Section Lead, Air Dominance Modeling & Analysis Onsite

Date Posted: 2026-07-29 | Location: Tucson, AZ (Onsite) | U.S. citizenship required for security clearance eligibility

About the Role

As a Section Leader at RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, you will play a key role in talent acquisition, goal setting, career development, performance management, and compensation processes. You will ensure team members are assigned meaningful work with growth opportunities while upholding compliance with company policies. This position includes oversight of approximately 15–20 engineers supporting airborne kill chain efforts, serving as a central point of coordination and mentorship. The Section Leader responsibilities represent approximately 10–20% of the role, with the remainder focused on ongoing engineering responsibilities and department-level initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of team activities in the development of studies of system, system-of-systems, and/or kill chain performance.
• Evaluate new concepts of operation and develop new technology use cases in collaboration with section members.
• Interact with Program Managers, Chief Engineers, Technical SMEs, customers, and the air combat warfighter community to share status, address issues, and resolve programmatic concerns.
• Oversee direct line management activities for the section, including communication, performance management, career development, and talent acquisition while supporting department and directorate initiatives.
• Maintain current day-to-day engineering activities alongside administrative and technical leadership responsibilities.

Requirements

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience (unless prohibited by local laws/regulations).
• Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Top Secret security clearance required on day 1 (U.S. citizenship required for eligibility).
• Experience in the defense industry working with DoD, Pentagon, or military customers.
• Experience leading an engineering team.
• Experience in defense modeling, high-fidelity simulations, weapon systems, and/or kill chain analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in STEM.
• Experience in cross-industry collaboration with industry partners, customers, and warfighters.
• Experience developing and/or using high-performance or high-fidelity simulations in defense applications.
• Top Secret/SCI Clearance.
• Experience with computer communication through ports, sockets, and UDP/TCP.
• Proficiency in Python and C++.
• Experience as a Control Account Manager or with Earned Value Management System Certification.
• Competency with Microsoft Office tool suite, including Project.
• Engineering domain experience in defense sensors, missiles, and/or electronic warfare systems.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $107,500 – $204,500 USD. The range is representative of all experience levels, and RTX considers factors such as role, function, responsibilities, work experience, location, education/training, and key skills when extending an offer.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance and short-term/long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program (education support).
• Parental leave.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (dependent on role level and collective-bargaining agreements).