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Date Posted:

2025-06-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCO02: Wheels & Brakes (Carbon)-Puebl 50 William White Blvd, Pueblo, CO, 81001 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Collins Aerospace is seeking an experienced Associate Director of Carbon Engineering (AD-CE). This position reports directly to the Director of Carbon Engineering in Pueblo, CO. This role will be responsible for overseeing the Program Engineering teams in Pueblo, CO; Spokane, WA; and Santa Fe Springs, CA. The three sites are referred to as Associate Manufacturing Facilities (AMF) as part of Troy, OH Landing Systems. The AD-CE and staff provide timely and effective engineering support for production programs at all three AMF sites while liaising with Carbon Engineering, AMF Operational and Quality teams, Collins research Centers, Troy Engineering Teams, Troy Value Stream Teams and pertinent suppliers.

The AD-CE and staff own the responsibility to manage and/or oversee all technical activities related to carbon brake production product integrity, brake refurbishment programs, product/process investigations, ECNs, MRB support, developing and implementing 3-site standard work, providing day-to-day manufacturing support, qualifying New Product Introduction (NPI) programs and the qualification of new raw material, process-product changes and equipment prior to production implementation. The AD-CE and direct reports plan, organize, direct and control all departmental operations and personnel while meeting safety, product integrity, quality, on-time delivery, export, financial, and continuous improvement goals.

This position is a planned predecessor to the Director of Carbon Engineering role.

This position can work onsite in either Pueblo, CO (preferred) or onsite in Spokane, WA. Relocation assistance is provided.

Primary Responsibilities:

+ Leads and directs three AMF Program Engineering Senior Managers that report to this position and their respective teams.

+ Responsible for ensuring product health & integrity by managing the production specification and approval processes for legacy programs, new technology and NPI qualifications from raw material to end of life.

+ Responsible for maintaining proactive process and product oversight to ensure that planned or unplanned process shifts do not negatively impact product performance or acceptance.

+ Responsible for overseeing and conducting process-performance health updates, data mining, statistical analysis and product/process investigations.

+ Supports and drives Engineering, SCM, Quality and Operational initiatives.

+ Maintains a high level of compliance expectations (product integrity, export, ethics, EH&S, etc.).

+ Maintains a high level of OTD focus, drive for results and self-accountability, while maintaining a people-centric culture.

+ Requires strong administrative, project management, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.

+ Plays a key role in Program Engineering tactical and strategic planning.

+ Responsible for Program Engineering RTX CORE activities.

+ Requires the ability to deal with high levels of complex, technical ambiguity associated with tribological applications and the fortitude to forge new paths of fundamental understanding.

+ Responsible for developing standard work and automating analytical capabilities where possible.

+ Responsible for 3-site department budgets and administration.

+ Actively attracts key talent, develops employees, prepares leadership and fellows successors.

+ Partners with Carbon R&D and Collins Global Engineering Centers to leverage resources and knowledge to support Program Engineering technology needs.

+ Travel: ~10%; predominantly domestic travel.

Basic Qualifications:

+ Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience

+ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

+ A minimum of five (5) years of Engineering departmental supervision.

+ Experience conducting product and process investigations, including Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), with a focus on materials or manufacturing processes.

+ Experience managing and executing a portfolio of projects of varying scope and complexity.

+ Experience in product integrity management and qualification activities within a regulated industry

+ Experience in composites, chemical processes or materials science.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Advanced degree, preferably in Chemical, Ceramics, Composites, Materials or Mechanical Engineering with at least ten (10) years of relevant experience.

+ MBA.

+ Multi-site, multi-department managerial responsibilities.

+ Extensive aerospace Industry experience.

+ SAP & MES experience.

+ High-temperature composites experience.

+ Extensive carbon-carbon and/or Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC) material testing knowledge.

+ Tribological applications.

+ Statistical and data mining experience.

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies 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.

Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

* 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.

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

+ 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!

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all U.S. positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

Note:

+ Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the U.S.)

+ Drug Screen only performed on re-hires who have been gone for more than 1 year

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.

The salary range for this role is 147,000 USD - 295,000 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 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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