Depot Repair Specialist

Date Posted: 2026-08-05 | Location: Tucson, AZ (onsite) | U.S. citizenship and an active, transferable U.S. government Secret security clearance required on day one.

About the role

RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, unites 185,000 employees to solve complex global challenges. This role in Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) supports transportation, shipment coordination, and supplier sustainment for the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) program.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with program personnel to align agile planning with program strategies, objectives, and milestones.
• Coordinate and support internal reviews, supplier reviews, customer program review meetings (PRMs), staffing reviews, and decision reviews to meet contract commitments.
• Oversee supplier shipments, track status, and report updates to stakeholders to maintain alignment with customer and program requirements.
• Develop, track, and manage program budgets including forecasting, cost control, and variance analysis.
• Support contract proposal activities including bidding, gating, negotiation, contract definition, and program start-up.
• Serve as a critical link between engineering development and field operations, driving solutions from start-up through deployment.
• Communicate effectively and present confidently to internal and external stakeholders, demonstrating influential leadership and cross-functional coordination.

Requirements

• A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Experience with data management, CDRL requirements, and/or engineering tools/databases (PRISM, Agile, Windchill, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience establishing and managing external repair vendors, preferably within missile or defense systems environments.
• Strong understanding of cPDM, repair documentation requirements, compliance standards, and domestic/international trade regulations (ITAR, EAR).
• Strong presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to brief leadership, engage customers, and lead cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, program financials, and customer contracts; Earned Value (EV) certification or equivalent EV management experience.
• Experience working with Global Trade Compliance and navigating export documentation requirements.
• Solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to manage ambiguity, work across boundaries, and collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Contracts, Finance, and Mission Assurance.
• Detail-oriented, flexible, and able to work effectively in office, lab, or field environments.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and 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.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (eligibility dependent on role level and collective-bargaining status).
• Relocation assistance available.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $86,800 – $165,200 USD.