Director, Platform, Production & Sustainment IPT Chief Engineer

RTX (Raytheon); Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus eligible

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, seeks an experienced Engineering Director to serve as Chief Engineer for the PPS IPT on the SAOC program in Richardson, TX. You will provide executive technical leadership across flight deck, interiors, and power & controls, guiding teams through design maturity and production readiness.

The role requires a DoD Secret clearance (Top Secret preferred), a STEM degree with 12–14+ years of experience, and strong systems engineering expertise.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance required (Day 1)
• U.S. citizenship required for security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 14+ years engineering experience, or advanced degree with 12+ years
• Experience in systems engineering, subsystem development, integration, verification, validation, or test on major defense or aerospace programs
• Experience leading engineering teams and cross-functional subsystem development groups
• Experience with EVMS, technical baseline management, and structured risk & opportunity management

Responsibilities

• Provide executive-level technical leadership for Platform, Production, and Sustainment subsystem development, integration, and test execution
• Lead Project Engineers and ensure staffing, mentoring, and performance oversight
• Direct engineering across flight deck systems, interior monuments and seating, power & controls to ensure requirements, design maturity, and integration readiness
• Ensure subsystem requirements development, allocation, traceability, and verification planning align with SEIT baselines and program architecture
• Oversee production transition planning and readiness for manufacturing and sustainment
• Identify early indicators of technical issues and drive resolution with cross-functional teams
• Lead technical reviews, integration readiness events, and collaboration with SEIT and other IPTs
• Collaborate with Program Management on EVMS, cost account performance, and schedule integration
• Represent Platform, Production, and Sustainment to customers and government counterparts
• Promote engineering discipline and adherence to RTX processes

Skills

Systems engineering

Subsystem development

Integration

Verification

Validation

Test engineering

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

EVMS

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, seeks an experienced Engineering Director to serve as Chief Engineer for the PPS IPT on the SAOC program in Richardson, TX. You will provide executive technical leadership across flight deck, interiors, and power & controls, guiding teams through design maturity and production readiness.

The role requires a DoD Secret clearance (Top Secret preferred), a STEM degree with 12–14+ years of experience, and strong systems engineering expertise.