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Date Posted:
2024-07-03
Country:
United States of America
Location:
HKS31: US041-Lenexa, KS 15701 W 95th Street , Lenexa, KS, 66219 USA
Position Role Type:
Onsite
Join Collins Aerospace in Redefining Aerospace!
Manager, Certification Test Lab
Collins Aerospace, a leader in aerospace technology, is seeking a dynamic leader to oversee our Certification Test Lab in Lenexa, Kansas. In this pivotal role, you will manage a team of skilled technicians and drive the testing and validation efforts for critical aerospace components such as Galley Inserts and Oxygen Systems.
Your Responsibilities:
• Leadership Excellence: Lead and mentor a team of technicians, setting high standards for performance and fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Technical Prowess: Develop and implement cutting-edge testing protocols and validation standards, ensuring compliance with industry regulations, particularly DO-160 and engineering testing requirements.
• Operational Mastery: Optimize resource allocations, monitor equipment performance, and track lab performance metrics to ensure efficiency and quality in testing operations.
• Strategic Collaboration: Partner with Supply Chain to establish and maintain strong relationships with external testing suppliers, ensuring alignment with business objectives and schedule needs.
• Process Enhancement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives by developing and implementing policies, standards, and procedures to elevate the effectiveness of engineering and technical work within the lab.
• Cross-functional Engagement: Collaborate closely with Engineering, Certification, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of testing activities and alignment with project goals.
• Documentation and Compliance: Oversee the documentation of test results and maintain comprehensive records to facilitate analysis and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Training and Development: Establish a robust training program to promote best practices across testing facilities and educate personnel on advanced test methodologies.
• Responsible for Environmental Health and Safety and compliance of the facility, as well as the individual compliance of each team member.
Qualifications we prefer:
• Technical Expertise: Proven experience in aerospace testing methodologies, including familiarity with DO-160 standards.
• Leadership Acumen: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams, with a track record of achieving operational excellence and driving performance metrics.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Strong understanding of aerospace regulatory requirements and their implications on testing and validation processes.
• Collaborative Spirit: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of building effective partnerships across departments and with external suppliers.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to think strategically and contribute to the development of long-term goals and initiatives for the Certification Test Lab.
• Experience with DO-160 aerospace qualification testing.
Qualifications you must have:
This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in the appropriate discipline and 8 years of relevant experience or an Advanced degree in the appropriate discipline and 5 years of relevant experience. In the absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience is required
Why Join Us:
Collins Aerospace offers a dynamic work environment where innovation and collaboration are at the forefront of everything we do. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the future of aerospace technology while advancing your career in a supportive and growth-oriented company culture.
Apply Today:
If you’re ready to take on this exciting challenge and lead the way in aerospace testing and validation, we invite you to apply for the Manager, Certification Test Lab position at Collins Aerospace. Join us and be a part of shaping the future of aerospace innovation!
This position does offer relocation.
Collins Aerospace, an RTX 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.
At Collins Aerospace, our Interiors team is focused on innovation, safety and cost efficiency. But we don’t just get people from point A to point B. We’re committed to making air travel more comfortable, connected, and secure. As a leader in aviation interior products and services we’re helping airlines and original equipment manufacturers create a positive experience for their customers. With offices and manufacturing facilities in more than 12 states across the U.S. and more than 10 countries around the globe, we’re changing the game of aircraft interiors. Are you ready to join our team?
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This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program. The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey. Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience. Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.
Collins Aerospace Diversity & Inclusion Statement:
Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.
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.
Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.
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.
Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.
The salary range for this role is 96,000 USD – 200,000 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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
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