Associate Director for Non-Kinetic Transition

Date Posted:

2026-04-17

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-VA-ARLINGTON-111 ~ 1300 17Th St N ~ BBN ARLINGTON

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

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

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: TS/SCI

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

At RTX, the world 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.

For over 70 years, RTX BBN Technologies (BBN) has solved challenging problems through research, exploration, development, and prototyping. BBN’s Non-Kinetic Capabilities and Technologies (NCT) team leverages computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, and physics to tackle customer challenges in electromagnetic warfare (EW), communications, cybersecurity, cyberspace operations, networking, and RF domains for the U.S. Department of War (DoW) and Intelligence Community (IC) customers. BBN is looking for an excellent forward-thinking candidate to drive our strategic growth and transition in these areas specifically at the integration points for EW-enabled cyber and cyber-enabled EW; integrated battlespace applications; resilient cyber-physical systems and software; and the intersection of quantum, cyber, and RF.  You are the ideal candidate if you are a recognized thought leader in these areas for DoD and IC capabilities; you are a strong writer, communicator, and strategic thinker; you can identify and forge connections between stakeholder opportunities and our technical teams’ capabilities; you have a strong technical background in these areas; and you desire an opportunity to pursue external funding from government research agencies (e.g. DARPA, IARPA, DoD Service Labs, IC research and development organizations) to help further U.S. National Security Objectives.

Some of the things you would do:

• Develop and lead the business unit’s transition with support from technical and programmatic leadership.

• Transition Planning: Define the multi‑year technology transition strategy in partnership with NCT technology area leads and business unit leaders. Translate RTX corporate objectives into a prioritized portfolio of NCT transition initiatives, to include identifying and coordinating strategic demonstrations of NCT technologies.

• Stakeholder & Sponsor Management: Act as the primary liaison between business sponsors, delivery teams, external vendors, and regulatory bodies. Facilitate executive workshops, road‑show presentations, and status briefings that secure buy‑in, resolve conflicts, and keep momentum. Regularly communicate and engage with customers to help identify and connect opportunities with innovative technical capabilities and potential solutions.

• Talent Development & Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and retain a high‑performing team of architects, program managers, engineers, and researchers. Foster a culture of innovation, data‑driven decision‑making, and continuous innovation.

• Support proposal writing and processes through the shaping of win themes, innovations, operational impact, and focus on customers’ most pressing uses cases.

• For select projects targeted for transition, will direct phases of program maturation from inception through completion. Oversee and coordinates the administrative and operational aspects of ongoing projects within program guidelines. Liaise project teams and prepares proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract. Review project and budget status, manage schedules and prepare reports. Monitor and assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives. Represents RTX as the primary customer contact for projects. Direct the work of employees assigned on projects in technical, and administrative areas. Establishes design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test. testing and development. Meet transition program schedules and budgets. Provides input to the