Job Information
RTX Corporation Cybersecurity Project Management (Onsite) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Date Posted:
2025-04-10
Country:
United States of America
Location:
HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE
, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA
Position Role Type:
Onsite
The Cybersecurity organization at Collins Aerospace, within Mission Systems Services, is seeking a Project Manager to support the Cyber team’s operational and organizational needs. The role will be responsible for driving the successful operations, enabling the cybersecurity team to deliver business-critical solutions to our engineering and program management office (PMO) environments. The scope of projects a candidate may anticipate leading include (but not limited to): You will support the team and programs by driving, managing, and organizing project activities, tracking key milestones, and maintaining project documentation.
As the project manager, you will be responsible for working and influencing cross functionally. In many cases, a PM in this role can expect project scope lacking firm requirements, or customer direction.
A successful PM in this role will drive project execution from early inception stages to final completion through close partnership and collaboration with senior leadership, engineers, and PMO leaders to refine requirements, navigate project execution obstacles, and ensure project scope is delivered on-time and within budget.
This position is onsite in Cedar Rapids, IA, and a relocation package is available if needed.
What YOU will do:
Serve as project manager for the Cybersecurity organization in a variety of capacities in support of the overarching execution of cyber services for the Mission Systems strategic business unit.
Assume ownership and accountability over planning, tracking, and coordinating projects tasks and deliverables alongside mid to senior-level leadership.
Drive the maintenance of project schedules and ensure project timelines are up to date.
Manage project budgets and resources, flagging potential risks or issues to senior staff.
Organize and track project documentation, including meeting notes, timelines, reports, and change requests.
Work with customers and stakeholders to identify and refine requirements, develop scopes of work, align on priorities, and deconflict blockers.
Provide regular project execution status briefings with customer, stakeholders, and various levels of leadership that conveys detailed overall project health, outlook, cost/schedule performance, and potential risks and opportunities.
Demonstrate project management principles proven in managing actions and scheduling interdependencies in support of large-scale programs, projects, or initiatives.
Lead the development and distribution of training materials and guides for tools and processes across the business, leveraging appropriate experts.
Top candidates will have excellent communication skills with an ability to articulate and adapt complex information to audiences at all levels of the organization, including senior executives and senior customer leadership.
Quickly build strong relationships foster collaboration with customers, stake holders, and cross-functional teams.
Grow strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills. Ability to recognize resource constraints and prioritize team efforts.
Qualifications you must have:
Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret Security Clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Working experience with financial budgets, project management software (e.g., Microsoft Project and Jira), presentations to senior leadership, metrics tracking.
Excellent relationship skills with the ability to build positive relationships with technical and business personnel.
Demonstrated experience building and leading a multi-disciplined, matrixed team Substantial knowledge of Collins Aerospace, programs, projects, or systems with the ability to make enhancements and leverage in daily work.
Ability to travel up to 30%.
Qualifications We Prefer:
An active and in-scope Top Secret or TS/SCI Security Clearance.
Experience across the fields of Security, Cybersecurity, Digital Technology, Facilities, Program Management and / or related fields.
Experience leading project management efforts within Agile / SAFe Framework.
Ability to understand and analyze complex business problems with minimal domain expertise in order to define and develop creative solutions.
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 & 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 consider the following role type definitions as you apply for 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.
*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.
Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.
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.
The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 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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