Germany Patriot Engineering Interface

**Date Posted**:
2024-12-02
**Country**:
United States of America
**Location**:
RMA99: RTN Remote, Massachusetts
**Position Role Type**:
Onsite

**Job Description**:
The Germany Capability Sustainment Program (CSP) Engineering Interface (EI) will be directly responsible for technical execution of contract deliverables and providing technical assistance to the German Air Force, requiring broad technical understanding of Air and Missile Defense Systems including engineering, operational and manufacturing development standards, processes, and best practices. This position will directly interface with the customers from the German Government in addition to international suppliers.

The position will start hybrid working onsite at times in Massachusetts with the expectation to deploy to Germany approximately during the first quarter of 2025 for a minimum duration of 2 years. A Secret clearance is required.

We value diverse skills and experience, so don't hold back. Your qualifications could add tremendous value to our team. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you're passionate about what you could accomplish here, we'd love to hear from you.

**Responsibilities to Anticipate**:

- Provide technical leadership across globally distributed cross functional team, with representatives from Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, IPT/CPT Leadership, and Program Office
- Primary OCONUS program technical point of contact with the customer senior technical counterparts and internal senior program management and engineering leadership.
- Manage and influence customer expectations through timely and accurate communication, advocate for most effective user solutions and capabilities.
- Develop, maintain and deliver the Germany CSP Communications Plan according to contract submittal timelines. The Communications Plan will provide a vision and recommendations to achieve interoperability with new Patriot production fire units and legacy German Patriot fire units.
- Support technical engagements with the German customer and German defense industry partners though Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM), working groups, etc.
- Provide technical advisory disposition for Export / Import (EXIM) compliance

**Qualifications You Must Have**:

- Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and 6 years of prior relevant experience. In absence of a degree, 16 years of relevant experience is required.
- Direct experience collaborating with international defense customers
- Active and transferrable US government issued security clearance is required prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

**Qualifications We Value**:

- Experience in Patriot Program (or similar program) system design, development, integration/verification, production, and sustainment
- Broad technical understanding of Patriot System CONOPS and hardware
- Direct experience with International FMS and/or DCS programs and International Supplier’s/Partner’s engineering execution
- Direct experience in concepts of operations development and/or design of system level architecture
- Direct experience with Patriot communications/networking equipment and system level communications architecture
- Demonstrated experience with globally distributed engineering execution organizations (CONUS and OCONUS)
- Direct experience with Ground Based Air Defense CONOPS

We embrace individuality and diversity of thought to fuel opportunity for our employees, our customers, and our communities. We work toward progress, knowing that a more inclusive world is critical to our mission. Not just in this moment, but always.

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.

**_ 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, disabi