**Date Posted:** 2025-07-21 **Country:** United States of America **Location:** 01: Building 01 Windsor Locks One Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, CT, 06096 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 Collins Aerospace has an immediate need for a Program Operations Manager (POM) to work onsite in our Windsor Locks, CT office. The Program Operations Manager will be a member of our Civil Space Business Unit. The position is the focal point for the execution of daily activities to deliver high quality, highly engineered development, and production hardware on-time to its customers. The selected candidate will be responsible for leading the Manufacturing team in tasks ranging from requirements planning through the manufacturing and shipment of deliverables in support of NASA and DoD Programs. Applicants must exhibit a high degree of initiative and sound judgment, working independently and as a member of an Integrated Product Team. It is essential the individual be capable of adapting to changing conditions and work cooperatively in a team environment. **What You Will Do** + Prepare annual operating budgets for the team. + Plan and forecast manpower requirements to support the program and business plans. + Monitor daily/weekly/monthly team WIP. + Implement improvement initiatives with the function and program levels. + Oversee training and development, performance appraisals, health and safety, and department productivity. + Coordinate Operations bids for new development and production proposals. + Promote ACE (Lean) activities as a form of continuous improvement. + Monitor compliance with company policies and procedures. + Drive utilization of planning tools for make-to-order products, engineered-to-order products, and customer returns. + Maintain program dashboard metrics for Materials Planning. + Create and manage a complex IMS using Microsoft Project and MRP principles. + Interface with customers to understand customer needs and issues and ensure that the customers receive satisfactory standards of service. **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 experience5 Years experience with people management skills including delegation, promoting teamwork, and performance management + Experience with ERP (SAP Preferred), Production Planning, or Project Management + Cost Account Management experience **Qualifications We Prefer** + Lean manufacturing experience + Customer experience + Microsoft Project Skills + Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment + Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills + Cost Account Management experience + Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM))is preferred + Excellent people management skills including delegation, promoting teamwork, and performance management + Self-starter with a positive attitude who can work at setting priorities while multi-tasking to meet various deadlines on short notice + Strong planning and organizational skills with ability to be adaptable to changing priorities and assignments + Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, verbally and in writing, to all organizational levels and cross-functional groups + Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications + Experience with ERP (SAP Preferred), Production Planning, or Project Management. + Ability to effectively work cross-functionally and influence, advise and direct members outside the direct reporting structure to perform job requirements and meet deadlines **What We Offer Benefits** 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. 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 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. This position is considered safety sensitive in accordance with NASA Guidelines. Candidate will be subject to drug and alcohol testing per NASA’s regulation SUBPART 1835.5 Drug- Free Workforce At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibilities. 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._ **Privacy Policy and Terms:** Click on this link (http://www.rtx.com/privacy/Job-Applicant-Privacy-Notice) to read the Policy and Terms Raytheon Technologies 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.