Principal Specialist: Digital Cutover Lead, oneRTX PST (Remote)

Date Posted:

2026-07-16



Country:

United States of America



Location:

US-IA-REMOTE



Position Role Type:

Remote



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

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.



Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required



Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

RTX launched oneRTX to focus on leveraging the scale of our three business units to improve collaboration, cost structure, productivity, and performance. The oneRTX: Process & Systems Transformation (PST) project is one of several major, multi-year initiatives under oneRTX that align to our goals as a company and optimize how we work, how we operate and how we deliver to our customers so that we can achieve our full potential.

The intent of oneRTX: PST is to harmonize processes, tools, and metrics across RTX, while deploying a common enterprise resource management platform – SAP’s S/4 HANA. The result will be a common user experience across the businesses, real-time visibility into critical data, and automation of manual tasks to enable all employees to focus on value-add activities.  With processes optimized and harmonized, we can leverage our scale so teams across RTX can share resources, leverage talent seamlessly and identify efficiencies. We will reduce cost and effort and improve performance as we break down silos and establish consistent ways of working.

The Cutover Lead will refine the cutover strategy, templates, and detail plans. This individual will drive execution tasks with various team members and stakeholders, track progress, and escalate issues. The Cutover Lead will be expected to follow project management processes and best practices to ensure all tasks, activities, and resources are aligned to meet the overall program and organizational goals.

You are the ideal candidate if you have experience managing large scale, complex programs and projects related to business process and system transformation.

What You Will Do:

• Cutover planning and execution of comprehensive step-by-step mock, rehearsal and production cutover management plan.

• Drive cutover progress, including task completion, milestone achievement to adhere to overall timeline.

• Lead Daily meetings with cross functional thread leads.

• Understanding team member workload, task timing, potential resource constraints, and ensure optimal resource utilization throughout the cutover process.

• Proactive risk management: identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor potential risks with real-time alerts for critical issues.

• Monitor and track cutover metrics, including issues and task timing.

• Communicate expectations and instill accountability in team members.

• Resolve conflicts, promote work sharing, and motivate teams toward common goals.

• Manage multiple cutover activities, tasks and resources through effective organization prioritization, and time management practices to meet program objectives.

• Additional responsibilities include documentation and reporting, internal stakeholder communication, and identifying areas for improvement to enhance quality and efficiency of cutover activities.

• Ability to travel ~ 25%-50% to other major RTX US sites (Farmington, Richardson, Cedar Rapids, and Charlotte).

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 86,800 USD - 165,200 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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