Date Posted:
2026-02-27
Country:
Germany
Location:
DE-NW-RATINGEN-115 ~ Kaiserwerther Strasse 115 ~ QUATTRIUM
Position Role Type:
Unspecified
Technical Project Manager
Project Engineering (m/f/d)
Location: Ratingen, Germany
Kidde Deugra - Fire Protection Systems
At Collins Aerospace, we're redefining aerospace and defense by delivering intelligent solutions that protect people and platforms worldwide. As part of our Fire Protection Systems (FPS) portfolio in Ratingen, you will play a key role in ensuring engineering excellence, compliance, and successful project execution across international programs.
Role Overview
As Techncial Project Manager, you will act as the linking element between Project Management and Systems Engineering, ensuring compliance with specifications, requirements, and customer commitments across applicable operating conditions.
You will serve as a shared engineering resource within DEUGRA and L'Hotellier, supporting international engineering inputs into the Kidde Wilson FPS Engineering Portfolio.
In this role, you will oversee project cost controlling, milestone tracking, Gate reviews, and RLPM compliance while supporting engineering forecasting and forward planning.
This position is suited for an established and productive professional contributor who influences stakeholders through expertise, collaboration, and structured project governance.
Primary Responsibilities
* Act as a "gatekeeper" to ensure RLPM compliance, milestone tracking, and successful Gate reviews
* Direct and coordinate all phases of engineering programs from inception through completion
* Prepare and maintain integrated project plans, budgets, schedules, and staffing requirements
* Estimate costs, resources, and timelines to ensure achievement of business and financial targets
* Monitor and analyze project performance (cost, schedule, technical scope) and prepare progress reports
* Liaise between project management, planning teams, engineering teams, and line management
* Support proposal preparation, business plans, work statements, specifications, and budget planning
* Identify, escalate, and support resolution of project risks and issues to meet productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction goals
* Ensure project and process control documentation complies with contractual and regulatory requirements
* Maintain integrated master schedules and support engineering forecasting for upcoming programs
* Provide guidance and direction to technical and administrative project team members
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
* Professional experience in project engineering, systems engineering, or technical program management
* Knowledge of project cost controlling and budget management
* Experience working within structured milestone and Gate review processes
* Fluent in German and English
* Working knowledge of French advantageous
Preferred Qualifications
* Advanced knowledge of project governance frameworks and lifecycle management processes
* Experience in fire protection systems, aerospace, defense, or industrial engineering environments
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate technical data into business-relevant insights
* Ability to influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders
* Experience supporting proposals and customer-facing technical discussions
What We Offer
* Pension benefit
* Special payments
* Work-life balance
* Mobile working
* Flexible working hours
* 30 days of paid vacation
* Canteen subsidy
* Corporate Fitness Membership
* Measures within the framework of occupational health management
* Language Courses
* Global Career Opportunities
* Internal and external training measures
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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