Principal Specialist, Contracts

About the role

RTX BBN is one of RTX’s premier research and development organizations. Our diverse research portfolio transforms cutting-edge technology to deliver innovative, custom solutions with real-world benefits. We are seeking an experienced, trustworthy, contract professional with strong business acumen and initiative who thrives and enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment, and who can navigate the contractual landscape with confidence and clarity and foster strong internal and external customer relationships. At RTX BBN you will join a respected, high impact contracts team, where your contracts experience will support a diverse portfolio of existing and new business pursuits with Government customers, large prime contractors and commercial clients.

Responsibilities

• Advise and/or represent the organization on contract matters; act as liaison between internal and external customers.
• Review and interpret, negotiate, manage a variety of transactions, including Prime Contracts, Subcontracts with other primes, Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Associate Contractor Agreements (ACAs), Direct Commercial Sale Agreements, etc.
• Review and assess US Government and commercial customer requests for proposals, identify proposal requirements and risks, assess intellectual property issues, review and redline terms and conditions, manage cost volume development, work with pricing and estimating to support proposal development, support gating and securing required management approvals, and support submission.
• Review, interpret, summarize, redline, draft complex terms and conditions and other contract documents.
• Negotiate complex customer contracts.
• Recognize risk elements in business transactions and contracts and offer mitigation strategies/alternatives.
• Provide strategic analysis, recommendations, and advice related to contract matters.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and standards.
• Understand forward pricing rates, cost structures, and other financial aspects of proposal and contract support.
• Support global trade (ITAR/EAR) issues and CUI compliance requirements.
• Work independently and report to a Senior Manager; may provide mentoring and oversight to other contract staff.
• Multi-task routine and complex contract and proposal activities while responding to unplanned quick response requirements as they emerge.
• Work autonomously with limited oversight.
• Limited travel may be required.

Qualifications

You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 3 years prior relevant experience.
• Experience engaging directly with customers.
• Experience with US Government procurement and/or Other Transaction contracts.
• Experience in applying and interpreting FAR, DFARS and other applicable US Government regulations in support of company proposal and contract administration activities.
• Experience in interpreting, preparing and negotiating proposals and contracts, including terms and conditions, statements of work, milestones/deliverables, cost/price and fee/profit arrangements.
• Willingness to support a hybrid role (mix of in person and remote).
• Willingness to travel on a limited basis.
• U.S. citizenship required (only U.S. citizens eligible for a security clearance).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance (Top Secret) required; active and existing security clearance required after day 1.

Qualifications We Prefer