Senior Systems Engineering Manager (remote)

RTX is the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, seeking a Senior Systems Engineering Manager to lead systems engineering execution on high-impact Department of Defense programs. The role involves providing technical and functional leadership to teams, managing engineering resources, and ensuring mission success through disciplined systems engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of systems engineers, providing technical direction and applying sound systems engineering principles across the full development lifecycle
• Own engineering execution for scope, schedule, and cost, with direct involvement in project planning, Earned Value Management (EVM), and risk management activities
• Ensure disciplined use of established development processes, lifecycle plans, and tools, including adherence to industry standards
• Lead, review, and provide technical guidance for proposal and capture activities, ensuring credible, executable engineering content
• Make hiring and staffing decisions, conduct performance management, address personnel matters, and build a highly engaged, high-performing engineering team
• Partner with peers and leadership to plan and execute broader departmental and strategic initiatives
• Adhere to and ensure alignment to RTX Values and Behaviors; Create an environment of Care, Belonging, Well-Being, Inclusion, and Optimum Performance

Requirements:

• Experience in a project engineering or technical lead role with cost and schedule accountability
• Experience participating or leading bid and proposal efforts
• Experience hiring, coaching, placing, and evaluating engineering talent
• Demonstrated adaptability and resilience in dynamic environments with changing priorities and resource constraints
• Strong emotional intelligence, maintaining composure and objectivity under pressure
• Highly self-motivated leader capable of fostering a positive, accountable team culture
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Team-first mindset with a focus on collective success
• Strong analytical, organizational, and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent efforts
• Ability to assess engineering performance against plan and proactively drive corrective actions
• 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
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain Top Secret after start
• U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Experience developing and maintaining staffing plans, including recruiting, hiring, and onboarding
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and develop engineers
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite, including JIRA
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering development methodologies
• Familiarity with Teamwork Cloud and CAMEO
• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, program leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders