Leadership Development Program - Engineering, Aerospace/Mechanical (Starts June 2027)

RTX Corporation 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 Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 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, VA. 

What You Will Do: 

Discover an extraordinary opportunity to accelerate your engineering career and develop into a future technical leader at RTX. Our two-year rotational Engineering Leadership Development Program (ELDP) – Aerospace/Mechanical Discipline provides challenging, high-visibility assignments across the enterprise, allowing you to build a powerful global network. You will receive high-caliber training, professional mentoring, and frontline, hands-on engineering experience directly within our cutting-edge manufacturing, design, and test environments. This fast-paced path expands your business acumen, sharpens your functional expertise, and prepares you to make a lasting impact on our global technology organization. Actively recruiting for the next cohort and program that begins June 2027. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Complete three 8-month rotational assignments across various U.S. locations, adapting quickly to new technology centers, business units, and engineering teams. 

• Execute core engineering milestones within one or more specialized program tracks, including mechanical systems design and development, structural testing simulations, thermal and fluid calculations, validation testing, and design process documentation. 

• Stretch your professional and technical capabilities by taking ownership of frontline, hands-on mechanical and aerospace engineering deliverables. 

• Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, systems, and program management teams to define hardware requirements and optimize physical system architectures. 

• Present technical reviews, simulation data, and strategic engineering updates clearly and effectively to varied stakeholders and leadership teams. 

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major. Degree must be obtained by start date. 

• Willing and able to operationally relocate to various RTX geographic locations across the United States for three distinct 8-month program assignments. 

• Experience or coursework utilizing mechanical design or computer-aided drafting (CAD) tools, such as SOLIDWORKS, Creo, CATIA, or Autodesk Inventor. 

• Experience or academic coursework across core mechanical and aerospace engi