Associate Director - Mechanical Engineering Discipline Lead (Onsite)

Position Overview Associate Director, Mechanical Engineering Discipline Lead – Strategic Defense Solutions Hardware. Lead a distributed team of mechanical engineering leaders and 120+ engineers to design, develop, test, and deploy mission‑critical weapon systems components for the United States Military. Work under a One Team, mission‑driven culture and shape the engineering organization across multiple U.S. locations: Richardson, TX; Sterling, VA; Binghamton, NY; Cedar Rapids, IA. Location: Richardson, TX (or additional sites). Job type: Onsite. What You Will Do Work with Mission Systems department leaders to coordinate efforts across portfolios within Strategic Defense Solutions, ensuring a unified approach to meeting business needs. Participate in Requirements and Architecture Reviews, Independent Reviews and Non‑Advocate Reviews to ensure designs and plans are aligned with requirements and manufacturing feasibility. Partner with Engineering Leadership to develop talent that meets the needs of our portfolios and satisfies our customers’ most challenging commitments. Conduct directorate leadership over the entire life cycle including bids, program management, requirements capture, design and implementation, integration, verification, and certification. Connect geographically distributed teams to engage talent across sites, work to identify best practices and execute as a seamless organization. Travel to SDS HW sites across the organization to engage with talent and connect with teams. Identify, develop, track and deploy KPIs within discipline to foster predictable performance and highlight areas of focus. Foster a culture of technical rigor, collaboration, and continuous improvement in support of mission‑critical delivery. Communicate well with a wide variety of individuals including Engineering, Program Management, internal leadership, and customers. Strive to spend 25‑50% of week engaging in programmatic technical tasks and providing leader oversight to program performance. Look out to industry for other developing technologies to adopt into our products – identifying and incorporating AI into our engineering disciplines to achieve execution efficiency. Partner with Mission Engineering & Technology HW Discipline Lead to align initiatives within organization. What You Will Learn Opportunities to communicate with executives to showcase the mechanical capabilities of the SDS hardware organization. Enhancement of leadership skills through tactical and strategic planning and coordination. Potential for career advancement in Engineering leadership roles. Qualifications You Must Have Experience leading cross‑functional technical teams with a passion for challenging and developing people. Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government‑issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required. Typically requires a STEM degree and minimum 12 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree and minimum 10 years of experience. Qualifications We Prefer Active DoD security clearance. Special Access Programs experience. Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning techniques. Experience driving team accountability for meeting project deadlines, budgets, and quality standards. Experience in problem‑solving and decision‑making skills. Experience in a fast‑paced, dynamic and creative work environment. Experience building, mentoring, and growing high‑performing teams. Experience in stakeholder management and ensuring all teams remain aligned to business objectives while maintaining a customer‑centric approach. What We Offer Medical, dental, and vision insurance. Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees. Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds, separate employer retirement contribution, and a Lifetime Income Strategy option. Tuition reimbursement program. Student loan repayment program. Life insurance and disability coverage. Optional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection. Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits. Ovia Health fertility and family planning. Adoption assistance. Autism benefit. Employee Assistance Plan with up to 10 free counseling sessions. Healthy You incentives and wellness rewards program. Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits. Bright Horizons child and elder care services. Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program. And more. Relocation: This position may be eligible for relocation. Salary range for this role is 157,200 USD – 298,800 USD. 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. Click on this link to read the Policy and Terms. #J-18808-Ljbffr SwiftCruit