F135 Manager, Sustainment Affordability (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-01-21

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CT-EAST HARTFORD-ETC ~ 400 Main St ~ BLDG ETC

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.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 Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious.

Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

P&W Military Engines is seeking an energetic, execution oriented, and digital-savvy project manager to join our team. In this role, the Sustainment Affordability Manager will develop and track shop visit cost metrics to established targets across the F135 depot network as well as participate in the F135 Sustainment Affordability IPT.

This role requires familiarity with Power BI to create robust reports and dashboards, as well as collaborating closely with customers, specifically the JPO Cost Team, to ensure alignment with program needs and objectives.

Analytic, project management, and interpersonal skills will be critical. This job will require an individual who is both self-sufficient and can lead teams, can solicit help from other organizations, can multi-task, and has excellent communication and presentation skills.

What You Will Do:

• Establish annual shop visit cost targets for all module workscopes aligned with program cost reporting and cost reduction goals.
• Monitor and report cost metric performance from depot module inductions consistent with established targets.
• Understand variances and engage Sustainment Operations, program, and engineering to support corrective action and cost reduction opportunity identification.
• Integrate identified corrective actions, F135 production and sustainment discretionary cost reduction activities into F135 Sustainment Affordability IPT.
• Coordinate business case analysis of proposed sustainment cost reduction ideas.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or technical discipline is required.
• A minimum of 8 years of Customer/product support, project/program management, general business management, sustainment operations and/or strategic planning experience is required or with an advanced degree and 5 years of the same experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Project Management, general business management and/or strategic planning experience
• Financial analysis or business case experience on major initiatives
• Knowledge of SAP
• Familiarity with Military Engine maintenance activities and concepts
• Understanding of F135 operations & support
• Strong communication, influencing, presentation and data management/analysis skills
• Prior experience with Digital Tools (e.g., PowerBI)

Learn More & Apply Now!

In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment.  This role is: Onsite

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance workers, as they are essential to the development of our engines.

For onsite roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, 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. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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