Manager, Mechanical Engineering (onsite)

at  Collins Aerospace

SKILLS YOU MUST HAVE:

• Experience leading teams through development projects
• Mechanical engineering design experience
• Product development experience
• Experience building teams

SKILLS WE VALUE:

• Oxygen Systems or Passenger Service Units (PSUs) or similar systems
• Aerospace products
• DO-160 or MIL-STD environmental qualification
• Lean product design and development process and tool knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects on tight deadlines
• Provide accurate reporting and planning for your team
• Ensuring efficient use of time and efforts for your team members
• Strong planning skills with attention to detail and business acumen
• Experience identifying and mitigating schedule and technical risks
• Ability to communication effectively amongst engineering, non-engineering, international, team members and international customers
  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.

POSITION ROLE TYPE:

Onsite
Are you ready to flex your electrical engineering technical skills while also grow your leadership potential? If you’re ready, we want you to join our Oxygen & Passenger Service Unit team in Lenexa, KS. We specialize in creating oxygen breathing systems for commercial passengers/crew, and military programs – including parachutists! Cool, right? This role is a literal lifeline for anyone that breathes, so that’s all of us!
If you’re ready to take the jump, your time is now!
This position is eligible for relocation.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• You will serve as the leader of a mechanical engineering design team designing Oxygen & Passenger Service Unit products in partnership with project engineers, software/system engineers, certification engineers, and other project team members from around the world.
• You will lead a team of direct reports ensuring completion of deliverables and projects, coaching through difficult situations, working with cross-functional teams, and supporting career development of your team.
• You will lead the analysis of our existing processes and tools while also developing new processes and tools.
• You be involved in all phases of the engineering processes from concept evaluation and proposal to design and development to qualification/certification and product field support.
• You will participate and/or chair design reviews, lessons learned, troubleshooting and performance to ensure electrical design maturity and troubleshooting any challenges.
• Ensure your team’s alignment to the company and department vision and mission statements and goals by building a culture of world class engineering development using strong ethical behavior.
• Ensure that program milestones, design criteria, and deliverable quality are met.
• Lead your team through big and proposal opportunities of new products and customers.