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Rockwell Collins values its highly technical staff and provides many opportunities for rewards and recognition.

Engineer of the Year
A longstanding recognition program at Rockwell Collins' is the Engineer of the Year award. This competition is held company-wide and is designed to inspire and reward creativity and performance among Rockwell Collins’ engineering community. Nominations for the award are made by engineering colleagues and recognition includes a banquet with the CEO and his senior staff, a vacation for the winner and spouse, and public acknowledgement including a press release.

Recognizing Creativity
Innovation is key to continuing growth at Rockwell Collins, and technology is recognized as a key element in providing the competitive edge to enable new markets. Patents are an important tool for exploiting Rockwell Collins' R&D investment. We were ranked top for the technical significance of our patents in the Aerospace sector in the respected MIT Technology Review 2004 Patent Scorecard. To reward the creativity of its employees, Rockwell Collins has created an inventor friendly, electronic invention disclosure process that quickly captures and rewards key ideas. Gift certificates or checks are awarded at three key stages in the process: upon first disclosure of the idea, after approval for filing by a technical committee, and when the patent application is filed. A special commemorative plaque is presented when the patent is issued.

Celebrating Teamwork
Rockwell Collins' Chairman's Team Award celebrates the collaborative achievements of the many individuals who succeed as a team. The competition is held every year and has a rigorous selection process. Five teams make it to the "finals" from which the winner is selected. Clay Jones, President, Chairman and CEO, charges each team to serve as ambassadors for teamwork. "As people see the enthusiasm and success that great teamwork creates, they, too, will want to join in. The end result will be a more successful Rockwell Collins and a more fulfilling place to work for all of us."

10X Program
The 10X program was begun by ATC in 2004 as a way to develop high-risk ideas that could have a major impact on Rockwell Collins’ future sales. ATC scientists are encouraged to submit to senior leadership high-risk ideas that will result in at least an order of magnitude (10 times) improvement in at least one outcome: cost, size or power requirements. The program provides initial funds for proof-of-concept work. If the concept proves viable, then it can become a regular R&D project the following year, be transferred directly into a business unit program, or receive a funding to seek an external contract. Recognition includes special acknowledgement from the CEO and Senior Vice President of Engineering and Technology and the engineer that proposes the concept is allowed to spend the next year developing the proof of concept.