Hybrid Senior Deputy Development Program Manager – F135

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About the role

  • Deputy Development Program Manager advancing the F135 Engine Core Upgrade for aerospace leader Collins Aerospace. Leading program management teams and ensuring operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Indirectly lead and chair highly effective program management teams, leveraging dotted-line leadership and influence to ensure adherence to program plans, schedules, and budgets, while achieving program requirements for growth engines and product enhancements.
  • Manage a medium-complexity F135 program with full accountability for program performance, focusing on operational excellence to achieve on-time delivery while meeting product quality, reliability, and cost objectives.
  • Serve as Deputy to the F135 ECU Program Manager, providing strategic leadership, continuity, and decision support across program activities.
  • Drive disciplined change management, ensuring impacts are assessed, communicated, and executed seamlessly.
  • Track and manage risks and opportunities in alignment with RLPM policies, ensuring thorough analysis of impacts to management reserves, while developing harvesting strategies and mitigation plans.
  • Prepare and deliver value stream reviews, as well as Collins internal and customer-facing program reviews, ensuring clear and effective communication of program status and strategies.
  • Lead contract negotiations and manage contractual changes to support program objectives.
  • Oversee all phases of assigned programs, from inception through completion, ensuring successful execution and delivery.

Requirements

  • Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
  • Program Management or Engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or a relevant manufacturing environment.
  • Program Management Professional (PMP) certification and demonstrated program management experience.
  • Experience with Full Criteria Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
  • Demonstrated experience with customer-facing roles and cross-functional team leadership.
  • Background in engineering development programs, driving quality, delivery, and cost performance.
  • Experience supporting production and/or military customers.
  • Hands-on experience managing development programs.

Benefits

  • 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!

Job title

Senior Deputy Development Program Manager – F135

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$124,000 - $250,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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