Engineering Director - Mission Systems IPT Chief Engineer

RTX; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 186,000 - 354,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) plan with matching

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Program

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Parental leave benefits

Employee assistance program

Wellness incentives

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking an Engineering Director to lead the Mission System IPT on SAOC, directing technical strategy, subsystem development, and integration for national defense programs.

You will manage project engineers, ensure requirements are satisfied, and coordinate with SEIT and program management to meet EVMS, schedules, and cost baselines, in a demanding aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM; 14+ years engineering experience, or an advanced degree with 12+ years.
• Experience in systems engineering, subsystem development, integration, verification, validation, or test on major defense programs.
• Experience leading engineering teams and cross-functional subsystem development groups.
• Experience with EVMS, technical baseline management, and risk & opportunity management.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including customer-facing interactions.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive-level technical leadership for Mission System subsystem development, integration, and testing.
• Set staffing, mentoring, and performance oversight for all Project Engineers on the Mission System IPT.
• Own the technical execution strategy to ensure cost, schedule, and technical baselines are met.
• Ensure requirements development and verification planning align with engineering standards.
• Oversee subsystem-level test strategy and delivery of artifacts to SEIT.
• Identify risks and issues early and drive cross-functional resolution.
• Lead design reviews, readiness events, and technical interchange meetings with SEIT and other IPTs.
• Collaborate with Program Management to align with EVMS and the integrated master schedule.
• Provide status, metrics, and risk assessments to leadership and customers.
• Promote engineering discipline, configuration control, and Collins/RTX processes.

Skills

DoD clearance

Team leadership

Systems engineering

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree (MS/PhD)

Job description

Engineering Director - Platform, Production, and Sustainment IPT Chief Engineer

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.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

We seek someone with a keen interest in aviation and technology, who loves to dig in to technical problems and work with a highly skilled team of engineers. You’ll learn about aircraft systems and building advanced flight and mission simulators for commercial and military customers in a dynamic environment.

This position requires: US Government Department of Defense Active Secret Security Clearance required prior to Day 1 , Top Secret preferred.

Onsite: This is an onsite role supporting our Richardson, Texas location.

Sign-on Bonus Eligible

Collins Aerospace is seeking an experienced technical and functional leader to serve as the Chief Engineer for the Mission System Integrated Product Team (IPT) on the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) program. This Director level leader is responsible for technical direction, subsystem development, subsystem integration, and subsystem-level test execution for the Mission System. The Mission System IPT is responsible for the development and maturation of all systems that collectively form the SAOC Mission System, which are subsequently integrated, verified, and validated by the Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) organization.

What You Will Do:

• Provide executive-level technical leadership for Mission System subsystem development, integration, and subsystem-level testing.
• Serve as functional leader for all Project Engineers assigned to the Mission System IPT, ensuring proper staffing, mentoring, and performance oversight.
• Own the technical execution strategy of the Mission System IPT, ensuring subsystem performance meets cost, schedule, and technical baselines.
• Ensure subsystem requirements development, allocation, and verification planning align with engineering standards and the SEIT technical baseline.
• Oversee subsystem-level test strategy, readiness, and delivery of subsystem artifacts to SEIT for higher-level integration.
• Drive early identification of subsystem-level risks, integration issues, or requirement conflicts and lead timely resolution.
• Lead Mission System design reviews, readiness events, and technical interchange meetings with SEIT and other IPTs.
• Collaborate with Program Management to ensure alignment with EVMS, the integrated master schedule, risk and opportunity management, and cost account performance.
• Provide frequent technical status, performance metrics, and risk assessments to program leadership and customer counterparts.
• Promote engineering discipline, configuration control, and strong adherence to Collins and RTX development processes.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Active and transferable DoD Secret security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Ideally a Bachelor’s degree in STEM and at least 14 years engineering experience, or advanced degree with 12+ years relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience in systems engineering, subsystem development, integration, verification, validation, or test on major defense or aerospace programs.
• Experience leading engineering teams, project engineers, or cross-functional subsystem development groups.
• Experience with EVMS, technical baseline management, and structured risk and opportunity management.
• Strong ability to identify technical issues early and drive rapid cross-functional investigation and resolution.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including customer-facing interactions.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Leadership experience on complex, multi-year defense or aerospace development programs.
• Experience developing C4ISR mission systems or major aircraft mission equipment.
• Experience preparing subsystems for higher-level system integration and verification environments.
• Experience applying MBSE to subsystem development and verification planning.
• Experience leading multi-site or geographically distributed engineering teams.
• Advanced technical degree (M.S. or Ph.D.).
• Active and transferable DoD Top Secret security clearance.

What we offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverage: you can purchase pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance,critical illnessinsurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, Virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across theworld, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian,military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever andwherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and securecommunications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft andcollaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play inensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are youup for the challenge? Join our mission today.

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.

Employee Referral Eligible

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds weform – with our customers and with each other – propel us all higher, again andagain.

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 186,200 USD - 353,800 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.

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