Sr GTF Fleet Manager (Onsite)

Prattwhitney; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Incentive programs

Employee Scholar Program

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney, part of RTX, seeks a Senior Program Manager for the Commercial Aftermarket team in East Hartford, CT. You will lead airline/leasing customer interactions, manage contracts, and ensure engine operations while resolving disputes.

Responsibilities span profitability planning, invoicing flow, and contract enhancements, plus coordinating engine removal forecasts with a global MRO network and setting technical guidance for outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of cross functional teaming experience to include external support and problem solving skills.
• Advanced degree and 7 years of cross functional teaming experience to include external support and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Customer Management: host regular day-to-day interaction with airline and leasing customers, deliver contract services, ensure reliable engine operations, and resolve commercial disputes.
• Financial Management: drive the long term profitability plan for assigned contracts, identify opportunities to improve financial outcomes, and manage invoices with customers; propose contract language modifications.
• Operational Management: maintain engine removal forecasts, coordinate maintenance activity with global MRO facilities, and establish technical guidance for financial and operational outcomes.
• Contract Management: understand all obligations, ensure terms are met, negotiate solutions to optimize profitability and de-risk key provisions.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Communication

Leadership

Gas turbine knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-15 Country: United States of America Location: US-CT-EAST HARTFORD-OBG ~ 400 Main St ~ BLDG OBG Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract. Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required Security Clearance Status: Not Required

At RTX, the world 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. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Pratt & Whitney Commercial Aftermarket team is responsible for long-term engine maintenance agreements with airline customers. Fleet Management is an exciting customer facing role with substantial financial and contractual accountability.

Primary responsibilities are divided into four key Program Management value streams:

What You Will Do:

• Customer Management: Team with the Sales and Customer Support organizations to host regular day-to-day interaction with airline and leasing customers, deliver contract services, ensure reliable engine operations, and resolve commercial disputes.
• Financial Management: Drive the long term profitability plan for assigned contracts, identify and execute opportunities to improve financial outcomes, and tactically manage the flow and collection of invoices to the customer. Propose contract language modifications for improved feasibility of financial outcomes.
• Operational Management: Maintain engine removal forecasts, coordinate maintenance activity with our global network of MRO facilities, and establish technical guidance for optimal financial and operational outcomes.
• Contract Management: thoroughly understand all agreement obligations, ensure terms are met, and hold stakeholders accountable to assigned responsibilities. Propose and execute strategies for optimizing contract profitability. Negotiate solutions with airlines and lessors to solve disputes, driving closure of unpaid invoices and de-risking key contract provisions.

What You Will Learn:

Contract Management skills and strategies to increase customer satisfaction and company profitability.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of cross functional teaming experience to include external support and problem solving skills or an Advanced degree and 7 years of cross functional teaming experience to include external support and problem solving skills.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• 3 years of professional financial analysis, program management, or business case experience.
• Prior customer-facing work experience in a technical or business role.
• Strong communication, influencing, presentation, and data management/analysis skills.
• Proven leadership skills coupled with a history of attaining results through influence and collaboration.
• A fundamental understanding of gas turbine engines, airline operations and engine maintenance practices.

This position is classified as: 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. Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility. 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.

• 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
• holidays
• 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 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.