RTX

Associate Director, F135 Base Project Engineering

RTX

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Windsor Locks • Connecticut • United States

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Salary

💰 $157,200 - $298,800 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Serve as the primary technical interface for customers regarding all F135 controls hardware, managing over 100 line-replaceable units, including pumps, fuel controls, digital engine controls, sensors, actuators, and heat exchangers.
  • Lead and coordinate product teams to execute program initiatives, ensuring high-quality deliverables with a proven track record of on-time performance for Class 1 engineering changes.
  • Drive cross-functional activities to prevent production interruptions, implementing critical deviations, resolve supplier issues, and proactively mitigating obsolescence risks.
  • Partner with Pratt & Whitney reliability and software teams to assess control system performance and implement solutions that improve operational reliability and sustainment capabilities for armed services.
  • Representing ECS on the Collins Project Engineering Discipline Steering Committee, providing technical guidance and program insight to influence strategic decisions.
  • Drive tangible outcomes by combining technical insight with strong interpersonal skills.
  • Work internally and with customers to identify and resolve issues related to Collins hardware in the engine.
  • Mentor and develop engineers across multiple sites and hybrid/remote environments, fostering technical growth, collaboration, and leadership skills.
  • Champion engineering excellence and safety, contributing to a culture recognized for innovation and high performance.

Requirements

  • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience
  • Proven experience in aerospace project engineering.
  • Demonstrated leadership and team management skills, with the ability to influence and align cross-functional teams.
Benefits
  • 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!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
F135 controls hardwareline-replaceable unitspumpsfuel controlsdigital engine controlssensorsactuatorsheat exchangersaerospace project engineeringengineering changes
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillsleadership skillsteam managementcollaborationmentoringtechnical growthinfluencingproblem-solvingcommunicationstrategic decision-making
Certifications
degree in STEMAdvanced Degree in related field