F135 Production Affordability Senior Manager

Date Posted:

2025-12-04

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW100: East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

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?

The Production Affordability Senior Manager will be a deputy to the F135 Production Affordability Lead and will assist with the budget, schedule, and the technical responsibility required in reporting monthly cost & schedule data to the Joint Program Office.

This role supports strategic and cost-related initiatives that support the Production PMO as the Deputy for Affordability scope within the F135 Production acquisition and contract execution phases.

What You Will Do:  

• Own reporting of C088 for customer funded affordability funding and management and oversight of the affordability projects.
• Develop strategic and cost-related initiatives that support the Production PMO, develop business cases that support the initiatives and present them to the customer as appropriate for funding potential.
• Manufacturing cost focal that integrates closely with the War on Cost efforts internally and works cross functionally to lead root cause investigations of cost and schedule variances in support of affordability, and drive recovery plans.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and empower team to implement appropriate actions to achieve improvements and contribute to program achievements with the CORE operating system.
• Promote innovative and collaborative culture across the program and ensure robust pipeline of cost reduction ideas are generated for F135 Product

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 10+ years’ experience in Affordability, Program Management, Finance, Operations or Supply Chain required
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
• Program management skills and proven ability to deliver exceptional customer service and business results required

Qualifications We Prefer: 

• Experience in building strong relationships with internal & external customers through a positive culture, commitment, credibility and transparency
• CORE or other lean manufacturing/continuous improvement operating experience
• Knowledge of EVMS or relevant cost & schedule management in the Aerospace and Defense industry a plus
• Strong communication and presentation skills

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 roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

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 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