
- Champion Collins Aerospace values maintaining a safe, inclusive, and high performing team environment.
- Research approaches that push technical and organizational limits, enabling hardware design, development, and build cycles that outpace industry benchmarks
- Ability to travel up to 15% per business needs
- Qualifications You Must Have
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
- 3+ years of direct or matrixed technical leadership experience.
- Strong background in mechanical and/or electrical design, research, prototyping, or advanced technology development.
- Experience supporting defense or aerospace development programs.
- Qualifications We Prefer
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
- Prior experience managing engineering teams or research groups in a technology development environment.
- Familiarity with emerging defense technologies, rapid prototyping, model‐based engineering, and cross‐domain integration.
- Experience in RF Communication and signal processing hardware development.
- Experience interfacing with research customers such as DARPA, AFRL, ONR
- Experience working with university researchers
- 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
- This position is eligible for relocation assistance
- 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.
- Employee Referral Eligible
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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About RTX
Aerospace & Defense10,001+Founded 2020
RTX is a global aerospace and defense company that develops advanced technologies and systems for commercial, military, and government customers through its three business units: Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.
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