Program Chief Engineer

Date Posted:

Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.
2026-05-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75

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 Type:

TS/SCI - Current

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference, solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations, and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

This Chief Engineer (CE) role leads a group of programs within the S-ISR/CMPC portfolio that provides high-impact software and hardware services to the Intelligence Community (IC) mission. The CE is accountable for all aspects of the technical baseline to include architecture, design, SW development, test and delivery using Agile methodologies.

This position is located onsite in Aurora, CO.

What You Will Do

• Customer recognized SME and directly involved in proprietary customer engagements to support Program objectives.

• Support front-end of the business activities, including working with customers to understand their needs, helping to shape future work, and developing strong positive relationships with the customer community.

• Obtain polygraph after starting date.

Business Capture:

• Work with program management to innovate high-value, low-cost, yet quick-turn customer solutions.

• Provide engineering leadership for capture activities: 1) Ensure technical volume development complies with SOW; 2) achieve design-to-cost, performance, and schedule targets; and 3) ensure bid packages are thoroughly vetted; with scope, risks & opportunities identified and manageable.

• Responsible for participating in and leading Engineering Bid Reviews (EBRs) and coordinating with leadership to ensure reviews are scheduled in accordance with approved Delegation of Authority (DOA).

• Ensure program success by collaborating with program management, finance, supply chain, contracts, and other functions/disciplines, consistent with the CE responsibilities.

• Review and approve program technical baselines, ensuring program phase appropriateness.

• Ensure collaboration between teams to achieve cost/schedule/performance efficiencies.

• Review and approve engineering execution risk mitigations and opportunity capture plans, ensuring alignment to work being performed.

• Ensure program-level Engineering Review Boards (ERBs) and ad hoc review boards are thoroughly implemented with appropriate frequency.

• Accountable for providing engineering inputs to Program Estimate at Completion (EACs) and Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs).

• Lead outstanding program execution, metrics collection, analysis, and reporting.

• Ensure base program and task order deliveries are staffed with appropriate engineering skillsets.

• Review and communicate staffing demand for the base program, task order deliveries, and anticipation program modifications.

• Develop and maintain a Chief Engineer succession plan, actively mentor potential successors.

Process and Policy:

• Ensure the program's engineering leads and engineering personnel are following approved program processes, procedures and contractual requirements.

• Request and lead engineering reviews and customer technical meetings, ensuring they are appropriate to the scope and phase of the program (e.g. Operational Readiness Review, Increment Planning, etc.).

• Accountable to plan, develop, and review program estimates at complete, bids, milestone reviews, and gates per the approved S-ISR Delegation of Authority, or as otherwise directed by the Program Area Chief Engineer (PACE).

• If failures occur, ensure Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action (FRACA) implementation is thorough, addresses systemic issues (if any), and is in accordance with company policy.

• Drive prompt corrective action closure for all technical issues impacting operations or other technical performance measures.

What You Will Learn

• Front End of the Business workflow and how to position the program to capture additional business.

• Cross-portfolio lessons learned and insight into modernization activities.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years of relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

• Experience leading technically challenging programs with direct customer-facing responsibilities while also leading engineers across multiple cross-functional teams.

• Prior experience as a Chief Engineer or Deputy Chief Engineer on a satellite ground system involving mission management, planning and scheduling, command and telemetry, satellite operations, or flight dynamics models; preferably within the IC.

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI U. S. Government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain a polygraph after start. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Software development lifecycle experience using Agile methodologies.

• Experience with tools such as Confluence, Jira, Cameo, Microsoft Suite.

• Experience capturing program growth or new business opportunities

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

• Relocation Eligibility.

Learn More & Apply Now!

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here:

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. xklufbp 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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