Senior Lead Engineer

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At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

What You Will Do *

• Lead the Should Costing vertical by developing and validating cost models for mechanical and electronic components.
• Analyze manufacturing processes, including machining, fabrication, casting, sheet metal, and electronics assembly, to establish accurate cost estimates.
• Drive manufacturing process planning and provide technical inputs for design-to-cost, value engineering, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Create and maintain manufacturing process documentation, including process plans, work instructions, and manufacturing authoring in Solumina.
• Evaluate engineering drawings, GD&T, QNs (Quality Notifications), BOMs, and manufacturing specifications to support cost and process analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Procurement to improve manufacturability and reduce product costs.
• Support supplier assessments, benchmarking, and manufacturing feasibility reviews for new and existing products.
• Mentor team members and establish best practices for should costing methodologies and manufacturing engineering processes.

What You Will Learn

• Advanced should costing methodologies across diverse manufacturing commodities.
• Exposure to global manufacturing standards, supplier cost benchmarking, and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product engineering, sourcing, quality, and operations teams.
• Opportunities to influence product design through Design-to-Cost (DTC) and Value Engineering (VE) initiatives.
• Leadership experience in driving manufacturing engineering excellence and process standardization.

Qualifications You Must Have *

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering with significant exposure to should costing or manufacturing cost analysis.
• Strong expertise in manufacturing processes, especially machining, fabrication, casting, forging, sheet metal, and electronics commodities.
• Hands-on experience in manufacturing process planning and routing development.
• Working knowledge of Quality Notifications (QNs), manufacturing documentation, and process planning methodologies.
• Experience with Solumina authoring or similar Manufacturing Execution System (MES) platforms.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, BOMs, and manufacturing specifications.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Transportation facility.
• Meal coupons
• Group Term Life Insurance.
• Group Health Insurance.
• Group Personal Accident Insurance.
• Entitled for 18 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave annually.
• Employee scholar program
• Work life balance
• Car lease program
• National Pension Scheme
• LTA
• Fuel & Maintenance /Driver wages
• Meal vouchers
• And more!

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.

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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