Collins Aerospace
Program Engineer - Onsite
Location: Largo, FL (MFG 7887 Bryan Dairy Road, Largo, FL, 33777 USA)
Date Posted: 2025-10-15
Country: United States of America
Position Role Type: Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable 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.
Security Clearance: TS/SCI - Current
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
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!
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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Date Posted: 2025-10-15
Country: United States of America
Position Role Type: Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable 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.
Security Clearance: TS/SCI - Current
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
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!
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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