Materials Engineering Principal Technical Fellow (Remote)

US-VT-REMOTE · Remote
Full-time
Posted Nov 9, 2026

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Job description

Date Posted:

2026-11-09 Country:

United States of America Location:

US-VT-REMOTE Position Role Type:

Remote 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:

Secret - Current Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

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

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Join our dynamic team as a Materials Engineering Principal Technical Fellow within the Applied Research & Technology (ART) organization. This prestigious role will provide technical and strategic leadership across Collins Aerospace and RTX, with a focus on advancing materials engineering capabilities and transitioning disruptive technologies from research into operational use for RTX-wide initiatives.

The Principal Technical Fellow will lead strategic technology roadmaps, collaborate with cross-functional and executive leaders, drive innovation, and provide enterprise-level mentorship across engineering disciplines. This individual will serve as a recognized technical authority in Materials Engineering and will influence technical decisions, business strategy, and the development of next-generation materials, processes, and manufacturing technologies. Principal Technical Fellows are recognized as technical thought leaders setting and leading the direction within the Materials discipline across Collins, RTX and the industry.

As part of the prestigious Collins Aerospace Fellows Program, you will serve as a technical leader, innovator, mentor, and recognized subject matter expert. Fellows represent the top of our technical career ladder and play a critical role in ensuring the future competitiveness of our business.

What You Will Do

•Provide leadership to company-wide initiatives that advance product technology or discipline capability in support of the business strategy.

•Lead or contribute to RTX-wide initiatives.

•Advocate and foster growth opportunities for future RTX technologists.

•Partner with senior leadership, key stakeholders, and subject matter experts to identify and communicate strategic customer and business initiatives.

•Identify improvement opportunities and projects and help drive the business operations agenda.

•Lead development of new approaches to qualification, design, and automated manufacturing to reduce cost, improve performance, and increase manufacturability.

•Build and maintain relationships across departments and business units.

•Drive the transition of early-stage research into production environments, ensuring alignment with business strategy, engineering needs, and regulatory requirements.

•Present to internal and external audiences; lead proposal and white paper activities; and represent Collins Aerospace at technical conferences and working groups.

•Promote key development projects and ensure alignment with customer and program

•objectives.

•Engage across RTX Business Units and serve as a recognized technical expert with regulatory bodies, customers, and universities.

•Provide technical leadership to facilitate high-quality decisions, product competitiveness, and robust solutions.

•Share expertise across the enterprise and support TRL/MRL reviews, PDRs, and CDRs.

•Lead strategic plans to advance product technology and organizational capability.

•Identify external technology disruptors and evaluate their potential strategic applications.

•Maintain an active presence in external technical communities and government standards committees while helping shape the future of the business and emerging technologies.

•Ability to travel up to 25% to customers, Collins Aerospace and RTX sites, technical conferences, engineering laboratories, and other business locations

Qualifications You Must Have

•Experience creating and maintaining organizational or directorate-level strategic technology roadmaps, customer trend analyses, and assessments of disruptive technologies.

•Expert-level knowledge and mastery across multiple Materials Engineering disciplines, typically acquired through advanced academic qualifications and significant industry experience.

•Expertise in materials design, qualification, alloy development, coatings, automated synthesis, additive manufacturing, and/or related advanced materials technologies.

•Experience establishing or modifying customer requirements, processes, and procedures to drive positive business results.

•Experience advancing new materials capabilities, manufacturing processes, and/or system level design methodologies.

•Exceptional executive-level communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across business units and serve as a technical point of contact for critical Engineering activities.

•Demonstrated technical leadership through patents, publications, technical presentations, and engagement with industry and government stakeholders.

•Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 14 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree and a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience, unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

•Active and transferable DoD Secret Clearance is required prior to start date.

•U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

•Experience with cost accounting structures and financial systems.

•Experience working with DARPA, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, NASA, or similar government research agencies.

•Knowledge of machine learning applications for materials engineering and digital engineering workflows.

•Exceptional analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to develop creative and innovative technical solutions.

•Experience leading, mentoring, and developing technical teams ranging from junior to midlevel engineers and analysts.

•Demonstrated ability to balance near-term development priorities with long-term technology and program objectives.

•Strong business acumen and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable business strategies.

•Active participation in external technical communities, government standards committees, and industry organizations.

Collins Aerospace makes modern flight possible. Of course, that wouldn’t be possible without the capabilities and technologies of our organization, as well as our engineers – a highly skilled, accomplished network that spans more than 180 sites, 24 countries and 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs). Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global organization that doesn’t shy away from big opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies.

Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of.

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

•Medical, dental, and vision insurance

•Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees

•Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option

•Tuition reimbursement program

•Student Loan Repayment Program

•Life insurance and disability coverage

•Optional coverages you can buy 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, including up to 10 free counseling sessions

•Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program

•Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

•Bright Horizons, child and elder care services

•Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

•Eligible for relocation assistance

•And more!

Learn More & Apply Now!

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.

•Position is remote; however, if you live within a reasonable commute of a Collins site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

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 221,000 USD - 419,000 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