Associate Director, Info & Communications R&D Integration

RTX Corporate; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Onsite Atlanta Location

Job summary

RTX Corporate in Atlanta, GA is seeking a senior leader to drive the Spectrum Dominance program and stand up a new office focused on advanced research for national security. The role requires leading cross‑discipline teams, shaping research agendas, and coordinating with RTX units and DoD sponsors.

You will mentor engineers, develop roadmaps, and pursue government funding opportunities. Travel up to 25% and U.S. citizenship with TS/SCI clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Advanced STEM degree and 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven leadership of interdisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience managing and executing DoD/IC‑level R&D programs.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead efforts across the Spectrum Dominance group for a new office in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Work across the customer base, NCT and BBN, and other RTX units to identify capability gaps and future needs.
• Seek opportunities to shape future research efforts to address capability gaps.
• Propose programs to develop technologies through win themes and customer-focused proposals.
• Lead and grow the team through project execution while expanding the Atlanta footprint.
• Bridge senior management and technical staff to implement strategy via engineering innovation.
• Identify strengths/weaknesses, deconflict resources, and mentor engineers from requirements to fielding.
• Direct phases of program maturation for select projects and liaise with RTX project teams.
• Interface with RTX enterprise to shape roadmaps and drive research into product lines.
• Travel may be required up to 25%.

Skills

Advanced degree in STEM

12+ years of relevant experience

Interdisciplinary engineering teamlead

DoD R&D program leadership

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

PhD in Engineering or related STEM field

Experience planning for DoD customers

Job description

RTX Corporate in Atlanta, GA is seeking a senior leader to drive the Spectrum Dominance program and stand up a new office focused on advanced research for national security. The role requires leading cross‑discipline teams, shaping research agendas, and coordinating with RTX units and DoD sponsors.

You will mentor engineers, develop roadmaps, and pursue government funding opportunities. Travel up to 25% and U.S. citizenship with TS/SCI clearance are required.