Site Operations and Technical Services Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL)

RTX • Woburn, MA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The ASDS SBU Engineering Team is seeking a Principal Engineer to serve as the Site Operations and Technical Services Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) for the Upper Tier Missile Defense (UTMD) United Arab Emirates (UAE) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program. The IPTL plans and executes the sustainment strategy for fielded and soon-to-be-fielded systems, including domestic leadership of on-site support staff, maintenance, and technical engineering support.

The role partners with senior IPT leadership, Program Management, Engineering, and Quality teams to plan and execute sustainment across on-site maintenance planning and execution, hardware and test integration, and reach-back engineering support. The IPTL applies disciplined program-management processes and tools to establish and monitor metrics and trends, balancing cost and schedule while delivering contract-compliant products and solutions that support program performance and long-term sustainment.

This is an onsite position in Woburn, Massachusetts; Huntsville, Alabama; or El Paso, Texas. An active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required before the start date.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
• At least 8 years of prior relevant experience, unless prohibited by local laws or regulations.
• Experience managing project or program cost, schedule, and risk, or experience with Earned Value Management, Risk & Opportunity, IMS, or IMP tools.
• Experience with proposal or capture efforts.
• Experience with technical and financial data and reporting.
• Experience presenting program and technical issues to senior stakeholders.
• Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance required before the start date.
• U.S. citizenship; only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading cross-functional teams spanning multiple disciplines of Engineering, Operations, Global Supply Chain, and/or Quality through hardware development, production, and test, including system test.
• Experience in field operations and sustainment.
• Experience executing DoD sustainment and/or product-support activities.
• Experience with radar and/or sensor systems or other advanced electronic systems.
• Experience with DoD radar programs.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with senior leaders, including customers, teammates, and suppliers.
• Ability to champion RTX values while managing multiple and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee site operations and technical services across all functional groups supporting the UAE THAAD contract.
• Ensure cost and schedule performance for delivery of maintenance plans, fly-away teams, reach-back engineering support, FRACAS events, site operations support, and test integration in support of radar mission needs, contractual obligations, and customer expectations.
• Interact frequently with the customer community, program office, and functional and technical leaders.
• Establish an effective communication cadence among technical and logistics leads.
• Identify risks and opportunities early and develop mitigation and capture plans.
• Lead efforts supporting the customer meeting and data-delivery cadence.
• Partner with chief engineers, technical leads, and other engineering leads to provide cost-effective technical solutions.
• Attend regular customer working groups and maintain positive customer relationships.
• Support strategic efforts to identify and advocate for future sustainment needs and practices that improve system maintainability and supportability.
• Review program status regularly and support tracking and review by engineering and program leadership.
• Support proposal efforts, negotiations, and reviews for new scope and potential contract modifications.

Benefits

• Relocation eligibility.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term disability coverage.
• Long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program.
• Parental leave.
• Paid time off.
• Holidays.
• Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, subject to applicable factors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior