Engineering Services Sr. Program Manager (onsite)

Senior Program Manager

RTX/Collins is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead multiple small-scale programs focused on enhancing and sustaining a defense communications system that provides secure communication capabilities. This role involves managing approximately 15-20 concurrent efforts with an annual value of $15M, that address capability upgrades, technology insertions, sustainment and design re-spins driven by component obsolescence or evolving mission needs.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on program manager with strong skills in execution, team coordination, and customer engagement, who thrives in a dynamic environment where agility, technical understanding, and disciplined program controls are key to success.

This is an Onsite position at our Marlborough, MA facility. Relocation is not provided.

What You Will Do:

• Serve as the primary program lead for multiple active contracts or projects, each focused on incremental enhancements to an existing fielded defense product.
• Manage program execution across cost, schedule, and technical performance, ensuring timely delivery of deliveries, updates and design refreshes.
• Achieve Annual Operating Plan financial commitments including orders, sales, margin, cash flow and accurate forecasting of monthly performance
• Work closely with engineering to oversee hardware/software re-spins and capability upgrades.
• Engage regularly with government customers to report status, manage expectations, and respond to evolving requirements or field issues.
• Coordinate internal resources and suppliers across multiple disciplines including systems engineering, software, hardware, supply chain and manufacturing.
• Apply standard program controls such as risk and issue management, configuration control, and Earned Value Management (as applicable).
• Support the preparation of technical and cost proposal for contract modifications, follow-on efforts, or related new work.
• Maintain compliance with all export control and government contracting requirements (e.g., ITAR, DFARS).

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance (Secret) is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Typically requires: Bachelor's degree and 10 years of prior relevant experience OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 6 years of experience
• 5-8 years of experience in program or project management in the aerospace, defense, or government contracting sectors.
• Demonstrated ability to lead small- to mid-sized technical programs involving hardware and software deliverables.
• Strong working knowledge of and demonstrated experience with business and project management tools and processes such as EVMS, IMS/IMP, Risk Management, Financial Forecasting, EAC
• Familiarity with defense communication systems
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience managing product sustainment, design refresh, or obsolescence-driven development programs.
• PMP certification or equivalent training in program management.
• Exposure to cost estimating, BOE generation, and proposal writing for follow-on or modification efforts.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.