F35 Sustainment Program Manager (Onsite)

Collins Aerospace; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vacation leave

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, RTX company, seeks a GPS Sustainment Program Manager to lead sustainment operations for the F-35 program at our El Segundo facility. You will drive performance improvements, oversee depot repair, maintenance, and logistics support, and align activities with customer needs for reliable outcomes. Onsite role requiring U.S.

citizenship and the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in sustainment program management within aerospace/defense

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations management, logistics, or a related discipline and a minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in aerospace and defense or a comparable complex technical environment involving sustainment, depot repair, manufacturing, maintenance, logistics, or product support.
• Experience managing program budgets, forecasts, financial performance, or business cases.
• Experience managing cost, schedule, technical performance, and contractual deliverables.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage cost, schedule, technical performance, and contractual deliverables for sustainment programs.
• Oversee depot repair, maintenance, and logistics support activities to ensure operational excellence.
• Analyze customer demand, operational capacity, and resource constraints to develop and execute improvement strategies.
• Develop and implement strategies to expand repair and sustainment capacity, improve operational efficiency, and enhance financial performance.
• Identify program risks, develop mitigation strategies, and drive measurable performance improvements.
• Manage program budgets, forecasts, financial performance, and business cases to achieve profitability and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to activate new repair lines, develop depot repair capabilities, and optimize repair pipelines.
• Support sustainment proposals, contract modifications, follow-on awards, and business development initiatives.

Skills

Program management

Cost management

Schedule management

Logistics

Aerospace experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-10-30

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-E01 ~ 2000 E El Segundo Blvd ~ BLDG E01

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:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Raytheon, managed by Collins Aerospace

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.

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.

Join our team as a GPS Sustainment Program Manager, where you will lead and transform sustainment operations supporting the F-35 program. In this role, you will drive performance improvements, expand repair and depot capabilities, and align operations with customer needs to deliver exceptional results. You will work within a matrixed organization to manage a portfolio of sustainment activities, including depot-level repair, maintenance, logistics support, material readiness, sustaining engineering, and lifecycle management.

This position is onsite at our El Segundo facility.

Your responsibilities will include

• Lead and manage cost, schedule, technical performance, and contractual deliverables for sustainment programs.
• Oversee depot repair, maintenance, and logistics support activities to ensure operational excellence.
• Analyze customer demand, operational capacity, and resource constraints to develop and execute improvement strategies.
• Develop and implement strategies to expand repair and sustainment capacity, improve operational efficiency, and enhance financial performance.
• Identify program risks, develop mitigation strategies, and drive measurable performance improvements.
• Manage program budgets, forecasts, financial performance, and business cases to achieve profitability and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to activate new repair lines, develop depot repair capabilities, and optimize repair pipelines.
• Support sustainment proposals, contract modifications, follow-on awards, and business development initiatives.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations management, logistics, or a related discipline and a minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience, or an advanced degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in aerospace and defense or a comparable complex technical environment involving sustainment, depot repair, manufacturing, maintenance, logistics, or product support.
• Experience managing program budgets, forecasts, financial performance, or business cases.
• Experience managing cost, schedule, technical performance, and contractual deliverables.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Master’s degree in engineering, operations management, logistics, or a related discipline.
• 10 or more years of experience in sustainment program management, particularly in military electronics, avionics, or line replaceable units.
• Experience developing new depot repair capabilities, activating repair lines, or expanding sustainment capacity.
• Experience conducting demand and capacity analysis, repair optimization, and repair pipeline forecasting.
• Experience with performance-based logistics (PBL), integrated logistics support (ILS), or military depot operations.
• Experience with defense sustainment contracts, including firm-fixed-price (FFP), time-and-materials (T&M), or cost-reimbursable contracts.
• Experience supporting sustainment proposals, follow-on awards, contract modifications, and business development initiatives.

What We Offer :

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 the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

• Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role

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.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world & and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• 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 coverages you can buy: 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!

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 118,300 USD - 224,900 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.