Senior Manager, Software Engineering

What You Will Do

• Lead engineering team and drive the evolution of team processes, methods, skillsets, tools, and technology while supporting Collins Aerospace’s process methodologies.
• Develop and promote a unified vision for the department by working with the leadership team to foster employee engagement and empowerment, set project priorities, manage project staffing, and provide technical leadership.
• Identify efficiencies, share resources, and support the development of best practices.
• Make strategic decisions and communicate objectives, approach, and status to audiences with varying degrees of understanding of the products and underlying technology.
• Lead and coordinate program‑level cost estimates during the bid and proposal cycle.
• Estimate, track, and communicate cost, schedule, and risk in support of pursuit/program metrics.
• Oversee and operate within budgets. Develop and enact resource demand plans that are aligned with multiple VSLs.
• Continuously improve the performance of the team through staff development, including assigning resources to projects, setting and evaluating goals, coaching, and managing compensation, recognition, and awards.
• Supervise 20 reports, including Senior Principal Engineer, Software Engineer I, Senior Engineer, Engineer II, and Principal Engineer.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field and at least 10 years of progressive experience as a Software Engineer or related role; alternatively, master’s degree and at least 7 years of experience.
• At least 4 years of experience with DO‑178C certification.
• At least 4 years of experience leading or contributing to avionics systems/software life‑cycle activities, including requirements, architecture, design, model‑based development, coding, integration, verification, validation, and system testing.
• At least 4 years of experience working in or leading teams that develop real‑time embedded software applications using high‑level programming languages such as C or C++.
• At least 3 years of proven experience in project planning and execution leadership for moderate‑to‑large‑sized teams, delivering on cost, schedule, scope, and quality commitments.
• Non‑US person must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future; RTX will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position.

US‑IA‑CEDAR RAPIDS‑105 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 105

$ to $ USD per year (good faith estimate).

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid time off, holidays, and incentive compensation programs.

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.