System Analysis Manager

As the Systems Integration, System Analysis Manager, you’ll be stepping into a leadership role where your expertise in system development and strategic vision in driving a team of talented engineers will directly impact the design, development, integration, and verification of Environmental & Airframe Control Systems. Based in Windsor Locks, you’ll have the opportunity to lead a skilled team of systems engineers in a dynamic, high-impact environment where innovation and excellence are the goal.

Your leadership will be critical to driving the performance analysis team in successful execution of system development utilizingmodel-based design. You’llprovide the technical guidance and ensure that performance analysis is performed efficiently and is accurate leading to flawless system performance across the operating environment including abnormal operational modes. Your role will require a sharp focus on maintaining alignment with industry and company design standards, while also ensuring that that the system analysis team assignments execute efficiently meeting performance, schedule, and cost targets.

But it’s not just about overseeing the technical details, this role is also about developing people. As a leader, you’ll mentor and guide your team, fostering growth and encouraging a culture of continuous learning. You’ll have the opportunity to help engineers expand their capabilities, take on new challenges, and build the next generation of leaders within the organization.

This is a chance to lead from the front, shape the future of your team, and make a lasting impact on the success of our projects in Windsor Locks. Your experience will be key in not only delivering results but in building a legacy of talent, innovation, and leadership.

What You Will Do:

• Partner with value stream and engineering leadership to define and exceed technical and programmatic requirements, fostering a culture of excellence that propels innovation and sets new standards for success.

• Collaborate with value stream and chief engineers to strategically align programs with the proper resources, ensuring teams are empowered, well-supported, and positioned to drive transformational results.

• Lead non-advocate and system design reviews, shaping the future of the program by providing critical insights that enhance design integrity, mitigate risks, and ensure alignment with the broader vision.

• Drive continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, championing a mindset of agility, innovation, and optimization that enables the team to adapt and thrive in an ever-evolving landscape.

• Identify and manage risks associated with systems integration, proactively developing transformative mitigation strategies that not only safeguard program success but open new avenues for growth and improvement.

• Develop precise cost estimates and identify capital investment needs, transforming financial planning into a powerful tool for driving sustainable growth and empowering strategic decision-making.

• Lead the execution of programs within approved budget and schedule, not just meeting targets, but transforming how the organization delivers value by ensuring efficiency, quality, and high performance across all phases with a critical eye on system and component reliability.

• Drive technical challenges to resolution, leading with a solutions-focused mindset to remove obstacles, inspire the team, and create breakthroughs that keep the program moving forward and transform technical limitations into opportunities.

• Drive innovation and strategic direction across the group relative to processes and methods supporting business goals, delighting the customer.

• Forward looking to the operator experience and fielded systems considering manufacturing and maintenance costsduring the design phases of the program.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 16 years of relevant experience

• 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

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience leading large, cross-functional teams to drive results in complex systems integration projects, with a focus on both achieving successful outcomes and fostering a culture of continuous learning, talent development, and improvement.

• Skilled in transforming large-scale programs through advanced engineering practices, risk management, and system optimization to deliver effective solutions and enhance organizational performance.

• Proficient in model-based design methodologies.

• Knowledgeable in Aerospace certification requirements and guidelines, including ARP4754, DO178, and DO254, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory agencies.

Learn More & Apply Now!

We make modern flight possible for millions of travelers and our military every second.  Our major product lines are on-board virtually everyaircraft flying. Be it keeping passengers safe with our emergency power generation systems or creating a positive in flight experience through reliable cabin pressure controls and quieter engines, Power & Controls focuses on delivering a best-in-class experience to our customers. We hire the top people in the industry. Their ideas drive our performance, and their integrity keeps our customers happy. Join us as we take flight!

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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.

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.