Mission Systems S/4HANA Quality Process Lead (REMOTE)

Prattwhitney; Iowa (LA); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks vacation

401(k) plan with employer matching

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, is hiring a Senior Manager, Quality Process Lead for the Mission Systems PST team, focusing on SAP S/4HANA deployment and enterprise quality integration across R2R, O2C, S2P, and P2S. You will influence across functions to embed quality into system design, regulatory compliance, and manufacturing operations.

The role requires 10+ years in quality, strong SAP experience, and US citizenship, with travel up to 25%. Remote work is supported for this position.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in quality within aerospace/defense.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA deployments.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of operational processes and tools into SAP S/4HANA deployment across Mission Systems.
• Define and implement quality master data, material movement and inventory control in SAP QM.
• Coordinate readiness through testing, data validation and deployment activities.
• Travel up to 25% (domestic and international).

Skills

Quality leadership

SAP experience

ERP deployment

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

US citizenship

Education

University degree or equivalent

Advanced degree

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

MES

Quality management systems

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-10 Country: United States of America Location: US-IA-REMOTE Position Role Type: Remote U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems. Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required Security Clearance Status: Not Required

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 the Mission Systems Process & Systems Transformation (PST) team as the Senior Manager, Quality Process Lead, where you will play a critical role in the successful deployment of SAP S/4HANA across the Mission Systems business. In this role, you will lead the design, standardization, and deployment of enterprise Quality Management processes, ensuring business requirements, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence are effectively integrated into the future‑state SAP S/4HANA environment.

The ideal candidate is an experienced quality leader with a strong understanding of Aerospace & Defense manufacturing, enterprise business processes, and digital transformation. Success in this role requires the ability to influence across functional organizations, balance strategic process design with deployment execution, and ensure quality systems, regulatory requirements, manufacturing operations, and enterprise ERP capabilities remain fully integrated throughout a large‑scale business transformation.

What YOU Will Do

Process Integration Leadership

Serve as the Mission Systems quality focal supporting integration of operational processes and tools into the SAP S/4HANA deployment. Coordinate operations participation across enterprise workstreams including elements of all PST teams (R2R, O2C, S2P, and P2S). Partner with operations, supply chain, engineering, and finance teams to ensure necessary operational quality requirements are reflected in system design and deployment planning.

Quality Management Integration

Lead the design, standardization, and deployment of SAP S/4HANA Quality processes aligned to enterprise operations. Partner with cross‑functional teams to integrate Quality across planning, warehousing, manufacturing, transportation, and fulfillment. Define and implement Quality master data, material movement, warehouse, and inventory control processes. Align SAP S/4HANA QM capabilities with manufacturing, planning, and distribution operations. Lead site readiness through business simulations, user acceptance testing, Quality data validation, and operational readiness activities.

Digital Thread & Systems Integration

Support integration across the Mission Systems digital thread, ensuring alignment between engineering product definition, ERP production planning capabilities, and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES); partner with Mission Systems Boundary Application lead S/4HANA Deployment & Operational Readiness.

S/4HANA Deployment & Operational Readiness

Participate directly in ERP deployment activities including process validation, system testing, and operational readiness planning. Coordinate the quality organization’s participation during deployment waves to ensure Mission Systems teams are prepared to operate within the S/4HANA environment. Support stabilization activities following deployment to ensure quality processes remain aligned and effective.

TRAVEL: Ability to travel up to 25% (domestic and international)

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or
• An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience
• 5+ years of experience in the quality organization
• 5+ years of SAP experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain information.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience supporting ERP transformation initiatives such as SAP S/4HANA deployments.
• Experience coordinating operational integration across enterprise workstreams such as P2S, O2C, S2P, or R2R.
• Strong understanding of quality processes and tools
• Experience with system integrations and deployments
• Understanding of quality process concepts within Mission Systems and Collins Aerospace
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex enterprise transformation initiatives involving cross‑functional teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

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 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!

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 customers succeed today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow.

Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

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

This position is classified as: Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role. 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 132,400 USD - 251,600 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.

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.