Aircraft Sensing Value Stream Leader – Commercial Programs (Onsite)

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As a Value Stream Leader (VSL) in Collins Aerospace’s Aircraft Sensing organization, you will be at the forefront of driving operational excellence across commercial manufacturing programs and their associated aftermarket services. You’ll lead a dynamic team responsible for managing product life cycles, from strategic business planning to order fulfillment, production, and customer support. This role demands a blend of technical expertise, business acumen, and leadership, as you guide cross-functional teams to ensure on-time, high-quality product delivery while maintaining strong customer relationships.

In this pivotal role, you will lead medium to large programs, develop product line growth strategies, and influence key business decisions through data-driven insights and critical thinking. You’ll be a strategic thinker, adept at managing complex problems, negotiating contracts, and fostering innovation across the value stream. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your contributions directly impact business success and customer satisfaction, this role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Collins Aerospace’s mission-critical products.

What YOU Will Do:

• Active management of the product life cycle
• Leads medium to large size programs to ensure adherence to program plans, schedules and budgets for programs under his/her responsibility and recommends appropriate adjustments
• Develops product line investment business cases, new business growth strategies and drives annual strategic planning efforts for the business
• Identifies product requirements for key program pursuits and development of the product line
• Oversees creation of product and solution roadmaps and identifies opportunities to generate product reuse across multiple programs
• 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
• Supports the negotiation of contracts and contractual changes, including coordinating preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements, operational budgets, specifications, and financial conditions of contracts to ensure legal compliance and to protect the organization’s interests
• Execution responsibilities include cost, schedule, technical performance, risk management, product support, manufacturing, and quality of all assigned product lines
• Work with all business units to ensure customer commitments are met or exceeded
• Interfaces with internal and external customers for project specifications to ensure successful completion
• Leads decision making for the IPTs and applying critical thinking where incomplete data exists
• Develops internal and external networks and effectively communicates and motivates a team
• Communicates vision to their IPT and stakeholders within and outside of the function, as well as connects how the vision fits within the Defense market
• Requires ability to communicate with senior executive leadership regarding matters of strategic importance
• Prepares and presents value-stream strategy, progress, and results
• Consolidates and presents progress reports at customer, program, or product reviews
• Manages multiple supplier relationships in coordination with Subcontracts Management
• Establishes cost focused performance targets and directs work to achieve these targets

What YOU Will Learn:

• How to strategically manage end-to-end product life cycles, from initial concept to customer delivery, gaining hands-on experience in both technical and business aspects of complex manufacturing programs.
• The art of leading and motivating cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment, fostering innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement to deliver high-quality products on time.
• Expertise in navigating contract negotiations and resolving complex program challenges, ensuring alignment with customer needs while protecting the organization’s interests.
• The opportunity to influence and shape product line growth strategies, driving innovation and operational efficiency within a highly competitive industry.
• Insights into working with executive leadership and key stakeholders, developing skills in presenting data-driven reports and making strategic decisions that impact the future of aerospace technologies.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires 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
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in leading cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment, particularly in aerospace or defense industries
• Proven ability to drive strategic growth initiatives, including product line development and roadmap creation, within a highly regulated environment
• Strong contract negotiation skills, with a background in managing supplier relationships and ensuring compliance with government contractual requirements

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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Mission Systems: 

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. 

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

* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for 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.

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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