Staff Tech, Engineering Project Assistant (Hybrid)

Date Posted: 2026-08-11 | Location: Cedar Rapids, IA | Hybrid role

About the Role

Joining Collins Aerospace offers the opportunity to work independently while playing a key part in supporting engineering teams. As a Staff Tech, Engineering Project Assistant, you will plan and coordinate activities, manage schedules, and provide essential support in documentation, processes, and general engineering operations. You’ll work with multiple engineers, using a broad range of administrative, technical, and computer skills to keep projects moving smoothly. This position also serves as a key interface with customers for specific program or system activities.

Responsibilities

• Edit and format software/hardware documentation, interfacing with technicians, engineers, and engineering managers.
• Verify change requests are in the proper state and implement them into documentation.
• Perform data conversion using various application media for software development or project file maintenance.
• Act as the primary focal point for coordinating, tracking, and reporting status for inquiries and problem resolution during pre-release, release, and revision of development/product-related documentation.
• Provide tools expertise and support to Engineering, including MS Office Apps, requirements capture databases, change management, and tracking tools.
• Generate reports and operate within a Scaled Agile Framework environment to enable team efficiency.
• Support the Third-Party Intellectual Property process by coordinating necessary documentation.
• Prepare presentations and assist in developing engineering web pages.
• Collect metrics and prepare presentation materials for analysis.
• Track action items and tasks in change management tools, driving closure to action items.
• Assist with the Bid & Proposal process and follow up with bidding engineers to meet deadlines.
• Network with key contacts outside your area of expertise and serve as a liaison between engineering teams, management, and customers.
• Coordinate several projects and complex engineering support activities while balancing priorities and schedules.
• Consistently assist with training and mentoring peers, and lead policy/procedure deployment.
• Complete Global Trade Classification training (JCL2).

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.
• Typically requires an AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post-high school training) with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience communicating with a wide variety of technical and management personnel.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP Knowledge
• Experience editing, formatting, and preparing documentation
• Data Analytics skills – experience generating reports and metrics
• Experience working across cross-functional teams

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan with 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: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, and 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

Pay

The salary range for this role is $53,100 - $100,900 USD. The range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including role, function, responsibilities, work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.