Leadership Development Program - Engineering, Systems (Starts June 2027)
Pratt & Whitney CanadaAbout the role
Date Posted:
2026-06-22Country:
United States of AmericaLocation:
US-VA-ARLINGTON-1000 ~ 1000 Wilson Blvd ~ WILSON, Fl 23Position Role Type:
OnsiteU.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 Type:
None/Not RequiredSecurity Clearance Status:
Not RequiredRTX 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) – Systems 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 operational business units. This fast-paced path expands your business acumen, sharpens your systems engineering 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 systems engineering teams.
- Execute core engineering milestones within one or more specialized program areas, including system architecture, system integration, testing and validation, and performance optimization.
- Stretch your technical capabilities by taking ownership of frontline, hands-on project deliverables and system analyses.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, software, and program management teams to define system requirements and optimize operational architectures.
- Present technical reviews, test results, and strategic engineering data clearly and effectively to diverse stakeholders and leadership teams.
Qualifications You Must Have
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems 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 assignments.
- Relevant internship/co-op or work experience within an engineering, manufacturing, or technology environment.
- Experience or coursework utilizing programming languages or engineering tools, such as Python, C++, MATLAB, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) frameworks, or Computer-Aided Design/Finite Element Analysis (CAD/FEA) tools (e.g., SOLIDWORKS, ANSYS).
- Experience or academic coursework in one or more core systems engineering functional areas, including system architecture definition, system integration frameworks, testing and validation methodologies, or system performance optimization
Qualifications We Prefer
- Active U.S. government secret security clearance.
- Self-motivated and team-oriented work style with the agility to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic technology and engineering environment.
- Demonstrated ability to develop structured engineering documentation, test procedures, or configuration control artifacts.
- Familiarity with Agile or Scrum methodologies and project management workflows within an engineering environment.
- Practical exposure to hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, systems integration laboratories (SIL), or system-level test enviro
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