Principal Project Engineer; Onsite

Principal Project Engineer (Onsite)

Company: Collins Aerospace

Building 01 Windsor Locks
One Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, CT, 06096 USA

None/Not Required

• Serve as the SIPT project lead for assigned efforts, ensuring disciplined execution across engineering teams.
• Drive action-item management, closure, and tracking across multiple projects.
• Develop and maintain Level 3 schedules in MS Project; analyze and manage critical path.
• Establish, own, and maintain risk & opportunity management for specific projects and programs.
• Lead project management activities for assigned tasks, including coordination of component and system-level certification testing.
• Track, manage, and report budgets, resource plans, deliverables, and performance metrics.
• Drive new product development or reuse applications, including requirements flow-down, verification planning, and design coordination.
• Lead system integration, verification, and validation activities.
• Support and lead Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations.
• Drive reliability improvement efforts across Boeing ECS components.
• Apply and reinforce Standard Work within the Collins Management System.
• Prepare and deliver content for working-level, senior leadership, and executive-level reviews.
• Coordinate with Boeing and internal customers to support critical milestones and technical deliverables.
• Execute tasks as needed to ensure successful outcomes for internal and external customer commitments.

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience. Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, aerospace, electrical, or a related field).
• Experience in Systems Engineering, Systems Integration, and/or Project Engineering.

• Working knowledge with thermodynamics and fluid dynamics.
• Prior experience in a customer facing role (Aerospace industry experience is preferred).
• Experience with RTCA/DO-160 environmental qualification and certification processes.
• Experience with Environmental Control Systems, including component-level behavior and system interactions.
• System lab integration experience (hardware, software, test environments).
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and tools, including development, analysis, and reporting of cost/schedule performance.

• 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,  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!

USD 101,000 – 203,000

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.