CHIEF Manufacturing Engineer

Chief Manufacturing Engineer For Composite MaterialsAt RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.The Chief Manufacturing Engineer for Composite Materials is responsible for defining, developing, and validating new innovative manufacturing processes for advanced composite structures. This role will lead the technical strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of advanced composite fabrication methods to support high-rate program requirements related to quality, cost, and schedule. The position provides cross-functional technical leadership, ensuring robust manufacturability, production readiness, and long-term capability growth across the enterprise.What You Will Do:Develop the manufacturing process strategy and roadmap for composite structures, including material selection, layup methods, tooling approaches, cure processes, and inspection technologies including full automation for future industrialization.Lead the design, development, and validation of end-to-end composite manufacturing processes from concept through full-rate production demonstrating statistical process control to be able to enter high-rate manufacturing for future aircraft platforms.Establish and maintain manufacturing standards, specifications, and best practices for composite fabrication, ensuring alignment with engineering requirements and regulatory compliance.Partner with design engineering to optimize part configurations for manufacturability, cost efficiency, and long-term production stability.Drive process maturity using PFMEA, DFM/A, statistical process control, and robust root cause analysis methodologies.Lead the evaluation and implementation of new composite technologies, automation solutions, digital manufacturing tools, and advanced materials.Oversee tooling strategy, including tool design requirements, tool qualification, and long-term tool capability management.Provide technical leadership to engineers, suppliers, and production teams; mentor staff in composite processing fundamentals and advanced techniques.Ensure processes meet all quality, regulatory, and safety requirements, including qualification and certification activities.Serve as the technical authority/signatory for composite manufacturing development, transition to production, rate increases, and field support.Provide technical leadership and training to develop a competent future workforce.Work across global engineering team to create supply of quality parts.Qualifications You Must Have:Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 14 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years of experience.10+ years of experience in composite materials manufacturing and new process development, within aerospace or high-performance structures.Technical expertise in composite fabrication processes such as hand layup, automated fiber placement (AFP), automated tape laying (ATL), resin transfer molding (RTM), out-of-autoclave (OOA) curing, autoclave operations, and NDI methods.Experience with composite materials behavior, prepreg systems, adhesives, sandwich construction, tooling materials, and cure kinetics.Experience with process qualification, statistical methods, and production transition.Qualifications We Prefer:Master's degree in related field.Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams and influence manufacturing strategy.Experience with digital manufacturing, automation systems, or model-based engineering.Prior experience supporting large-scale aerostructures or defense/commercial aerospace manufacturing programs.Lean/Six Sigma certification.What We Offer:Benefits:Some of our competitive benefits package includes:Medical, dental, and vision insuranceThree weeks of vacation for newly hired employeesGenerous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy optionTuition reimbursement programStudent Loan Repayment ProgramLife insurance and disability coverageOptional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance,?critical illness?insurance, group legal, ID theft protectionBirth, adoption, parental leave benefitsOvia Health, fertility, and family planningAdoption AssistanceAutism BenefitEmployee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessionsHealthy You Incentives, wellness rewards programDoctor on Demand, virtual doctor visitsBright Horizons, child and elder care servicesTeladoc Medical Experts, second opinion programAnd more!This role may be eligible for relocation.