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RTX · 17 hours ago

Program Chief Engineer (Onsite)

CA601: Goleta (EW) Bldg H01 6380 Hollister Avenue Building H01, Goleta, CA, 93117 USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$146K/yr - $277K/yr

10+ years exp

RTX is a leading company focused on providing advanced defense solutions. They are seeking a Program Chief Engineer to oversee engineering execution, manage technical and financial aspects of programs, and lead a multi-disciplinary team in the Electronic Warfare Systems product line.

AerospaceManufacturingSecuritySensorTelecommunications

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform as the Program Chief Engineer who is the single engineering leadership point of contact and is responsible for the engineering execution of an entire program, overseeing all technical, schedule, and financial aspects

Help establish and manage a program vision, strategy, and goals to align the Program with Customer expectations / requirements

Develop and maintain a Product Roadmap that aligns with Customer’s needs and business goals

Ensure technical integrity and engineering execution across all IPTs, CPTs, and disciplines within the Programs

Perform as the primary product line technical POC with the customer senior technical counterparts

Manage all program engineering related activities across the Program. Direct management of the lead engineers to ensure that the overall system design is optimized to meet the required performance within the project constraints (cost and schedule), and production efforts execute as planned

Interact and lead engagement with senior customers

Leverage product design engineering experience, with demonstrated ability to establish a strong technical baseline with disciplined change management, while operating in a rapid development environment

Establish and guide the Digital Engineering / Model-Based strategy for the product / program

Lead across a highly multi-disciplinary team, requiring experience across all design engineering disciplines, technical supplier management, business development, and program leadership

Travel as needed to support Program / Customer (~10%)

Qualification

Electronic Warfare SystemsProgram ManagementSystems EngineeringDesign EngineeringSecurity ClearanceTechnical LeadershipCommunication SkillsCollaborationProblem Solving

Required

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience

Experience in airborne and electronic warfare systems design, use-case development, operational analysis, integration/test and/or system qualification

Experience as a Lead Design Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer, Integrated Product Team Lead, Cross Product Team lead, or other, related Engineering Lead

Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain special program access after start

Preferred

Advanced degree in STEM

Design experience with the Electronic Support (ES), Radar Warning Receivers (RWR), and Electronic Attack (EA) systems, or other Electronic Warfare systems of similar complexity

Experience in factory establishment, production experience, and ability to facilitate and coordinate activities across multiple facilities and locations

Systems Architecture experience

Experience with capture effort coordination and developing proposals to obtain funding, spanning technical proposal development, work breakdown structures and cost estimation

Ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership, other engineering disciplines and external customers / stakeholders

Experience with capture effort coordination, developing proposals to obtain funding, spanning technical proposal development, work breakdown structures and cost estimation

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

Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs

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