Associate Director, Chief Engineer (ONSITE)

Prattwhitney; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 157,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

RTX’s Advanced Products & Solutions team seeks an Associate Director Chief Engineer for Electronic Warfare Systems in Ft. Wayne, IN.

You will lead engineering cost, schedule, and technical execution across multiple programs, interacting with customers and internal leaders. Responsibilities include defining program strategy, serving as the technical POC, guiding multiple engineering disciplines, and mentoring staff.

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM with 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in airborne electronic warfare systems design and integration.
• Proven leadership as Lead Design/Systems Engineer or IPT lead.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance; US citizenship required.
• Advanced degree in STEM preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single engineering leader for multiple programs, overseeing all technical, schedule, and financial aspects.
• Define program vision, strategy, and goals aligned with customer requirements.
• Be the primary technical POC with customer senior counterparts.
• Oversee system design to meet performance, cost, and schedule targets; manage production.
• Mentor engineers and coordinate activities across IPTs/CPTs.
• Travel ~10% to support programs.

Skills

Airborne EW design

Lead Systems Engineer

Program leadership

Security clearance

US citizenship

Education

STEM degree

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-08-10 Country: United States of America Location: US-IN-FT WAYNE-150A ~ 1010 Production Rd ~ BLDG 150A Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems.

With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can.

Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat.

We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world.

Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Raytheon’s Advanced Products & Solutions (APS) strategic business unit (SBU) is a product focused, merchant-supplier business that leverages scale and technology commonality to provide leading-edge, reliable, and cost-competitive products in both the high- and low-end segments.

APS supplies mission equipment directly to original equipment manufacturers and government entities for integration on larger systems.

Raytheon’s Electronic Warfare Systems (EWS) is seeking a motivated, Associate Director Chief Engineer, for their Electronic Warfare Systems (EWS) / Advanced Systems product line.

The Associate Director Chief Engineer is responsible for engineering cost, schedule, and technical execution of multiple programs within the Advanced Systems product line.

The Associate Director Chief Engineer reports to the Advanced Systems Program Area Chief Engineer and provides engineering leadership across programs and engineering disciplines.

This individual will lead product teams through the system and project lifecycles, which includes technology maturation, development, verification, production, and sustainment.

The Associate Director Chief Engineer will be the technical focal point of the program to the customer, functional organizations, and leadership.

This role will also provide technical oversight and guidance to external vendors to ensure requirements and schedule compliance along with providing leadership and guidance to test architects and lead systems engineers.

This position is an onsite role in Ft Wayne, IN.

What You Will Do

• Perform as the Associate Director Chief Engineer who is the single engineering leadership point of contact and is responsible for the engineering execution of multiple programs, overseeing all technical, schedule, and financial aspects.
• Help establish and manage Program vision, strategy, and goals aligned with Customer expectations / requirements.
• Perform as the primary technical POC with customer senior technical counterparts.
• Manage all engineering related activities across the Program to ensure that the overall system design meets the required performance within the project constraints (cost and schedule), and production efforts execute as planned.
• Partner with Engineering Discipline leaders to define the engineering skills required for successful program execution.
• Ensure technical integrity and engineering execution across all IPTs, CPTs, and disciplines.
• Lead Technical risk and opportunity management for the Program.
• 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.
• Mentor new engineers to grow the strength of your engineering team.
• Travel as needed to support Program / Customer (~10%).

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in airborne 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.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required after start, with the ability to obtain special program access after start.
• U.S. Citizenship is required as only U.S. Citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer Advanced degree in STEM.

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.

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world.

At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance is available.

The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

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
• 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.

We Are RTX. As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

Ft. Wayne, IN: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-indiana-location

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.