Technical Program Manager

Location: US-RI-MIDDLETOWN-201 ~ 127 John Clarke Rd ~ BBN MIDDLETOWN, Ste 3

Date Posted

2026-10-26

Country

United States of America

Location

US-RI-MIDDLETOWN-201 ~ 127 John Clarke Rd ~ BBN MIDDLETOWN, Ste 3

Position Role Type

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements

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

Security Clearance Type

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The following position is to join our BBN team

RTX BBN Technologies, a high-tech research & development company, seeks a self-starter that is organized, highly professional, and people-centered to fill the role of Technical Program Manager in our Physical Sciences & Systems (PS2) business unit.

This position is for a multi-functional professional with expertise in technical program management, system configuration management, and organizational process improvement. The individual will provide combination of planning, team and process oversight, and direct contributor support for large, high visibility program execution. The individual will also support the capture of new business opportunities.

A successful individual possesses the ability to work both independently as well as collaboratively within a multidisciplined team to identify, prioritize, and execute tasks that align with project objectives. Project topics include, but are not limited to, shipboard systems, unmanned platforms and payloads, and complex sensing and data processing systems. The candidate shall have the aptitude to manage and track multiple parallel programmatic and technical activities. This is a hybrid position but will generally require 4 days on-site per week.

What You Will Do

• Analyze, decompose, and produce actionable execution plans to satisfy contractual requirements
• Identify and actively manage project risks
• Produce and deliver detailed status reports to internal and external customers
• Coordinate with functional leads and provide continuous inputs to the Integrated Master Schedule
• Champion process improvement activities within the production workflow including, but not limited to, tracking processes for task performance and quality, product configuration management processes, and team communication
• Utilize planning, collaboration, and tracking tools within daily work routine such as Jira, Confluence, and Sharepoint
• Perform project financial management and reporting
• Convene and moderate highly productive meetings with actionable outcomes
• Support proposal efforts including strategy development, generating cost estimates, writing compliant proposal volumes, and documenting basis of estimates (BOEs)
• Build and foster positive customer relationships
• This position will require some domestic travel (up to 10%)

Qualifications You Must Have

• A minimum of 5 years of technical program management experience
• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), or Business Administration (with a complementary technical background) and 8 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret US DoD security clearance
• Experience developing detailed project schedules with complex task interdependencies
• Experience in organizing and methodically executing large, highly task interdependent projects

Qualifications We Prefer

Tactful communicator

Earned value management and reporting experience

Robust proficiency utilizing scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project

Experience developing and maintaining requirements traceability matrices

Proven systems engineering and technology development background

Experience with and ability to author high-level technical memorandums for communicating critical program information

An active security clearance

Candidates for this position must be a US Citizen and eligible for a security clearance.

Relocation assistance is available provided final candidate meets eligibility requirements.

Learn More & Apply Now!

Work Location: Onsite - Middletown, RI

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for 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

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 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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