Program Management

Location: Lansing, MI (US-MI-LANSING-PLANT 1, 5640 Enterprise Dr) – Onsite role. U.S. citizenship or immigration sponsorship available if needed; export authorization may be required.

About the role

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, you’ll join 185,000 innovators united to solve complex global challenges. Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, leads the design, manufacture, and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems, shaping the future of aerospace for over a century.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall program execution to achieve cost, schedule, quality, and customer-satisfaction objectives.
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met.
• Maintain workload forecasts and resource plans across multiple programs to optimize capacity and staffing.
• Coordinate closely with customers to communicate program status, manage expectations, resolve issues, and support contract execution.
• Identify, assess, and track program risks and opportunities; develop effective mitigation plans.
• Monitor program performance using key performance indicators (KPIs), metrics, and executive dashboards.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance to ensure successful program execution.
• Support financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and earned-value reporting.
• Drive continuous-improvement initiatives that increase efficiency and standardize business processes.
• Develop and implement automated reporting and workflow solutions using:
  • Microsoft Excel (advanced formulas and dashboards)
  • VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Power Automate

What you will learn

• Program & Project Management
• Project planning and scheduling
• Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
• Critical path and milestones
• Resource allocation
• Cost and schedule management
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Manufacturing processes
• Supply-chain management
• Quality assurance
• Production planning
• Lean and continuous improvement
• Supplier management

Requirements

• Advanced degree and 3+ years of experience in Program Management, Project Coordination, Business Operations, or Engineering within aerospace, defense, or manufacturing; OR Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple complex programs simultaneously, including customer coordination, project scheduling, resource planning, workload forecasting, and risk management.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel (complex formulas, pivot tables, dashboards, and data analysis).
• Experience developing automation solutions using VBA, Power BI, SharePoint, and Power Automate.

Qualifications we prefer

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related technical field.
• Project Management Certification (e.g., PMP).
• Aftermarket Aerospace and Overhaul and Repair (MRO) industry experience.
• Working knowledge of Pratt & Whitney shop practices, quality standards, processes, and procedures.
• Experience within FAA, AS9100, or aerospace quality environments.
• Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems such as SAP.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM) and financial performance reporting.
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous-improvement tools (CORE/ACE/Six Sigma, QCPC, RCCA).
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management, shop personnel, and customers.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $86,800 – $165,200 USD. The range reflects all experience levels; RTX considers role, function, responsibilities, work experience, location, education/training, and key skills when extending an offer.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 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; payments not guaranteed and based on individual, business unit, and company performance)