JOB DESCRIPTION

Date Posted:

2024-02-15

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX36: Richardson, TX 3200 E Renner Rd , Richardson, TX, 75082-2402 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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Collins Aerospace Integrated Strategic Solutions Engineering (ISSE) is seeking a candidate to join our Mission Platform Systems Engineering team as a Senior Release Train Engineer (RTE). The candidate must be able to work from within the Collins Aerospace facility in Richardson, TX.

As an RTE you will be responsible for the overall execution of the Agile Release Train (ART). The RTE directly supports and works closely with the Product Manager (PM) to facilitate program level processes and execution, drive continuous development and improvement, manage risks and mitigate and/or escalate impediments. The RTE is also responsible for coaching the associated ART members in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). The RTE will assist their ART Product Owners (PO), Scrum Masters and PM and coordinate with other program RTEs to achieve program technical commitments including technical execution, maintain schedules and budgets.

Primary responsibilities:

The RTE will lead Iteration Planning including developing Acceptance Criteria for ART Features, identifying and understanding dependencies, and coordinating with other ART RTEs and customers.
The RTE may also be asked to assist with proposal and engineering estimate development.
Candidate will interface with customers and use oral and written skills to develop great working relationships with stakeholders and team members.
RTE is the owner of the ART's processes, process execution, change management and ensures agile processes are executed appropriately and is accountable to the ART PM and other program managers and leaders for ensuring overall program process execution.
RTE collects, analyzes, makes use of and reports Agile metrics for the ART.
RTE will facilitate agile ceremonies to include Iteration Planning, Retrospectives and demonstrations.
The RTE will work closely with product team Scrum Masters to ensure teams are operating efficiently and effectively, making improvements and keeping all JIRA data current.
As part of the Mission Platform Systems Engineering team, you may be involved with Systems Engineering development tasks such as requirements, design and test development in a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environment.
Some additional responsibilities include: Being accountable to the ART to facilitate removal of impediments, improve communications and provide status within and outside of the ART. Drives and makes technical decisions for the iteration. Manages Scrum of Scrum and ART technical meetings. Support TIMs, SETRs, CDRs and other technical reviews with senior program management and customers by coordinating and reviewing material. Attends sprint demos from product teams. Removes tasks from the PO plates by having a level of technical knowledge of the work being performed to address questions, knows current status and resolves blockers.

Basic Qualifications:

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience.
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.
Experience working as a scrum master, product owner or other agile lead in an agile environment.
Experience with Agile development tools such as JIRA or other Agile management tools.
Experience working in a SAFe Agile environment.
Experience in decomposing Agile epics and features to user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
Experience with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) design tools (Enterprise Architect, Cameo, or equivalent) using SysML.

Preferred Qualifications:

Agile Coaching experience in a multi-discipline (Systems, Software, and Hardware) engineering environment.
Agile Certification, such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or Professional Scrum Master (PSM). Project Management and Control Account Management (CAM) experience preferred
Working knowledge of bidding and project/task estimation tools (e.g. SEER products).
Knowledge of the Cameo Systems Modeler or Cameo Enterprise Architect tools
Recent experience and expertise in Atlassian (e.g. JIRA/Bamboo) suite of tools.
Experience and proficiency with project performance measurement, tracking methods, and tools.
Ability to investigate problems to the root cause and then champion the creation and implementation of corrective actions.
An active and transferable U.S. DoD issued Top Secret security clearance is preferred.

Collins 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.

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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.

Minimum Program Qualifications:

Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application
Have prior experience in functional area of interest
Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position

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.

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.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

*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.

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!

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.

Employee Referral Eligible

The salary range for this role is 77,000 USD - 163,000 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/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.