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Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. 

Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

Innovation through diversity of thought. At Pratt & Whitney, we believe diversity of thought enables creativity, innovation, and a foundation for inclusion. By fostering an inclusive culture, we accept a shared accountability and responsibility to recognize, sponsor, coach, hire and promote talent equally. We welcome our employees to be their whole - best - selves at work because trust, respect and integrity, are a part of our DNA.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

Pratt & Whitney (P&W) GATORWORKS® is a business established within Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W) Military Engines Business Unit (BU). GW’s vision is to design and implement an agile, lean and fast-paced product development environment which combines the discipline and technical rigor of P&W with the efficiency of a small business. GW’s mission is to deliver innovative new technologies, products, and services in half the traditional cost and lead-time. Where practicable, GW leverages the resources, processes, and procedures of P&W.

The director will lead GATORWORKS Special Technology Programs and will be responsible for the business P&L - identifying technology, developing strategy, expanding customer/industry partnerships, and delivering through program execution the propulsion solutions and technology that will differentiate P&W Military Engines portfolio into the future. 

Job Description:

• Manage the STP P&L, $50M-100M annually

• Lead the STP Integrated Program Management Team (IPMT)

• Owner/leader of multiple classified programs, facilities, and systems in both P&W CT and FL locations.

• Primary Point of Contact (POC) for multiple Government offices

• Primary POC and relationship manager for multiple aircraft prime contractors

• Owner of Pratt & Whitney discretionary plans for survivability technology and technology roadmaps/plans

• Participate in the negotiation of contracts and contractual changes including coordinating preparations of proposals, business plans, work statements, operating budgets, specifications and financial and business terms of contracts

• Develop new business and expand current business

• Provide executive level briefings for internal and external customers

• Identify and react to program obstacles/problems and create solutions, such as re-allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications

• Manage a multi-functional program team

• A familiarity and working knowledge of survivability technologies is critical.

• Experience is required in the areas of propulsion system integration along with a working knowledge of inlet, turbomachinery, and exhaust system functionality

• Responsible for review of military related invention disclosure and owner of a classified patent review process

• Familiarity and experience with working in a classified environment and handling classified materials is critical. 

• A reasonable amount of business travel is expected as work must be conducted in person, position is expected to be 100 in the office

Basic Qualification:

• BS Degree in Engineering or Business

• 14 years of years of broad technical and program management experience,

• Strong propulsion &/or survivability technology background

• Knowledge of aircraft or engine Low Observable technology, stealth and associated capabilities

• Knowledge of jet engine architectures, performance and support

• Candidate must be a US citizen and must have a security clearance as the position will involve working on classified programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to work and motivate internal/external customers and cross-disciplinary team members

• Requires advanced business knowledge, general management and leadership capability to lead business or functional teams.

What is my role type?

In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. This role is:

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

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

The salary range for this role is 171,000 USD - 343,000 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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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