M2C2 CTC Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL)

Prattwhitney; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

RTX, a leading aerospace and defense company, seeks a Senior Principal Engineer to serve as the Command, Telemetry, Control (CTC) IPT Lead for the M2C2 program on the Aurora, Colorado campus. The role focuses on planning, development, integration, and test, ensuring milestones, cost, schedule, and technical performance are met.

Responsibilities include leading a multi-disciplinary team, coordinating with program leadership and stakeholders, and delivering CTC components for each delivery in a

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading engineering teams on Defense/Intelligence programs.
• Experience managing large teams (>30 people).
• Experience driving cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Experience with Agile and DevOps Development.
• Experience presenting to executives and communicating effectively.

Responsibilities

• Execute the CTC component within cost and schedule.
• Innovate to modernize the CTC software baseline.
• Develop and hire staff to execute the CTC component.
• Provide strategic leadership for deployment to operations CTC baseline with low risk.
• Coordinate with leadership and stakeholders on scope definition and cost estimation.
• Prepare and present technical briefs to internal and external stakeholders.
• Work in an Agile program environment.
• Work in a classified lab on site in Aurora, Colorado.

Skills

Leadership

DevOps

Agile

Systems Engineering

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Technical Presentations

Security Clearance

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-08-14 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-AURORA-S79 ~ 16510 E Hughes Dr ~ BLDG S79 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Security Clearance Type: TS/SCI without Polygraph Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

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. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Raytheon’s Air & Space Defense Systems (ASDS) strategic business unit (SBU) specializes in multi-integrated air and missile defense, advanced sensors, space-based systems, hypersonics, effectors and cyber solutions. Focused on program execution, business growth and the highest level of customer satisfaction, the ASDS team provides customers with unmatched capabilities of detection and sensing, command and control, and air-to-air, air-to-surface, and surface-to-air munitions to accomplish air, space and missile defense missions.

The ASDS SBU Engineering Execution Team is looking for a Senior Principal Engineer to perform as a Command, Telemetry, Control (CTC) Integrated Product Team Lead for the M2C2 program. for one of our premier programs on our Aurora, Colorado Campus. One of the primary tasks the IPTL will be responsible for will be leading the CTC component through planning, development and integration and test, all while meeting or exceeding scheduled milestones. Additionally, you will be responsible for the component’s cost, schedule, and technical performance baseline as well as ensuring the CTC component products come together technically for each delivery. Lastly, you will work directly with Program leadership, Systems and Software Teams and other Integrated Product Team Leads (IPTL’s) and external stakeholders to execute a multi-million-dollar sub-contract. This is an onsite role located in Aurora, CO.

What You Will Do

• Responsible for execution of the CTC component within cost and schedule.
• Responsible for innovation with respect to modernizing the CTC software baseline.
• Develop and hire staff to execute the CTC component.
• Provide strategic leadership on new methods to implement and deploy to operations CTC baseline with a low-risk approach.
• Work with members of the senior management team to support and implement the organization’s business strategies.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on scope definition and cost estimation.
• Prepare and present technical briefs to internal and external stakeholders.
• Work in an Agile program environment.
• Work in a classified lab on site in Aurora, Colorado.

Qualifications

• You Must Have Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
• Experience leading engineering teams on Defense / Intelligence programs.
• Experience in managing large teams (>30 ppl).
• Experience driving cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Experience providing technical Systems Engineering plans and ensuring consistency across an integrated product team.
• Experience with Agile and DevOps Development.
• Experience workings with all levels of a Program, customers, and technical leads such as IPTLs, Chief Engineers, System Architects, etc.
• Technical and programmatic leadership experience.
• Experience preparing and presenting executive level presentations and communications.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with Command & Control Systems and Components.
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).
• Experience with onboarding new work, proposals, and Basis of Estimate (BOE) development.
• Experience in Systems Engineering functions including Technical Performance Measurement (TPM), operations concept development, requirements management, technical risk management, interface definition and control.
• Experience leading across geographical sites, subcontractors, and associate contractor companies.
• Advanced STEM Degree highly preferred.
• Development and/or Management experience on large software government contracts.

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Relocation Eligibility

Relocation Eligibility.

Salary

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

Benefits

• 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
• holidays
• annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

Affirmative Action

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.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.