Senior Platform Engineer & COTS Lead (TS/SCI)

Prattwhitney; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

RTX’s Senior Platform Engineering COTS Manager role is onsite in Richardson, TX, requiring TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship.

The position focuses on coordinating COTS across Windows and Linux, maintaining an engineering repository, and partnering with CM, SCM, and hardware/software teams to ensure proper documentation and audit readiness. Ideal candidates will have a STEM degree, 5+ years in a technical environment, and strong metrics/reporting skills, with a proven ability to communicate

Qualifications

• Typically requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Physics and a minimum 5 years of related work experience.
• Experience interfacing with systems, software, or hardware engineering disciplines, with an understanding of COTS and FOSS products.
• Experience communicating technical and project information to senior program management.
• Experience defining, analyzing and reporting metrics utilizing Metrics Tools.
• Active and Current TS/SCI / CI Poly security clearance is required Day 1.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical coordination of COTS for the program.
• Manage the development of the Program COTS architecture and related documentation.
• Develop an engineering repository in both a Windows and Linux based systems.
• Coordinate with Configuration Management to ensure all COTS configuration-controlled items are properly identified, version controlled and recorded in a configuration status accounting system.
• Manage the evaluation of COTS updates.
• Manage the resolution of COTS vendor issues.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain Management (SCM) and the Material Program Manager when applicable to resolve vendor issues.
• Manage and coordinate the maintenance support for each COTS product.
• Collect Infrastructure status needs for COTS tracking, maintenance, license agreements, and data rights.
• Present metrics collection and reporting of COTS and track the program’s process against plan utilizing metrics-based tools.
• Conduct periodic COTS audits as aligned with IMS / System deliveries to compare and validate the recorded COTS baseline with the actual physical baseline.
• Track the closure of all audit findings/Action Items Related to COTS Management and produce reports to Infrastructure and CM management

Skills

COTS systems experience

Metrics reporting

Technical communication

Security clearance TS/SCI

U.S. citizenship

Systems engineering interfacing

FOSS knowledge

Education

BS/BA in STEM

Tools

MS Office

Windows

Linux

Oracle databases

Job description

RTX’s Senior Platform Engineering COTS Manager role is onsite in Richardson, TX, requiring TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship.

The position focuses on coordinating COTS across Windows and Linux, maintaining an engineering repository, and partnering with CM, SCM, and hardware/software teams to ensure proper documentation and audit readiness. Ideal candidates will have a STEM degree, 5+ years in a technical environment, and strong metrics/reporting skills, with a proven ability to communicate