Sr. Principal SMS Product Safety Assurance Engineer (remote)

Date Posted:

2025-02-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCA99: Field Office - CA Remote Location, Remote City, CA, 94203 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

Are you interested in joining a dynamic and fast-paced global team that positively impacts the Collin's organization? If so, then this is the job for you!

This individual will develop and support detailed activities of the 4 Pillars of the Product Safety Management System (Safety Policy, Safety Risk Management, Safety Assurance, Safety Promotion).

Demonstrate PS assurance through creation and management of metrics and milestones for Product Safety Assurance Office and data applications. Provide support to SBUs Product Safety Managers and their teams as required.

What You Will Do:

• Develop and implement strategies to support the four pillars and develop and update metrics across RTX. Monitor progress, analyze data, and report on trends to identify areas for improvement

• Lead initiatives to foster a strong, positive safety culture throughout the organization. Advocate for safety at all levels, ensuring that safety considerations are integrated into every aspect of operations

• Supports comprehensive safety assessments, both internally and with external partners. Use findings to drive improvements and ensure alignment with regulatory and industry standards

• Leverage best practices and identify emerging capabilities to better support the product safety office 

• Demonstrate superior project management and communication skills and be able to provide timely, accurate and detailed reports and presentations to executive leadership 

• Although not the primary person responsible for interfacing with business unit product safety and external entities, this role has support responsibility for the engagement with industry leaders, Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon PSO offices and other function executives to advocate and promote projects relevant to RTX product safety strategic initiatives

• Must excel in a strategic role where you independently set your own pace and establish project milestones

• Must be willing and able to travel up to 10% of the time

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience

• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required 

• 3+ years experience in technical disciplines with focus on product integrity, including experience with product safety and quality or other related fields

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Prior experience in Aerospace and Defense

• Experience with assessing and mitigating risks while leading innovation and SMS process excellence, including familiarity with different safety risk management tools

• Demonstrated capability in innovating, maturing, and improving product safety processes 

• Aviation safety regulatory and accident investigation knowledge 

• Experience working with data analytics tools including with Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and information systems

• Experience in using continuous improvement tools (CORE, Six Sigma, Lean, etc.) 

What We Offer:

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!  

Learn More and Apply Now:

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.  

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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 makes modern flight possible. Of course, that wouldn’t be possible without the capabilities and technologies of our organization, as well as our engineers – a highly skilled, accomplished network that spans more than 180 sites, 24 countries and 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs).  

Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global, diverse organization that doesn’t shy away from big opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies.  

Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of. 

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles* will work primarily offsite (from home).  An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.  

*This position is remote; however, if you live within a reasonable commute of a Collins site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role

The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 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 Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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