Manager - Component Engineering Services & Support

About the role

The Manager, Engineering Services & Support role is available in either Cedar Rapids, IA or Melbourne, FL. This position is on-site and requires U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of experienced professionals.
• Develop operational plans with direct impact on planning activities and the achievement of results; leads in the development of integration for technical activities.
• Responsible for implementing product design and changes.
• Presents written reports to senior level management for review, provides secondary approval for expenditures, enforces company policies, and makes decisions about the purchase of materials and services based on spending requirements.
• Advises engineers on technical support for a variety of tasks.
• Implements business and strategic planning processes.
• Drives continuous improvements within the component specification process to improve first pass yield completions.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience.
• 5+ years of experience drafting and maintaining engineering documentation.
• 3+ years of experience interpreting engineering drawings and vendor data sheets.
• Working familiarity with Collins Component Engineering processes.
• Prior experience leading a team of professionals.
• Demonstrated success working as part of a cross-functional team in a matrixed environment.
• Experience with analyzing data.
• Excellent verbal/written communication to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• A 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 such as pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection, birth, adoption, parental leave benefits, and more.