Senior Principal Project Engineer (Onsite)

Pratt & Whitney; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 124,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that plays a vital role in the aerospace and defense industry. This position offers the opportunity to lead a talented team in developing cutting-edge solutions for military Command and Control systems. As a project engineer, you will oversee the entire development life cycle, ensuring compliance and driving innovation. With a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, this role is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. If you're passionate about engineering and leadership, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Generous vacation policy

Life insurance and disability coverage

Employee Assistance Plan

Relocation assistance

Wellness rewards program

Virtual doctor visits

Child and elder care services

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in engineering or 7+ years with an advanced degree.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the entire development life cycle for military systems.
• Provide technical leadership and accountability for project performance.

Skills

Project Management

Engineering Skills

Critical Thinking

Strategic Planning

Team Leadership

Education

Degree in STEM

Advanced Degree in related field

Job description

Date Posted:

2025-05-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX36: Richardson, TX 3200 E Renner Rd , Richardson, TX, 75082-2402 USA

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:

DoD Clearance: Secret Job Description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

This position is for a highly motivated project engineer whose charter is to design, develop, test, and deploy mission critical weapon systems for the United States Navy and Air Force. This position is to lead a team focused on developing engineering solutions for defense and military Command and Control (C2) and Command, Control and Communications (C3) systems, in order to enable advanced capabilities of modern day and future weapons systems.

What You Will Do

• Conduct project leadership over the entire development life cycle including bids, project management, design, requirements capture, coding, integration, verification, and certification
• Provide technical leadership and accountability for team and project performance
• Demonstrate a passion for coaching and mentoring
• Possess engineering skills, critical and innovative thinking, strategic planning, and an ability to build and motivate a team
• Identify, recruit, retain, and develop engineering talent across the spectrum of entry-level to highly experienced engineers
• Build and leverage networks within the department and within Collins Aerospace
• Communicate well with a wide variety of individuals including Engineering, Program Management, internal leadership, and customers
• Leverage advanced principles, theories, and concepts of complex technical subjects to provide direction for direct reports
• Ensure compliance to development processes and standard work requirements
• Strive to spend time performing technical tasks and oversight while also spending time on people management, schedules and/or budgets

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S.government issued security clearance is required
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizensare eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience in development of engineering solutions to support military ground and airborne platforms
• Direct experience in the development of bid and proposal efforts
• Experience/knowledge of communications systems

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience & Skills
• Education & Certifications
• Security Clearance

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• 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

Learn More & Apply Now!

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 customer succeeds 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.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 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.

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