CCA International Capture Manager (Onsite)

RTX; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 157,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

RTX is seeking an Associate Director for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program within Pratt & Whitney Military Engines to lead international capture and strategy for propulsion opportunities. You will coordinate across RTX units, regional teams, and in-country partners to mature technology roadmaps, investment plans, and competitive positions.

You will guide matrixed teams through qualification, proposal development, and contract awards while ensuring alignment with customer needs and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience in business development, capture management, or related fields.
• Experience leading complex proposals, international sales, or export controls.
• Ability to travel internationally and communicate strategic information to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute international capture strategies for propulsion opportunities.
• Coordinate with RTX businesses and in-country teams to align strategies and investments.
• Lead or support responses to RFIs/RFPs and manage capture gates across markets.

Skills

Business development

Capture management

Program management

International travel

Strategic communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree (preferred)

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-08-17

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CT-EAST HARTFORD-ETC ~ 400 Main St ~ BLDG ETC

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

At RTX, the world 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.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Job Summary:

The Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Program Management Team (PMT) is seeking an accomplished Associate Director to lead strategy and capture activities for international propulsion opportunities. Reporting directly to the CCA Campaign Manager within Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, this role will position our family of engines for growth across priority markets while supporting the maturation of technologies aligned with the broader product portfolio.

The CCA International Capture Manager will support multiple competitive pursuits across international markets, working closely with RTX sister business units, regional organizations, and in-country teams responsible for OCONUS customer engagement and capture. This position will ensure enterprise alignment across customer strategies, product offerings, technology investments, and pursuit priorities.

The Capture Manager will collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to understand emerging mission requirements, support the shaping of propulsion solutions, and position the portfolio for emerging opportunities. This will include leading or supporting matrixed teams through opportunity qualification, strategy development, investment planning, proposal development, contract award, and transition to Program Management.

Success in this position requires a strong ability to navigate sister-BU organizational factors and standard work, align approaches to both internal and external customer needs, and clearly communicate strategies, decisions, risks, and recommendations to customers and senior leadership.

What You Will Do:

• Develop and execute international capture strategies for CCA, autonomous aircraft, uncrewed aircraft systems, and adjacent advanced propulsion opportunities.
• Coordinate closely with RTX sister business units, regional teams, and in-country organizations to develop integrated customer and capture strategies.
• Serve as the primary Military Engines focal point for assigned international CCA propulsion pursuits.
• Position the family of engines against emerging customer missions, requirements, aircraft concepts, and acquisition strategies.
• Lead customer analysis, competitive assessments, win strategy development, price-to-win activities, color-team reviews, and internal capture gates.
• Translate customer requirements and market intelligence into product priorities, technology roadmaps, and recommended investment plans.
• Coordinate with engineering, advanced technology, programs, finance, contracts, legal, export compliance, supply chain, and other functions to mature and execute capture strategies.
• Support the planning and execution of engine integration, technology maturation, and demonstration activities aligned with priority pursuits.
• Establish pursuit milestones, critical paths, budgets, schedules, decision points, and performance metrics.
• Identify capture risks and opportunities early enough for corrective actions or investment decisions to be made.
• Lead or support responses to requests for information, requests for proposals, market surveys, and other formal customer solicitations.
• Develop and present capture plans, strategic recommendations, technology roadmaps, and investment requests to senior leadership.
• Support Foreign Military Sales, Direct Commercial Sales, export authorization, and international industrial participation strategies as applicable.
• Negotiate and influence customers, partners, and internal stakeholders in support of long-term growth objectives.
• Travel domestically and internationally based on customer engagement and capture requirements.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and a minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience. Experience to include: business development, capture management, program management, product strategy, and/or a related discipline (to include comparable military assignments, e.g. FAO, FMS case manager, security cooperation officer, defense attaché, or comparable international cooperation role), leading development programs, competitive captures, or complex proposal efforts, Foreign Military Sales, Direct Commercial Sales, export authorizations, international business development, and/or international program execution, developing and maintaining relationships with government, military, or aerospace industry customers, managing cost, schedule, risk, investment plans, and executive-level deliverables, leading within a highly matrixed organization that includes engineering, finance, contracts, legal, supply chain, operations, and other functions and ability to communicate complex technical, business, and strategic information to customers, partners, team members, and senior leadership.
• Ability to travel internationally.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience (operations and/or sustainment) with military propulsion systems, gas-turbine engines, uncrewed aircraft, autonomous aviation systems, or Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
• Experience working across multiple RTX businesses, international regional organizations, and/or geographically distributed teams.
• Experience with competitive analysis, customer analysis, opportunity qualification, win strategy development, color teams, capture gates, and price-to-win analyses.
• Experience developing international industrial participation, offset, localization, teaming, or partner strategies.
• Experience evaluating missions, operational requirements, technologies, aircraft concepts, and propulsion-system capabilities.
• Experience developing and presenting strategic plans, annual operating plans, technology roadmaps, market assessments, and investment recommendations.
• Experience planning or executing technology maturation, engine integration, flight demonstration, or qualification activities.
• Active Secret security clearance.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attendselect 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.

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.

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.