AT Engineering Execution Team Department Leader (Onsite)

Prattwhitney; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 194,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation eligible

Comprehensive benefits

Annual incentive programs

Job summary

RTX in Tucson, AZ is seeking an Engineering Execution Team Department Leader to guide IPTLs and optimize program execution in Raytheon’s Advanced Technology unit. This onsite role requires a Top Secret clearance and U.S.

citizenship, with extensive cross-disciplinary leadership across multiple programs.

Qualifications

• Requires STEM degree and a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with financial analysis tools and project management tools.
• Experience across multiple engineering disciplines, products, and customers.
• Active and transferable Top Secret U.S. government security clearance required before start date.
• U.S. Citizenship is required as only U.S. Citizens are eligible for a clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop IPTLs, overseeing performance, training, compensation, and career growth.
• Manage IPTL assignments, workforce planning, and staffing forecasts.
• Oversee AT Engineering Control Tower metrics and drive cross-program alignment.
• Strengthen the talent pipeline through rotations and collaboration with OCE, PMX, and engineering teams.
• Ensure rigor in LRE/EAC, risk and opportunity management, and proposal processes.
• Coordinate proposal staffing, reviews, and approvals.
• Serve as AT point of contact for key engineering and business initiatives.
• Support AT business operations through monthly technical reviews and financial planning.

Skills

Financial analysis tools

Project management tools

Multi-discipline experience

Leadership

US citizenship

Education

STEM degree

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-08-28 Country: United States of America Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-807 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 807 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable 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 a security clearance Security Clearance Type: Top Secret - Current Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on 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 Technology (AT) strategic business unit is an agile organization developing key discriminators for core products and expanding into adjacent markets to deliver new capabilities that defeat emerging Warfighter threats. We are seeking an Engineering Execution Team (EET) Department Leader to join our Advanced Technology SBU Engineering Team in Tucson, AZ. In this leadership role, you will manage a team of Integrated Product Team Leads (IPTLs) supporting a broad and dynamic portfolio across the AT business. You will oversee performance development, training, compensation, and career growth while leading IPTL assignments, workforce planning, and AT Engineering Control Tower metrics. You will also enable strong cross-program collaboration, partnering with IPTs, CEs, TDs, and discipline leaders on staffing, technical and business initiatives, monthly reviews, and financial planning to drive effective program execution and overall AT business operations. This position is an onsite role in Tucson, AZ.

What You Will Do

• Lead and develop IPTLs, overseeing performance, training, compensation, and career growth.
• Manage IPTL assignments, workforce planning, and staffing forecasts.
• Oversee AT Engineering Control Tower metrics and drive cross-program alignment with IPTs, CEs, TDs, and discipline leaders.
• Strengthen the talent pipeline through rotations and collaboration with OCE, PMX, and engineering teams.
• Ensure rigor in LRE/EAC, risk and opportunity management, and proposal processes.
• Coordinate proposal staffing, reviews, and approvals.
• Serve as AT point of contact for key engineering and business initiatives (e.g., TBMA, TDMC, NPI).
• Support AT business operations through monthly technical reviews and financial planning (AOP, LRP, forecasts).
• Travel as needed to support the Engineering Execution Team (~10%).

Qualifications: You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with financial analysis tools.
• Experience with project management tools, systems, and/or methodologies.
• Experience across multiple engineering disciplines, products, and customers.
• Active and transferable Top Secret U.S. government security clearance with ability to obtain special program access is required prior to start date.
• U.S. Citizenship is required as only U.S. Citizens are eligible for a clearance.

Qualifications: We Prefer

• Prior functional department leadership experience.
• At least 5 years supporting defense programs.
• Ability to lead teams across multiple geographic locations.
• Demonstrated ability to balance engineering discipline with innovation for rapid development and program success.
• Program Management Certification Level 6 or equivalent.

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.
• 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, and 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.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. This position requires a security clearance.

DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

Tucson, AZ: Raytheon Tucson, AZ Location 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.

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. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

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.

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.