Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Date Posted:

2024-05-23

Country:

Germany

Location:

Heidelberg, Germany

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Senior Engineering Manager – Navigation Computing and Systems (w/m/d) as temporary parental leave replacement for 1 year

Who we are:

At Collins Aerospace, we work side-by-side with our customers to tackle the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense. We’re combining boundless imagination with a broad portfolio and an unmatched dedication to customers – all to make the skies and spaces we touch smarter, safer and more amazing than ever.

Our site in Heidelberg has the following core competencies:

• Avionics Systems

• On-board electronics for land vehicles

• Products for the aerospace industry

• Reaction Wheels for spacecrafts

We have established ourselves as a leading supplier of customized electronics solutions for the aerospace and defense industries. Collins Aerospace in Heidelberg supplies integrated navigation and communications systems for a wide range of military applications and is a global leader in satellite reaction wheel technology.

We are redefining aerospace.

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your engineering career? Then we have a great opportunity for you!

We are seeking a motivated, results-, and team-oriented Senior Engineering Manager, Navigation Computing and Systems as temporary parental leave replacement for 1 year.

You will drive our vision and support the product lines in our Heidelberg facility. In this position you will manage a team of intermediate and experienced professionals in Navigation Computing and Systems Engineering.

Your team is dedicated to applying scientific principles to innovate, design, develop, and implement technologies and processes. At the same time, you take responsibility to ensure compliance to customer requirements across applicable operating conditions.

Responsibilities:

As Senior Engineering Manager, Navigation Computing and Systems, you:

• Provide leadership and technical direction for engineering activities and participate in team’s technical activities to coach, support, and influence your team.

• Take responsibility for success in planned milestones and activities of your team in regard of budget, schedule and performance.

• You contribute directly to department strategy to ensure that the organization’s immediate and long-term goals are achieved.

• Oversee and participate in the development of engineering bids to ensure success.

• Actively address each employee’s performance, support career development needs, identify skill gaps for current and future needs, develop gap closure plans.

• Develop a positive and trustful working relationship with our international colleagues and are committed to travel occasionally across our different locations. • Continuously develop improvements in methods, tools, process definitions and design strategies.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience or advanced degree and 5 years of relevant experience or experience in a comparable role

• EU citizenship or citizenship of a NATO member state required

• Written and spoken business and technical English language skills at B2+ level or above

• Written and spoken business and technical German language skills

• Strong organizational skills

• Enthusiasm for analyzing and solving problems

• Communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Experience/ Qualifications:

• Experience with product design and development life cycle including requirement capture, detailed design, and verification activities

• Engineering management experience in a project / program environment

• Experience leading teams in a formal engineering manager role

• Experience working within a formal engineering process-driven environment

• Experience with DO-178 and DO-254 development and verification process

• Experience with standards related to navigation (e.g. GNSS, Galileo, GPS)

Be part of our Team:

• Multicultural team

• Industry-specific pay

• Balancing work and family life

o Opportunity to work from home

o Flexible working times o 30 days of paid vacation

o Special leave: up to 8 days to care for children or other dependent persons

o Rest and nursing areas

• Women’s Network for mutual support

• Local Ethics & Compliance Officer

• Global career opportunities

• Culture Team to support a pleasant working atmosphere

• Company sponsored pension plan

• Corporate health management

• Company canteen with health-conscious meals

• Internal and external training opportunities to promote the continuous learning and development of our employees

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Raytheon Technologies 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.