Date Posted:
2026-06-01
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-PA-STATE COLLEGE-5A ~ 302 Science Park Rd ~ BLDG 5A
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:
TS/SCI - Current
Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

In the Platform Engineering Portfolio Manager role, you will work in a DevOps/platform environment and manage a team of platform engineers. We are at the forefront of aerospace and defense technology. Our Satellite Ground Systems Team plays a pivotal role in ensuring communication, surveillance, and defense capabilities through cutting-edge satellite systems. We invite you to be part of a team that pushes the boundaries of what's possible. This is an onsite position in State College, PA.

What You Will Do

• Be responsible for staff performance, performance reviews, flow down, timecard approvals, one on one discussions, merit planning, promotion planning, retention, performance development, training, staff rotation, hiring, succession planning.
• Ensure software performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Work with platform technologies and staff to get projects to a successful outcome.
• Work with cross functional/discipline teams
• Work in an Agile/DevOps environment.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Active and transferable TS/SCI 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.
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Ability to collaborate with cross discipline stakeholders to promote platform engineering best practices and strategy across portfolio.
• Ability to consult product owners to capture platform engineering work scope and translate to vertical value, ensuring technical debt and foundational work are prioritized alongside feature delivery.
• Experienced leadership of entry level to experienced platform engineers.
• Knowledge of (and ability to apply) Platform technologies - Puppet, Ansible, Kubernetes, Jenkins, AWS.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Provide program engineering support to NBI campaigns and discipline initiatives as needed
• Support program execution through platform related metrics, EPR, ROMB, IIR oversight
• Basic Software development background/knowledge

What We Offer

Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a total rewards package that goes above and beyond 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 Eligibility - Relocation assistance is available.

Learn More & Apply Now!

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role. Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

State College, PA: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-state-college,-pa-location

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.