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Senior Manager, Value Stream Leader

Goodrich Controls Holding Limited, Motor Drives, Fore 3, Fore Business Park, Stratford Road, Solihul Full time

Date Posted:

2025-10-29

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Goodrich Controls Holding Limited, Motor Drives, Fore 3, Fore Business Park, Stratford Road, Solihull, B90 4SS

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

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. 
 

Are you ready for a pivotal role in shaping our future success?

Collins Aerospace Electric Power Systems is seeking a Senior Manager, Program Management, to lead one or more technology programs focused on electric power solutions for future commercial aircraft. These solutions include high power motors, motor controllers, power converters and high-capacity batteries with each technology program encompassing one or more of these technological areas.
 

In this role, you will drive program-level strategic planning efforts, lead capture of critical technology programs, negotiate program contracts, be accountable for the P&L of medium-sized programs, lead the integrated program management teams, and work across the Electric Power Systems and broader Collins organizations to leverage differentiated technology solutions for our customers.
 

This position is located at our Solihull, UK site and will report to the Director of Propulsion Electrification Programs, In Rockford, IL, USA. 
 

What You Will Do

  • Manage a medium-sized technology program(s) with responsibility for program execution and performance, ensuring adherence to program plans, schedules and budgets.

  • Oversee program performance, technology and manufacturing readiness plans.

  • Lead design for manufacturing and design to cost activities for key technology solutions included in program scope.

  • Review and present program plans and reports.

  • Maintain a thorough Risk and Opportunity register and establish effective risk mitigation plans.

  • Work with functional leaders to set priorities for program resources and funding.

  • Drive program level strategic planning efforts.

  • Interface with customers, program consortium members, and external agencies, for contract negotiations, program coordination, and new program opportunities.

  • Drive cost and customer satisfaction focused on performance targets and work to achieve these targets.

  • Guide continuous improvement initiatives for the management and execution of technology programs and the maturation of solutions for future applications.
     

Qualifications You Must Have

  • Typically requires a University Degree and a minimum of 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 7 years of experience.
     

Qualifications We Prefer

  • Background in program execution and/or technology development programs.

  • Aerospace industry experience.

  • Customer-facing leadership experience in an international environment.

  • Working knowledge of Government technology funding programs and processes in the United Kingdom and Europe.

  • Working experience with Earned Value (EV) and/or P&L management

  • Ability to travel for customer, company and program related activities (approx. 20% of this role requires travel).
     

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

  • Competitive salary.

  • Flexible working, hybrid working and a family friendly approach.

  • Outstanding state-of-the-art facilities and laboratories centrally located and easily accessible.

  • Life insurance.

  • Excellent corporate pension plan with a 2:1 matched contribution up to 10%.

  • Private Health Insurance.

  • 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy/sell up to 5 days.

  • Career development.

  • Half day working on Fridays.

  • And so much more!

from time to time the successful candidate may be required by the Company to perform other tasks and/or learn new skills which are not included in the above description, but are within the capabilities of the individual and, where necessary, training will be given.
 

Learn More & Apply Now!
 

Collins Aerospace makes modern flight possible. Of course, that wouldn’t be possible without the capabilities and technologies of our organization, as well as our engineers – a highly skilled, accomplished network that spans more than 180 sites, 24 countries and 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs).

Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation.

Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of.


Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

Please note that potential candidates will be subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and background checks.

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