Advanced Programs Cross Product Team Lead (CPTL)

Cross Product Team Lead (CPTL)

The Advanced Airborne RF Sensors department within the Space and Airborne Systems Engineering and Test Capability (SE&TC) Center is seeking a Cross Product Team Lead (CPTL) to support and execute Advanced Programs contracts. This is an onsite position located in McKinney, Texas.

What You Will Do:

• Own all cost, schedule, and technical execution responsibilities for assigned program scope
• Lead Estimate at Completion (EAC) reviews, proposal inputs, staffing projections, and planning artifacts
• Establish and maintain a disciplined technical baseline with effective change management practices
• Develop, monitor, and manage technical performance measures and engineering metrics
• Drive a rigorous Risk and Opportunity Management process across engineering teams
• Serve as the primary communication conduit to executive leadership, customers, and multidisciplinary engineering IPTs
• Ensure systems engineering tasks are executed within allocated budget and schedule constraints
• Lead proposal development efforts, including technical volume creation, BOEs, and bid strategies
• Coordinate across multiple engineering disciplines to ensure alignment, integration, and technical consistency
• Make data-driven decisions that balance cost, schedule, risk, and mission needs
• Engage with program management, engineering leadership, and support teams throughout contract execution
• Ensure product end-result quality meets customer expectations and contractual commitments

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and 10+ years of relevant experience; OR advanced degree with 8+ years of relevant experience with Systems Engineering that includes program execution and integration
• Experience overseeing risk and identifying opportunities within complex aerospace or defense programs
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Advanced degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM preferred)
• Earned Value Management System (EVMS) principles
• CPTL, Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, or equivalent leadership role
• Airborne RF systems, radar, or surveillance systems
• Experience influencing technical, schedule, and financial outcomes on large, multi-year programs
• Guide engineering teams through scheduled program reviews and critical technical milestones.
• Proposal development, cost modeling, bid strategies, and technical volumes
• Experience applying data?driven practices to facilitate complex team decision processes

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 Eligible relocation assistance available for this position