Project Analyst II (Hybrid)

Prattwhitney; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work weeks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Project Analyst to support the MANTA organization in Mission Systems. You will provide analytical insights, program support, and guidance across tasks including Earned Value Management, staffing analysis, and integrated master schedules.

You will partner with engineering leaders and HR to develop staffing plans, monitor utilization, and help align resources to funded work while supporting budgeting and financial management.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field.
• 1+ year of experience using Staffing Center to support workforce planning and staffing management within a large organization.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel to analyze data, manage large datasets, and develop reports or metrics.

Responsibilities

• Partner with MANTA engineering leadership to support workforce planning, staffing strategy, and resource management across the organization.
• Develop and maintain staffing plans by analyzing demand, available resources, skill needs, hiring requirements, and potential staffing gaps.
• Serve as a hiring focal, coordinating hiring needs, requisitions, candidate activity, onboarding, and workforce changes with leaders and partner organizations.
• Monitor and analyze employee utilization, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to improve direct charging and effectively align resources to funded work.
• Support budget planning and financial management by tracking labor forecasts, actuals, staffing assumptions, and variances against plan.
• Develop metrics, dashboards, and reporting that provide leadership with clear visibility into staffing, utilization, hiring, and financial performance.
• Partner with engineering leaders, Finance, HR, and Program Management to resolve staffing and execution challenges and support business objectives.
• Identify workforce and financial risks, communicate impacts to leadership, and help develop action plans and mitigation strategies.
• Drive process improvements and standardization that improve the accuracy, efficiency, and visibility of MANTA workforce and business planning.

Skills

Excel

Staffing Center

Workforce planning

Data analysis

Education

University Degree

Advanced Degree

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-08-07 Country: United States of America Location: US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-E01 ~ 2000 E El Segundo Blvd ~ BLDG E01 Position Role Type: Hybrid U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of "U.S. Person" go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62 Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required Security Clearance Status: Not Required

Raytheon Company, 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. Are you passionate about providing crucial analytical and program support to engineers and contributing to the success of innovative projects? If so, Engineering Project Support Services has an exciting opportunity for you! We are currently seeking a talented individual to join our team as a Project Analyst to support the MANTA organization in Mission Systems. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in offering analytical insights, program support, and guidance to the MANTA engineering leaders across a variety of tasks and projects, including Earned Value Management, Staffing Analysis, and Integrated Master Schedules.

What You Will Do

• Partner with MANTA engineering leadership to support workforce planning, staffing strategy, and resource management across the organization.
• Develop and maintain staffing plans by analyzing demand, available resources, skill needs, hiring requirements, and potential staffing gaps.
• Serve as a hiring focal, coordinating hiring needs, requisitions, candidate activity, onboarding, and workforce changes with leaders and partner organizations.
• Monitor and analyze employee utilization, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to improve direct charging and effectively align resources to funded work.
• Support budget planning and financial management by tracking labor forecasts, actuals, staffing assumptions, and variances against plan.
• Develop metrics, dashboards, and reporting that provide leadership with clear visibility into staffing, utilization, hiring, and financial performance.
• Partner with engineering leaders, Finance, HR, and Program Management to resolve staffing and execution challenges and support business objectives.
• Identify workforce and financial risks, communicate impacts to leadership, and help develop action plans and mitigation strategies.
• Drive process improvements and standardization that improve the accuracy, efficiency, and visibility of MANTA workforce and business planning.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field.
• 1+ year of experience using Staffing Center to support workforce planning and staffing management within a large organization.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel to analyze data, manage large datasets, and develop reports or metrics.
• Experience supporting staffing, workforce planning, resource management, utilization, or related program/business activities.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with engineering leaders, employees, and cross-functional teams.
• Experience analyzing data, identifying trends or risks, and communicating actionable information to leadership.

What We Offer

• Flexible work weeks: 9/80A, 5/40
• Flexible work Hours: Core hours, Modified time
• 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 illness insurance, 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!
• May be eligible for relocation

The salary range for this role is 75,800 USD - 144,200 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.

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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.