Maritime Defense Systems Project Lead

Prattwhitney; Rainbow (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

RTX in Windsor Locks, CT seeks a Principal Project Engineer for Mission Systems Maritime Defense Engineering. The role oversees technical design authority, cross‑discipline integration, and program scheduling to ensure on‑time, within‑budget contract deliveries.

The ideal candidate has a STEM degree with 8+ years (or an advanced degree with 5+ years) and is eligible for a U.S. government security clearance. Onsite work with DoD‑level responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM with 8+ years’ experience or advanced degree with 5+ years’ experience.
• Ability to obtain/maintain U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• Experience with electromechanical hardware development and qualification.
• Experience in configuration management processes in controlled production environments.

Responsibilities

• Hold technical design authority for the assigned product/segment/customer scope.
• Lead cross‑discipline technical integration across mechanical, electrical, software, systems, and other engineering domains.
• Establish design concepts, criteria, and engineering direction for product research, development, integration, and test.
• Plan, schedule, coordinate, and facilitate all project meetings; capture and publish meeting minutes and action items.
• Track and drive closure of tasks to meet contractual, technical, regulatory, budget, and schedule requirements.
• Manage, track, and deliver periodic budget reports and monthly financial reports.
• Develop and manage program schedules to drive on‑time contract deliveries.
• Coordinate technical inputs to proposals, business plans, work statements, specifications, budgets, and contractual terms.
• Utilize earned value methodology to forecast demand and track project completion.
• Track and coordinate mitigation of risks related to technical, quality, schedule, and budget issues.

Skills

Project planning

Team management

Risk management

Cross‑discipline coordination

Program scheduling

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Job description

RTX in Windsor Locks, CT seeks a Principal Project Engineer for Mission Systems Maritime Defense Engineering. The role oversees technical design authority, cross‑discipline integration, and program scheduling to ensure on‑time, within‑budget contract deliveries.

The ideal candidate has a STEM degree with 8+ years (or an advanced degree with 5+ years) and is eligible for a U.S. government security clearance. Onsite work with DoD‑level responsibilities.