Leadership Development Program - Engineering, Materials & Chemistry Discipline (Starts June 2027)

RTX•Arlington, VA

3d•$59,000 - $139,000•Onsite

About The Position

Discover an extraordinary opportunity to accelerate your engineering career and develop into a future technical leader at RTX. Our two-year rotational Engineering Leadership Development Program (ELDP) – Materials & Chemistry Discipline provides challenging, high-visibility assignments across the enterprise, allowing you to build a powerful global network. You will receive high-caliber training, professional mentoring, and frontline, hands-on experience directly within our cutting-edge laboratories, research and development centers, and manufacturing facilities. This fast-paced path expands your business acumen, sharpens your functional expertise, and prepares you to make a lasting impact on our global technology organization. Actively recruiting for the next cohort and program that begins June 2027.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major. Degree must be obtained by start date.
Willing and able to operationally relocate to various RTX geographic locations across the United States for three distinct 8-month program assignments.
Experience or academic coursework in destructive or non-destructive material evaluation techniques, such as metallography, microscopy (SEM/optical), mechanical testing (tensile, hardness), or spectroscopy (FTIR, EDS).
Experience or academic coursework across one or more fundamental chemical and materials domains, including chemical synthesis, laboratory characterization, materials thermodynamics, physical metallurgy, polymer chemistry, or corrosion engineering.
Experience or coursework utilizing statistical analysis and data evaluation tools, such as Minitab, MATLAB, Python, or JMP.

Nice To Haves

Active U.S. government secret security clearance.
Self-motivated and team-oriented work style with the agility to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic technology and engineering environment.
Experience or academic coursework with aerospace-grade materials, advanced composites, superalloys, or specialized coatings.
Experience or coursework in material manufacturing processes, heat treatment, surface finishing, or chemical processing.
Practical exposure to failure analysis protocols, destructive testing environments, or laboratory safety systems.
Hands-on laboratory testing, prototyping, or assembly experience working directly with physical chemical systems or material hardware.
Prior experience as an engineering intern or co-op within an RTX business unit (Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, or Raytheon).

Responsibilities

Complete three 8-month rotational assignments across various U.S. locations, adapting quickly to new technology centers, business units, and engineering teams.
Execute core engineering milestones within one or more specialized program tracks, including materials research and development, destructive and non-destructive testing, chemical analysis, material specification definition, processing, and quality control.
Stretch your professional and technical capabilities by taking ownership of frontline, hands-on chemical and materials engineering deliverables and comprehensive technical documentation.
Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, mechanical, systems, and quality engineering teams to evaluate material performance and optimize component processing.
Present technical data, failure analysis findings, and strategic material review updates clearly and effectively to varied stakeholders and leadership teams.