F135 CAIPT Lead - Externals - (Onsite)

RTX•East Hartford, CT
•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. This Component Aftermarket Integration Product Team (CAIPT) Leader will manage Externals hardware. The CAIPT leader will lead a cross-functional team of professionals including CSE, CIPT Engineering, ASE, F135 Sustainment, Military Engines Sustainment Operations, & ELMT. CAIPT leaders lead sustainment activity within the CIPT, as well as coordinating between Engineering and Sustainment. You will establish and execute aftermarket support strategy while identifying and assessing risks for mitigation. The CAIPT regularly reports and presents at key meetings with customers while also initiating a rapid response to immediate needs, issues, and concerns. As a Lead, you are responsible for mitigating new urgent items, while also completing proactive efforts to reduce future issues, and implementing systemic improvements with their cross-functional teams to ensure hardware availability.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 10 years of experience in engineering or program management or an Advanced degree with 7 years engineering or program management experience
  • U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

  • 1 year of propulsion system sustainment experience
  • 2 years of supervisory/management or team leading experience

Responsibilities

  • Owner of cradle to grave sustainment items on Externals hardware
  • Lead the cross-functional team ensuring hardware support and reducing program risks
  • Understands and communicates hardware concerns to all team members to ensure timely resolution
  • Expose gaps and identify solutions for hardware supportability
  • Present at various meetings to update the larger audience of updates and issues on a regular basis, as well as representing PW as a primary customer contact
  • Understands roles and responsibilities of all CAIPT team members

Benefits

  • 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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