Digital Engineering Transformation Lead

RTX

Digital Engineering Transformation Lead overseeing RTX's Model-Based Enterprise transformation within aerospace and defense. Leading cross-functional strategies and ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeRemote • Connecticut • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $186,200 - $353,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive the Model‑Based Enterprise (MBE) transformation across the company as part of the Model‑Based Digital Thread (MBDT) Process Capability Center.
Define and mature an end‑to‑end Digital Lifecycle corporate strategy spanning product design & development, production, and sustainment.
Lead the development, communication, and continuous refinement of the RTX Model Based Enterprise transformation strategy.
Drive the Digital Lifecycle technology roadmap in collaboration with BU leaders, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy.
Champion change management practices: define change strategies, stakeholder engagement plans, communications, and adoption metrics for MBE deployment across engineering organizations.
Influence senior stakeholders and decision makers to prioritize and fund MBE initiatives.
Lead identification and development of common MBE capabilities and associated investment plans with Enterprise Services and Engineering Councils.
Act as a visible thought leader internally and externally, communicating RTX’s MBE vision, strategy, and progress to executives, customers, and partners.

Requirements

What you’ll need

University degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field (or equivalent experience)
Minimum of 14 years of relevant experience; or an advanced degree and a minimum of 12 years of experience.
Breadth and depth of knowledge of engineering processes and model based methods for the development, production, and sustainment of complex cyber physical systems in the Aerospace & Defense domain.
Broad experience leading multi discipline, multi function change management initiatives in large, complex organizations.
Broad understanding of model based technologies, data factories, and engineering/manufacturing data systems.
Demonstrated leadership of complex, cross disciplinary technical teams, including influencing without direct authority and leading through others.
Exceptional communication skills—written, verbal, and visual—with the ability to tailor messaging from engineering teams to C suite executives and external stakeholders.
Strong executive presence and credibility, with demonstrated thought leadership in diverse settings (e.g., executive reviews, industry panels, customer briefings).
Proven ability to build trust, align conflicting priorities, and drive decisions across multiple stakeholders and organizational boundaries.
Demonstrated resilience and bias for action, combining risk tolerance, urgency, optimism, empathy, and long term vision in driving transformational change.
Recognized expertise in Digital Engineering, with demonstrated experience deploying model based approaches on representative aerospace and defense programs.
Must be willing and able to travel up to 10% of the time.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

Model Based EnterpriseDigital Lifecyclechange managementmodel based technologiesengineering processesdata factoriesengineering data systemsDigital Engineeringcyber physical systemsaerospace and defense

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationinfluencestakeholder engagementtrust buildingdecision makingresilienceoptimismempathythought leadership

Certifications

University degree in EngineeringUniversity degree in Computer Science