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Raytheon Company Managed by Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. We have the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global spanet. 

We are seeking a Program Engineer to work onsite in Largo, Fl. This position requires an active TS/SCI security clearance.

What You Will Do:

As the Program Engineer, you will help lead and execute complex programs, serving as a key partner to the Chief Engineer and Program Manager. You will ensure strategic alignment, drive process improvements, and maintain operational excellence across multiple Contract Line Items (CLINs), with a primary focus on Sustainment CLINs. Acting as a force multiplier, you will proactively identify and remove roadblocks — from day-to-day trouble ticket resolution to broader programmatic challenges — to keep standard operations on track. In the absence of the Program Manager, you will assume leadership responsibility to ensure continuous delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the management of end-to-end program execution, ensuring tasks/projects are aligned with strategic and contractual objectives.

• Maintain, monitor, and update program plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations — primarily on Sustainment CLINs.

• Serve as an operations manager, driving resolution of trouble tickets, workflow blockers, and sustainment support issues.

• Act as a roadblock mitigator across teams, ensuring smooth daily operations and enabling program staff to stay focused on delivery.

• Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and other performance metrics; generate insights, track outcomes, and recommend corrective actions.

• Lead special initiatives or process improvement projects to optimize engineering workflows and reduce inefficiencies.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks, issues, and dependencies across CLINs.

• Prepare and deliver status reports, presentations, and documentation for senior leadership, stakeholders, clients, and partners.

• Act as the point-of-contact in the Program Manager’s absence to ensure operational continuity.

• Assist in resource planning, change control, and compliance with contractual obligations, policies, and regulations.

• Support proposal development, staffing, and long-range program planning.

• Foster strong communication and collaboration with clients, partners, and internal teams. This is a customer facing position.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Project, PowerPoint).

• Must have strong leadership, communication, analytical, and organizational skills.

• Have the ability to drive change, manage multiple priorities, and coordinate cross-functional teams.

• Responsible for participating in cross-functional team efforts in definition, implementation and development, integration, verification and validation of products, services and systems.

• Responsible for technical risks associated with domain or discipline .

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in program or project management, ideally in defense/contracting/similar environments.

• Experience with CONOPS development, requirements management, cost estimation, Earned Value Management, and Engineering Gate reviews.

• Previous experience with Risk and Opportunity Management

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience

• Active and transferable TS/SCI U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date .

• U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer​:

• Master’s degree or advanced certification (PMP, PgMP, etc.).
• Experience with management of government CLINs or similar contract line items to include Earned Value Management.
• Prior track record in leading process improvement / operational excellence initiatives.
• Experience using Agile methodologies to include experience with Atlassian/Jira toolset for task management.

What We Offer​:

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

• Relocation Assistance may be offered  

•  And more!  

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Learn More & Apply Now!​

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 spanet.

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. ​

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*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

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. 

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At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.  ​

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Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day

Employee Referral Eligible

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 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.

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 anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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.

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