Program Chief Engineer - ESOC​/EMU; Onsite

Program Chief Engineer - ESOC / EMU (Onsite)

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, we seek an enthusiastic and driven Program Chief Engineer (PCE). In this role, you’ll combine strong technical expertise with exceptional project leadership to guide multidisciplinary teams. You will manage projects that produce components which meet stringent operating requirements and provide extraordinarily high reliability. The PCE has primary accountability for meeting technical requirements and scope for the program, including engineering costs and schedule commitments, and serves as the primary technical execution interface.

• Ensure overall Engineering execution within the program, having decision authority over Engineering activities
• Analyze, identify, and address execution problems, recommend and implement resolutions to ensure the successful completion of project(s)
• Manage overall budget and schedule for program tasks, working closely with the engineering discipline organizations to review program execution on a periodic basis to ensure meeting schedule and cost
• Develop executable Estimates at Completion (EAC) for the program in collaboration with the responsible Engineering Cost Account Managers
• Ensure staffing forecasts are accurate and up to date, and work with Engineering discipline organizations to ensure appropriate staffing is assigned – local, distributed and/or supplier
• Provide oversight and review all program metrics for engineering, ensuring application of Technical Performance Measures (TPMs) across the program as a means for measuring technical progress and assessing risk
• Oversee and manage Risks and Opportunities across the program, leveraging the enterprise to mitigate key risks and capture opportunities
• Ensure effective engineering management of suppliers in accordance with subcontractor statement of work, requirements specifications, and engineering processes
• Provide accurate and timely status reports to Program and Engineering organizations
• Mission Evaluation Room support
• Lead team and mentor when needed

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
• Safety sensitive in accordance with NASA Guidelines; candidate subject to drug and alcohol testing per NASA’s regulation SUBPART 1835.5 Drug-Free Workforce

• 10 years relevant experience as a Technical Program Manager, Program Engineer, Project Engineer, or Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead
• Working knowledge of multiple engineering disciplines with a strong focus on program management and program recovery
• Working knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
• Experience in Risk and Opportunity management
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with multidisciplinary teams of system design professionals including systems, electrical, mechanical, software, and logistics engineers
• Demonstrated ability to improve predictability on cost and schedule for deliverables across large complex programs
• Experienced in delivering human rated hardware for space applications
• PMP certification

• 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 such as pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal,  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
• Eligible for relocation assistance

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