Systems Engineering Director, Resilient Navigation (Onsite)

About the role

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Systems Engineering Director to lead Resilient Navigation strategy within the Advanced CNS Sandbox. The role involves shaping the future of commercial aircraft navigation technologies, driving concepts from early research through transition into differentiated, market-ready capabilities for our Avionics product lines. The director will serve as the technical authority and strategic connector between ART and Avionics, ensuring innovation aligns with business priorities and customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Resilient Navigation technology roadmap within the Advanced CNS Sandbox, addressing both core navigation technologies (GNSS, inertial, vision, DME, advanced antennas, etc.) and capability-orientated views of overall aircraft-level navigation system architecture.
• Provide domain expertise to a team of navigation system technologists, developing and demonstrating novel navigation capabilities from initial laboratory characterization through to flight test campaigns.
• Serve as a trusted partner to our Avionics product lines, contributing to product line & business strategy, supporting technology maturation, and solving difficult problems.
• Engage with international standardization & regulatory organizations to develop next-generation standards & operational concepts that deliver quantifiable benefits to industry challenges.
• Monitor emerging technologies that may be relevant for next-generation aircraft capabilities, including experimental characterization of potential operational benefits.
• Guide technical staff development, uphold performance and integrity standards, and proactively plan for evolving team and customer needs.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 14 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years of experience.
• A U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62.
• Proven industry recognition in aircraft navigation technologies, including contributions spanning concept definition, system demonstration, and fielded deployment.
• Established technical proficiency in navigation systems, supported by experience in modeling and simulation, algorithm development and implementation, resilience and safety methodologies, and system-level architecture and design.
• Documented ability to evaluate conventional technical approaches, develop innovative solutions to complex problems, and advance new concepts within commercial aviation safety, regulatory, and certification frameworks.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in organizing work, communicating across technical and business audiences, and collaborating with global, cross-functional teams.

What We Offer

• 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 you can buy, 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, Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning, adoption assistance, autism benefit, employee assistance plan, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays
• Relocation assistance