Date Posted:2025-10-10Country:United States of AmericaLocation:HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USAPosition Role Type:OnsiteU.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​Security Clearance: Top Secret - CurrentCollins 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.<div>The JEDI (JADC2 Experimentation and Demonstration IPT) organization, a part of the Connected Battlespace and Emerging Capabilities (CBEC) business, has an immediate need for a Value Stream Leader (VSL). This VSL will lead efforts to integrate, demonstrate, and influence JADC2 efforts that close gaps in  long range sensing and effecting. This includes both internal and customer funded activities fitting Collins Aerospace’s Connected Battlespace Strategic Initiative (CBSI).  This VSL leads the Integrated Product Team (IPT) through their assigned efforts, including strategic planning, pursuit to order capture, designing, developing, and transitioning products and capabilities. </div><div>This role focuses on integrating capabilities across Collins Aerospace demonstrating the operational benefit through large force exercises.  This will involve day to day work with engineering and business development, forming a strong triad to assess market space and customer defined gaps, develop product roadmaps, secure funding to fulfill product roadmaps, and ultimately develop market defined minimum viable products (MVPs). </div><div>Experience within and understanding of the DoD’s JADC2 efforts as well as knowledge/history in Battle Management, Communications, Command, and Control (BMC3), flight testing, mission operations, and long range link is necessary to converge and connect capabilities. Ability to lead Large Force Exercises (LFEs) in this domain with the DoD is important to achieve business and mission objectives </div><div> </div><div>This is an on-site position at one of the following site locations: </div><div><ul><li>Cedar Rapids, Iowa </li><li>El Segundo, California </li></ul></div><div><div>What You Will Do </div><div><ul><li>Develop and Execute program plans, schedules, and budgets for internally and externally funded programs and manage them to successful completion by leading a matrix team </li><li>Coordinate with engineering, business development, and sales to generate technology roadmaps </li><li>Supports strategic planning efforts, contract negotiations, and manage key vendor relationships </li><li>Collaborate with other internal Collins Aerospace business units on R&amp;D projects and product transition </li><li>Manage and prioritize multiple efforts simultaneously across a multi-disciplined team across multiple time zones </li><li>Lead and be accountable for Pursuit, Order, &amp; Capture activities as part of growing the business </li><li>Interface with customers (e.g., DARPA, AFRL, NRL, NSA, Prime Contractors, etc.) and Senior Collins leadership (VP/GM) of strategy and program execution to obtain sponsorship and funding </li><li>Identify and react to program problems and recommend solutions, such as allocation of resources and changing contractual specifications, and assists in resolution development for escalated problems </li><li>Supervises the appropriate use of all resources allocated to the program to ensure efficient use of resources </li><li>Be able to travel up to 25% </li></ul></div></div><div><div> </div><div>Qualifications You Must Have </div><div><ul><li>Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience</li><li>Active and transferable Top Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain TS/SCI after start.</li><li>Experience with Systems and Project Management </li><li>Experience leading and managing complex product or system developments </li><li>Experience presenting and conveying complicated strategy, business, and technology topics to senior leadership </li><li>Experience in BMC3 and flight testing </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>Qualifications We Prefer </div><div><ul><li>​Experience capturing S&amp;T funding to augment internal investments is beneficial </li><li>Active or Existing TS/SCI or TS/SCI /SAP is preferred </li><li>Previous Engineering experience is preferred </li><li>Experience with hardware and/or software project planning and execution is preferred </li></ul></div></div>What We Offer​<ul><li>Medical, dental, and vision insurance  ​</li><li>Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  ​</li><li>Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  ​</li><li>Tuition reimbursement program ​</li><li>Student Loan Repayment Program  ​</li><li>Life insurance and disability coverage  ​</li><li>Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection ​</li><li>Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits ​</li><li>Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  ​</li><li>Adoption Assistance           ​</li><li>Autism Benefit  ​</li><li>Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  ​</li><li>Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program ​</li><li>Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  ​</li><li>Bright Horizons, child and elder care services ​</li><li>Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program  ​</li><li>And more!  </li></ul>Learn More &amp; Apply Now!​Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today. ​*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to 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. ​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.  As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.The salary range for this role is 147,000 USD - 295,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. 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Associate Director Value Stream Leader (Program Manager) – JEDI for Long Range Sensing and Effects Integration, Connected Battlespace Emerging Capabilities (CBEC) (Onsite) 2 Locations