Engineering Director - Platform, Production, and 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

Date Posted: 2026-09-16

Country: United States of America

Location: US-TX-RICHARDSON-C17 ~ 1717 Cityline Dr ~ CITYLINE C17

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type: Secret - Current

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

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, 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.

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.

Collins Aerospace is seeking an experienced technical and functional leader to serve as the Chief Engineer for the Platform, Production, and Sustainment (PPS) Integrated Product Team (IPT) on the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) program. This Director level leader is responsible for technical execution across the flight deck efforts, interior monuments, interior seating systems, power & controls activities, as well as engineering planning and preparation for production transition. This role ensures subsystem engineering rigor, integration readiness, and production-aligned technical maturity across multiple engineering domains.

• Sign-on Bonus Eligible

What You Will Do:

• Provide executive-level technical leadership for all Platform, Production, and Sustainment subsystem development, integration, and subsystem-level test execution activities.
• Serve as the functional leader for all Project Engineers assigned to the PPS IPT, ensuring organizational alignment, mentoring, staffing, and performance oversight.
• Lead technical execution across flight deck systems, interior monuments, seating, and power & controls disciplines to ensure requirements, design maturity, and integration readiness.
• Ensure subsystem requirements development, allocation, traceability, and verification planning align with Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT)-owned technical baselines and program architecture.
• Oversee production transition planning, ensuring engineering outputs, documentation, and configuration baselines are ready for manufacturing and sustainment environments.
• Identify early indicators of subsystem-level technical issues, integration risks, or production blockers and drive resolution with cross-functional teams.
• Lead technical reviews, integration readiness events, production-preparation milestones, and collaborative exchanges with SEIT and other IPTs.
• Collaborate with Program Management in support of EVMS, cost account performance, schedule integration, and structured risk & opportunity management.
• Represent the Platform, Production, and Sustainment technical organization to customer engineering and government counterparts.
• Promote engineering discipline, configuration control, and adherence to Collins and RTX development and production 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 technical judgment with the ability to identify issues early and lead cross-functional investigation and resolution.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including customer-facing interactions.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Leadership experience on complex, multi-year aerospace or defense development programs.
• Experience developing aircraft interiors, flight deck systems, power distribution/control systems, or