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RTX · 1 month ago

Senior Manager, Systems Engineering (Onsite)

NM306: Las Cruces, NM ASFCF Center/Receiving 12400 NASA Rd., Las Cruces, NM, 88012 USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

RTX is a company dedicated to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. They are seeking a Senior Manager for Systems Engineering who will lead a multidisciplinary team, oversee systems integration projects, and serve as the primary contact for program stakeholders, ensuring best practices in systems engineering are followed.

AerospaceManufacturingSecuritySensorTelecommunications

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team of Systems Engineers, providing day-to-day technical oversight, coaching, and performance feedback

Oversee systems integration projects from planning through operational transition, including installation, checkout, and test phases

Conduct and review technical impact assessments (e.g., RFC reviews), ensuring risk mitigation strategies are identified and executed

Serve as the local primary point of contact for program stakeholders, including Government customers, SETA, military partners, and contractor personnel

Support rapid delivery methods (Agile/GRID) and enterprise-wide planning for modernization and sustainment efforts

Ensure systems engineering artifacts are accurate, maintained, and used effectively for collaboration and execution

Facilitate cross-contract and cross-location collaboration to meet program milestones and customer objectives

Provide data-driven recommendations to inform customer decision-making on upgrades, transitions, and field deployments

Champion team development, succession planning, and knowledge continuity through structured mentorship and onboarding

Support the contract’s process improvement lifecycle across supported efforts—establish/supervise the continuous improvement plan, define and track KPIs, implement corrective/preventive actions, standardize workflows, and publish lessons learned to drive consistency across the enterprise

Support PMO decision closure by scheduling reviews, capturing decisions, maintain the action/decision log, following up with owners and due dates, and escalating blockers

Qualification

Systems installationIntegrationTestProject leadershipRequirements analysisAgile executionService Now PPMAtlassian JIRAConfluenceModel-Based Systems EngineeringProcess improvementMentoring engineersTeam developmentCross-contract collaboration

Required

Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 10 years of prior engineering experience or equivalent experience

Systems installation, integration, and test experience

Direct technical or project leadership experience

Experience managing multi-phase engineering projects with minimal oversight

Experience with requirements analysis, RFC impact assessment, Enterprise-level planning and systems delivery, agile execution in secure environments

Experience with Service Now PPM, Atlassian JIRA and Confluence, Customer NSIS and other IC rapid delivery methods

Experience working across geographically dispersed teams and contract boundaries

Experience with Leadership of personnel supporting Intelligence Community customers

An active and transferable TS/SCI CI Poly U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance

Preferred

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles and tools; ability to translate MBSE concepts into practical integration and delivery strategies

Experience mentoring engineers and developing high-performance teams

Experience leading structured process improvements initiatives (e.g., CORE, Lean, Six Sigma) and implementing program metrics/dashboards to monitor performance and compliance

Partnering with PMOs and governance boards to frame decisions, obtain approvals, and verify closure against documented criteria

Benefits

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

Holidays

Company

RTX

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RTX is comprised of three market-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – working as one to answer the biggest questions and solve the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.

Founded in 1922

Arlington, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees