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About RTX

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 talented professionals are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference by solving the world’s most complex challenges.

With three market-leading businesses, world-class operations, and significant investments in research and development, RTX brings together capabilities and opportunities that are unmatched in the industry.

Together, we push the boundaries of science and technology to develop innovative solutions that connect and protect our world.

Join RTX and work alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace and defense while contributing to technologies that shape the future.

About Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace is a global leader in technologically advanced and intelligent aerospace and defense solutions.

With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, Collins Aerospace helps customers meet the evolving demands of the global aerospace market.

Our engineering teams develop mission-critical avionics technologies and safety-critical software where engineering excellence, innovation, quality, and safety are at the heart of everything we do.

Join Collins Aerospace and help shape the future of flight through advanced avionics technologies and high-performing engineering teams.

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and develop high-performing engineering teams working on complex avionics and Flight Management Systems (FMS) programs.

In this role, you will combine engineering expertise, people leadership, project execution, and organizational leadership to ensure successful delivery of safety-critical engineering programs aligned with business and customer objectives.

You will be responsible for managing engineering teams, developing technical capabilities, optimizing resources, driving engineering excellence, and ensuring commitments related to quality, cost, schedule, technical performance, and customer expectations are achieved.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineering leader who is passionate about avionics, safety-critical software, talent development, and leading complex engineering programs.

Engineering Manager – Avionics Software

Location: Hyderabad, India
Experience: 12+ Years
Qualification: BE / B.Tech / ME / M.Tech
Domain: Avionics / Flight Management Systems (FMS)
Function: Engineering Leadership

What You Will Do

Engineering & Technical Leadership

• Lead and develop high-performing engineering teams, driving performance, engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Provide management-level guidance and technical leadership across multiple engineering projects and teams.
• Oversee engineering activities related to avionics software development, verification, and certification.
• Ensure engineering programs meet technical, quality, safety, schedule, cost, and customer commitments.
• Mentor engineering leads and project engineers in project planning, execution, technical development, and resource management.
• Support complex engineering estimates and make informed technical and business decisions.

Program & Project Execution

• Plan, organize, and oversee engineering activities across multiple projects.
• Manage project commitments, risks, schedules, costs, quality, and delivery objectives.
• Participate in key project cadence meetings and provide management-level execution oversight.
• Identify and resolve organizational, technical, resource, and execution-related challenges.
• Ensure effective change management and alignment with business and customer requirements.
• Drive strong ownership and accountability for organizational and project commitments.

People & Talent Leadership

• Manage staffing, capacity, resource allocation, and priorities based on business and project requirements.
• Drive people development through performance management, coaching, mentoring, career development, and regular one-on-one discussions.
• Develop engineering competencies and build strong technical leadership capabilities within the organization.
• Support Talent Management, Performance Management, and Change Management initiatives.
• Create an environment that promotes collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.

Strategy & Organizational Development

• Collaborate with senior leaders and key stakeholders to develop and execute engineering strategies.
• Drive standardized engineering processes, best practices, Communities of Practice, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering productivity, quality, and execution effectiveness.
• Support organizational capability development and long-term engineering strategy.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with senior leaders, architects, project leadership, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships across Engineering, Program Management, Systems, Software, Quality, and other functions.
• Communicate project status, risks, opportunities, and recommendations effectively to leadership.
• Act as a trusted engineering partner and advisor to senior management and business stakeholders.

What You Will Learn

• Gain broader exposure to end-to-end avionics software development, verification, and certification.
• Develop expertise in leading multiple engineering teams and complex safety-critical aerospace programs.
• Strengthen your knowledge of Flight Management Systems (FMS) and avionics engineering.
• Gain experience working with advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and DevOps.
• Develop deeper expertise in DO-178B/C certification processes and aerospace engineering standards.
• Strengthen capabilities in project execution, resource planning, staffing, and organizational leadership.
• Work closely with senior leaders, architects, project managers, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Build expertise in engineering process improvement, innovation, talent development, and change management.
• Develop advanced leadership skills while building and growing high-performing engineering organizations.

Qualifications You Must Have

• 12+ years of relevant engineering experience in Avionics, preferably within Flight Management Systems (FMS).
• Hands-on experience in avionics software development, verification, and certification.
• Experience completing at least one full avionics software product lifecycle.
• Proven experience managing multiple engineering teams and projects simultaneously.
• Strong knowledge of avionics project management, including planning, execution, change control, risk management, and stakeholder management.
• Strong practical knowledge of DO-178B/C certification processes, with experience at least at DAL-B.
• Significant domain knowledge of products and systems within the assigned engineering area.
• Ability to work effectively under stringent project deadlines with strong ownership of organizational and project commitments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, develop talent, and drive engineering performance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience leading large or multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience managing complex avionics software programs.
• Experience establishing and implementing engineering processes, policies, standards, best practices, and compliance programs.
• Experience supporting audits, assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong experience in Talent Management, Performance Management, and Change Management.
• Experience developing engineering competencies and technical capability frameworks.
• Experience mentoring and coaching engineering leaders and team managers.
• Experience with complex software estimation and technical decision-making.
• Experience with DevOps practices or AI-assisted software development tools.
• Ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior management and business partners.
• Strong judgment, delegation, dependability, attention to detail, and ability to make well-informed decisions under pressure.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering — BE / B.Tech / ME / M.Tech.
• Preferred disciplines include Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, Avionics, or a related engineering discipline.
• For engineering and technical positions, a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with relevant professional experience is typically required, subject to applicable local laws and regulations.

Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field with a minimum of 5 years of experience.

Leadership Competencies

Analysis

Demonstrates the ability to provide logical, structured, and in-depth analysis of complex problems and situations.

Cooperation

Takes initiative to motivate teams, build strong morale, and foster collaboration, trust, and team synergy.

Delegating & Directing

Effectively delegates responsibilities, provides clear direction, and remains open to new ideas when projects require a change in direction.

Dependability

Demonstrates strong ownership and ensures accuracy, quality, and completeness before delegating work to others.

Detail Orientation

Consistently delivers high-quality results while maintaining strong attention to detail and engineering excellence.

Judgment

Makes timely, well-informed decisions, including in complex and high-pressure situations.

Avionics

Our Avionics team advances aviation electronics and information management solutions for commercial and military customers across the world. That means we’re helping passengers reach their destination safely. We’re connecting aircraft operators, airports, rail and critical infrastructure with intelligent data service solutions that keep passengers, flight crews and militaries connected and informed. And we’re providing industry-leading fire protection and safety systems that our customers can count on when it matters most. Are you ready to learn from the most knowledgeable experts in the industry, develop the technologies of tomorrow and reach new heights in your career? Join our Avionics team today.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

*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.

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite.  Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).  An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed. 

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.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

Benefits package includes:

-         Meal coupons

-         Group Term Life Insurance.

-         Group Health Insurance.

-         Group Personal Accident Insurance.

-         Entitled for 18 days of vacation and 12 days of contingency leave annually.

-         Employee scholar programme.

-         Work life balance.

-         Car lease programme.

-         National Pension Scheme

-         LTA

-         Fuel & Maintenance /Driver wages

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all India positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

Note:

• Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the India)
• Drug Screen only performed for Operations Positions

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 adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

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