Date Posted:

2025-08-28

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 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.

Missions Systems IMS is currently seeking a Program Schedule Analyst to support our team in Cedar Rapids, IA. This role is integral to Secure Tactical Communications, where you will collaborate with a team of dedicated PF&C professionals. You will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our programs by conducting in-depth analysis, planning, and scheduling.

What You Will Do

Work closely with cost analyst(s) and program team, monitoring and reporting performance against plans to ensure the contractual schedule objectives are met.  Ensuring cost and schedule are continuously reconciled, while taking steps to correct any mismatched items and addressing root causes.

Ensures major projects are integrated across various functional groups including Finance, Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality, etc.  Owns project schedules, soliciting regular updates, identifying and resolving critical path and network logic conflicts.

Utilizes schedule analysis, metrics, milestone charts, earned value management, and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances.

Frequent application of technical scheduling knowledge and industry practices, techniques, and standards. Working with senior specialists to prepare, develop and coordinate the integrated master plans and integrated master schedules.

Qualifications You Must Have 

Typically requires University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience

Must be able to obtain DOD security clearance.

Proficient with Microsoft Project

Qualifications We Prefer

Experience with Microsoft Office including extensive experience in Excel 

Experience with SAP 

Experience with Earned Value Concepts

What We Offer

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  

Maybe eligible for relocation

And more!  

Learn More & Apply Now!

When you join our finance team, you’re joining a team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond. Our team supports 70,000 employees across the U.S. and around the globe. As a United Technologies Corp. subsidiary, we operate with our own business reporting structure, financial dashboards and earnings metrics. This reporting relationship allows finance team members to implement innovative tools for the aerospace market in a stand-alone business environment. At Collins Aerospace, you’ll be not only be advancing your career, you’ll be leaving your mark on the future of advanced technologies.

Role Type:

*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.

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.

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 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.

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