Job Description

Date Posted:

2025-06-30

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HNC36: Avionics Airport Rd 4000 Airport Rd , Wilson, NC, 27896 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Technical leadership over the Fire Protection (Kidde Aerospace) engineering organization, including all design engineering and functional disciplines. The position is based in Wilson, North Carolina, with staff members also located in Raleigh, NC, France, Germany, and the U.K. The leader is responsible for driving engineering excellence with strong process adherence and ensuring high quality deliverables to customers and stakeholders.

What You Will Do:

• Leader over multiple engineering managers responsible for the full lifecycle of product design and technical product support in multiple locations

• Engineering disciplines include mechanical, electrical, chemical, systems, software, project

• Responsible for technical project planning, execution, and tracking

• Resource management and global staff sourcing strategy

• Responsible for executing advanced product technology development

• Ensure strong organizational alignment with peer functions (quality, operations, program, business value stream leaders)

• External customer technical interface and communication

• Engineering budgetary and department overhead budget

• Talent development and training

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience

• Leadership experience is required

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Fire protection product / system background & experience in design, development & support

• -Strong change agent and strategic thinker with a bias for action

• Familiarization with Agile, CORE/six sigma, ProCert, PPAP, and policy deployment

• Experience managing and leading multi-disciplinary global engineering organization

• Experience working with both commercial and defense customers

• Project management skills and strategic planning experience

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical subjects concisely at all levels of the organization and with customers.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across organizational boundaries and support site business transformation and continuous improvement projects

• Ability to lead and coach people to develop core leadership skills and develop innovative solutions to solve complex problems

• Travel includes both domestic and international: 15%

The salary range for this role is 147,000 USD - 295,000 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. 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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