NPI Principal Engineer, Project Engineering (Onsite-Puerto Rico)

Date Posted:

2025-10-27

Country:

United States of America

Location:

W61: Puerto Rico - Aerospace Felicia Industrial Park, Santa Isabel, PR, 00757 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

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. 

We are seeking a seasoned Principal Engineer with exceptional technical depth and strategic leadership skills. In this role, you’ll define, plan, and lead the execution of highly complex engineering projects that directly impact business success. You’ll apply your expertise to manage risks, drive project strategies, and ensure alignment with organizational goals. As a trusted technical leader, you’ll mentor engineering teams, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and deliver innovative solutions that advance our most critical initiatives.

What You Will Do

• Develop comprehensive project plans, integrated schedules, and high value budgets for highly complex, multi-site projects; proactively recommend strategic adjustments to ensure alignment with organizational objectives, timelines, and financial targets.

• Document, analyze, and communicate delays, scope changes, and critical incidents affecting projects, ensuring timely escalation and mitigation strategies across cross-functional and executive stakeholders.
• Define project budget and scope for high-impact initiatives, identifying and implementing all opportunities for cost optimization and strategic resource allocation to maximize profitability and organizational value.
• Perform advanced critical path analyses, scenario planning, and contingency planning; implement innovative workarounds to ensure delivery of projects with high technical, operational, and strategic complexity.
• Lead cross-functional meetings, consolidate inputs from multiple business units, and present executive-level plans and progress reports that inform business decisions and strategic priorities.
• Identify, evaluate, and resolve high-risk project issues, including resource reallocations, contractual adjustments, and cross-business unit conflicts, ensuring timely resolution and minimal organizational impact.
• Collaborate closely with NPI teams and other functional areas to ensure all technical, quality, and regulatory requirements are met and achieve seamless transitions to production mature product releases.
• Communicate, escalate, and influence key project status, risks, and decisions across all organizational levels, including senior leadership and external stakeholders, to ensure strategic alignment and risk mitigation.
• Ensure alignment of organizational priorities and effective communication of project objectives, interdependencies, and resource requirements across operations and functional areas.
• Build and maintain collaborative, high-performing relationships with RTX Business Unit Teams, driving successful execution of New Products for Puerto Rico Operations (Electronics and Mechanical sites).
• Champion clear, transparent, and effective communication between Puerto Rico Operations facilities and customers/programs to strengthen relationships and align expectations.
• Lead the execution of the Project Plan and Quality Plan for complex programs, ensuring delivery meets or exceeds customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and corporate objectives.
• Drive a culture of safety, quality, and operational excellence across all projects and daily engineering activities.
• Provide strategic mentoring and coaching to lower-level project engineers or professionals, enhancing technical capabilities, project management proficiency, and communication skills to ensure successful delivery of complex programs.
• Define, strategize, and lead solutions for the implementation of New Products or transfer of existing products from diverse SBUs (e.g., Avionics, Interiors, Mission Systems, Advanced Structures) with high technical and organizational complexity.
• Lead the alignment and integration of systems, processes, and practices across SBUs and receiving sites, ensuring successful execution of high-risk, multi-disciplinary projects.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
• Demonstrated professional experience communicating in English and Spanish (verbal and written).
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract 

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

• Participation in the Employee Scholar Program (ESP)

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 8 free counseling sessions

• And more!

Learn More & Apply Now!

The next chapter of our future as an aerospace company is here, and we are excited about what this means for our employees and customers! Get onboard the Collins Aerospace Operations team and play a part in managing our innovative products from inception to delivery. The Operations team continues to grow and aims to strengthen the connection of Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain and Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) across Collins Aerospace. In this dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to network across our businesses and functions, all while improving the productivity, quality and efficiency of our operations worldwide.

* 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.

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.

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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