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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.

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

F135 Sustainment, Field Operations is seeking a leader to manage F-35 Flight Test Propulsion Sustainment maintenance and logistic activities at PAX River NAS, Maryland. This site is uniquely responsible for “O” level (Flightline), “D” level (Backshop), Test Cell operations and Field Service Engineering support to F-35 Flight Test operations. 

The position is the senior sustainment leader that manages on-site Field Service Engineers, Base Engine Managers, Mechanics, and Bond Room personnel to ensure that all P&W Flight Test and F135 Sustainment requirements are met.  This position works side by side with an onsite Flight Test Engineering team. The Site Manager oversees the facilities occupied by P&W at PAX River NAS through interaction with on-base support squadrons and USG leaders.  Occasionally the site will assist in limited F135 Sustainment Depot maintenance and P&W Engineering engine ground test demonstration and validation events.

What You Will Do:

• Senior focal on all sustainment matters regarding F135 operation procedures, technical information, scheduling, maintenance execution, and any other propulsion maintenance related concerns
• Promote and enforce safety and quality of engine and module product
• Provide administrative oversight of P&W onsite support staff employees. Submitting required technical and administrative records and management reports.
• Enforce Environmental, Safety, Health, OSHA, HAZMAT procedures and directives
• Ensure P&W support staff is compliant with program, company, and gov’t policy and procedures
• Oversight to planning and scheduling P&W work assignments, monitoring production, and assisting in resolving conflicts should they arise.
• Recruiting salary and hourly team members
• Oversight of vehicle fleet management, Government property, P&W IT network
• Participation as needed in daily planning/production meetings that establish in-shop and flightline operational maintenance priorities
• Perform additional site management functions as applicable to support contract obligations.
• Maintain clear lines of communication with local base representatives and staff

Qualifications You Must Have:

• A Bachelors degree is required; advanced degrees are preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in aircraft maintenance and logistics or fleet support required.
• At least 6 years of managerial/supervisory experience.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience leading and managing a site in the field responsible for supporting a local flight operations mission and experience communicating with senior military leadership. 
• Demonstrated leadership capability, able to drive change across an organization and several different groups.
• Project planning and execution skills
• P&W Test Engineering - commercial or military, development or flight test preferred but not required
• Turbomachine assembly and operation experience
• Experience with military technical data
• Able to work collaboratively with both internal and external customers to achieve operational goals

Learn More And Apply Now!

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

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.

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 124,000 USD - 250,000 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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