Technical Program Manager

Date Posted:

2026-02-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-MD-COLUMBIA-720 ~ 9861 Broken Land Pkwy ~ BBN COLUMBIA, Ste 400

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Top Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

For over 70 years, RTX BBN Technologies has solved real-world problems through research, exploration, development, and prototyping. We collaborate with top technical talent to pioneer transformative solutions. BBN’s Network & Cyber Technologies (NCT) team leverages math, engineering, and physics to tackle customer challenges in communications, RF, and cyber domains. We specialize in information exchange, protection, and exploitation.

This is a position for candidates with research and development (R&D) program management experience. In this role, you will provide key program management support enabling NCT technical staff to deliver innovative solutions to customers in the Cyber and Electronic Warfare domains. You will help coordinate resources, track progress, facilitate collaboration, and ensure on-time delivery within budget. Your leadership and organizational skills will empower our engineers and scientists to push boundaries and meet critical customer needs.

What you will do:

• Coordinate extensively across technical and functional support staff to enable on-time, on-budget delivery
• Translate customer needs and advise technical experts on optimal solutions
• Monitor spending, staffing, schedules, contracts, purchases, and deliverables
• Manage schedules, resources, and budgets to ensure execution within cost targets
• Identify, track, and escalate program risks and issues for mitigation
• Facilitate collaboration through clear communication and information sharing
• Employ PM best practices and tools to maintain alignment across complex projects
• Deliver regular project updates and insights to stakeholders and leadership
• Lead review meetings, inform decision making, and coordinate across project interdependencies
• Drive achievement of milestones through resource planning and progress tracking

What you will gain:

• Exposure to cutting-edge technical work and innovative research
• Collaborate with a motivated, engaged team of experts pushing boundaries
• Develop hands-on experience managing complex defense projects
• Build program management skills through resource coordination and planning, scheduling, and budget oversight
• Visibility into the end-to-end program lifecycle from concept to delivery
• Interact closely with customers to understand emerging capability needs
• Contribute to developing solutions that give warfighters a decisive technology edge
• Strengthen communication, organization, and leadership skills
• Advance your career as a program management professional working with pioneering technologies

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Active Top Secret with eligibility to obtain SCI
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5 years of experience, or an advanced degree with 3 years experience
• Experience executing program management practices on Government-funded R&D contracts.
• Experience planning, staffing, and tracking multi-person projects
• Analytical thinker able to synthesize data
• Resourceful problem-solver able to spot issues, communicate risks, and take action to solve problems
• Collaborative team player passionate about technology
• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, and financial tracking in Excel
• Proficiency with collaboration tools such as Confluence and Teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Position may require some amount of overnight travel

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Initiates, prioritizes, and manages multiple tasks and programs effectively
• Prior experience managing subcontractors
• Eager learner focused on continuous PM skills development
• Skilled at project scheduling, reporting, and stakeholder management
• Experience in research and development of Cyber, EW, RF or Networking capabilities
• Interest in the pursuit and capture process for competitive proposals for Government funding
• Active TS//SCI security clearance

What We Offer

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

•           Relocation Assistance available

•           This position is Onsite at our Columbia, MD office

To help you achieve your goals, BBN will provide:

• A strong leadership team well-versed in government R&D.
• A collaborative and collegial environment to push state-of-the-art research.
• Technically competent pool of research scientists who are willing to mentor, listen, and help you refine your research vision and goals.
• Business development, programmatic, contracting, finance, and HR support.
• Access, through RTX, to opportunities that help transition your research and ultimately see it fielded.

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 95,500 USD - 181,700 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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