RTX

Associate Director, Engineering – Software Department Manager – Integrated Platforms

RTX

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Richardson • Florida • Texas • United States

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Salary

💰 $157,200 - $298,800 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead a department of multiple Sr. Engineering managers and technical leaders comprising a department of 100+ software engineers, fostering teamwork, collaboration and continuous improvements.
  • Oversee the full software development lifecycle from bids and proposals to requirements, design, development, integration, testing and validation through coaching and driving performance excellence.
  • Ensure the software organization enables programs to meet scope, schedule, and budget through disciplined engineering practices, strong staffing, and effective leadership.
  • Establish consistent processes and metrics for software development through collaboration with other software departments and discipline leads.
  • Actively engage with software managers and portfolio leaders in the department to manage a comprehensive staffing plan ensuring firm and anticipated demand and supply is accurate including growth in Puerto Rico where appropriate.
  • Own software workforce strategy, including demand forecasting accuracy, skill mix, and pipeline development
  • Act as a servant leader through mentorship, knowledge transfer, coaching and enabling team success.
  • Build and maintain relationships with portfolio leaders, internal and external stakeholders including executive leaders, program managers and operations managers.
  • Establish clear operating model alignment between portfolio leaders and functional leadership
  • Influence executive decisions on engineering strategic plans through technology innovation and development on the teams.
  • Provide operational direction and discipline focused goals driving execution success for execution of > $250M yearly revenue.
  • Development for customer and company funded projects including research and development and capital of > $5M yearly supporting multiple customers of various platforms.
  • Operate effectively within a matrix engineering organization supporting all Integrated Platforms software efforts, partnering with program leadership on execution while owning talent, discipline excellence, and staffing for software.
  • Develop and grow talent of the team through collaborative discussions with engineering managers and growth opportunities for engineers.
  • Communicate vision of the software department driving collaborative discussions and improvements as the matrix organization works together in meeting business objectives and developing the engineers.
  • Build culture of teamwork through inspiring others, empowering teams, fostering communication and developing a work environment where each team member is empowered to achieve business and personal goals.

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
  • Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain Top Secret after start.
  • Demonstrated leadership and mentoring experience leading large software engineering teams through full software development lifecycles.
  • Proven experience eliciting customer needs, working with requirements and systems engineering deriving, allocating, and tracing system and subsystem requirements for software applications.
  • Advanced proficiency of software concepts and tools used in developing and maintaining metrics, reporting software maturity and performance.
  • Knowledge of embedded software, VLF, and communication software including software engineering principles and best practices.
  • Understanding and experience with software development lifecycle methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, and Spiral.
  • Strong technical, organizational, and leadership skills.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interface with senior leadership.
  • Experience developing software within a DoD or similarly regulated environment.
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
  • Eligible for relocation assistance
  • And more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
software development lifecycleAgile methodologyWaterfall methodologySpiral methodologyembedded softwareVLF softwarerequirements engineeringmetrics developmentperformance reportingsystems engineering
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringteamworkcollaborationcommunicationorganizational skillscoachinginfluencingservant leadershipvision communication
Certifications
Secret U.S. government issued security clearanceTop Secret clearance (ability to obtain)