Job Description

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a broad portfolio and deep engineering expertise, we help customers meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

We are seeking a System Architecture Manager to drive the development of next‑generation architecture and technology supporting advanced aerospace platforms. This is a high‑visibility, high‑impact leadership role where your technical direction will influence every facet of complex system products across our Environmental & Airframe Control Systems (EACS) programs. As the manager of a talented group of systems engineers, you will drive innovation and execution across the full system development lifecycle—ensuring world‑class architecture solutions from concept through delivery.

Your leadership will shape system architecture with emphasis on mechanical integration, thermodynamics, controls, safety, reliability, testability, manufacturability, producibility, and cost.

What You Will Do

• Partner closely with Product General Managers and Engineering Leadership to define system architectures that drive innovation, differentiation, and superior value into our Environmental & Airframe Control Systems products.
• Align architecture and Intellectual Property (IP) product strategy with cross‑functional stakeholders to maximize win rates and strengthen business cases for new opportunities.
• Build deep team proficiency in model‑based systems engineering, enabling efficient, data‑driven trade studies that accelerate development and improve decision quality.
• Collaborate with Product General Managers and Chief Engineers to strategically align programs with the right technical talent, ensuring teams are empowered, supported, and positioned for high‑impact execution.
• Lead your team to conduct system architecture reviews, non‑advocate reviews, and system design reviews—driving technical rigor that strengthens design integrity, optimizes product strategies, mitigates risk, and supports program and business objectives.
• Champion continuous improvement of model‑based systems engineering processes, fostering agility, innovation, and operational excellence across complex aerospace development programs.
• Guide your team in identifying and managing risks associated with mechanical integration, thermodynamics, controls, safety, reliability, testability, manufacturability, producibility, and cost—proactively developing mitigation strategies that protect program success while enabling ongoing improvement.
• Ensure your team follows standard processes to develop accurate cost estimates and define capital investment needs that inform strategic planning and enable sustainable program and capability growth.
• Oversee team execution to maintain schedule and budget adherence while delivering high standards of quality, performance, and efficiency across all phases of system and component development.
• Provide strategic direction for architecture processes, methodologies, and technology development roadmaps that support long‑term business objectives, customer satisfaction, and capability advancement.

You Must Have

• 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
• Prior experience in engineering leadership or people management role, with responsibility for leading and developing technical teams.
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams and collaborating effectively with engineering disciplines, Program Management, customers, and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing engineers, including providing technical guidance, performance feedback, and career development support.

We Prefer

• Advanced degreein Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related STEM discipline.
• Extensive experience in aerospace systems architecture and Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), including experience with SysML and multidisciplinary system design.
• Demonstrated leadership of complex aerospace systems and architecture activities, including system architecture reviews, trade studies, design reviews, technical risk management, and cross‑functional engineering teams.
• Experience with Environmental Control Systems (ECS), Airframe Control Systems, thermal management, or related aircraft systems, with the ability to translate technical architecture into product strategy, customer value, cost, and business objectives.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

We make modern flight possible for millions of travelers and our military every second. Our major product lines are on-board virtually every aircraft flying. Be it keeping passengers safe with our emergency power generation systems or creating a positive in‑flight experience through reliable cabin pressure controls and quieter engines, Power & Controls focuses on delivering a best‑in‑class experience to our customers. We hire the top people in the industry. Their ideas drive our performance, and their integrity keeps our customers happy. Join us as we take flight!

Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to 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. At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibilities. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other – propel us all higher, again and again.

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. 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 Section503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry‑leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

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