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Future world leaders

Our Leadership Development Program provides an exceptional foundation for accelerated career success. As future leaders, you’ll play a vital role in helping RTX redefine aerospace and defense.

Our Leadership Development Programs

Participants can apply to one of multiple functional disciplines listed below. Our companywide, cross-functional development sessions give you the opportunity to come together, across disciplines, to ensure you have a broad base of business experience in three key areas: leadership capabilities, networking and business acumen. Our multiyear program offers rotations in our business units to broaden your skillset and strengthen your leadership abilities.
Develop skills
Practice leadership skills
Through mentorships and executive-level access and engagement
Achieve Knowledge
Achieve vital knowledge
Across our enterprise through rotations to multiple business areas
Broaden future opportunity
Broaden future opportunity
Across business units along with access to our alumni network
hands-on experience
Gain hands-on experience
Through capstone projects and strategic dialogues
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Multiple functional disciplines, endless moments to shine

We seek individuals with unique perspectives willing to take on the toughest challenges to strengthen and accelerate their skills. Participating in our Leadership Development Program is also an opportunity to advance our culture of belonging, where all employees have an equitable opportunity to work, grow and belong.

All disciplines require the ability to travel anywhere in the U.S. or potentially abroad as well as the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
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Business Development
LEAD NEW BUSINESS GROWTH
Passionately lead new business growth on a team intensely devoted to our customers' success.

Required to apply
  • Master's degree
  • Four or more years of post-baccalaureate full-time professional work experience.
Rotations
  • Two one-year rotations 
Sub-disciplines
  • Business Development
  • Capture Management
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Digital
DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
Dive deeper into the digital landscape and discover innovative solutions to deliver impactful business outcomes.

Required to apply
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Relevant internship experience
Rotations
  • Three eight-month rotations
Sub-disciplines
  • Cybersecurity and Risk Management
  • Data Science and Analytics
  • Enterprise Business Systems
  • Infrastructure Services
  • Product Management
  • Software Development
  • User Experience Design
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Engineering
EXCEL IN ENGINEERING
Develop and grow your engineering career through targeted experiential and applied learning opportunities.

Required to apply
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree
  • Relevant internship experience
Rotations
  • Three eight-month rotations
Sub-Disciplines
  • Aerospace Engineering 
  • Computer Engineering 
  • Electrical Engineering 
  • Mechanical Engineering 
  • Software Engineering 
  • Systems Engineering 
  • Systems Test
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Finance
DRIVE RESULTS AND VALUE
Explore different areas of finance as you drive results and become a strategic business partner.

Required to apply
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Relevant internship experience desired
Rotations
  • Three one-year rotations
Sub-disciplines
  • Accounting
  • Estimating and Pricing
  • Finance
  • Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Internal Audit
  • Operations Finance
  • Program Controls
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Global Communications
CHANGE THE NARRATIVE
Build strategic communications experience through intentional rotation across internal and external stakeholder communication functions.

Required to apply
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Relevant internship experience
Rotations
  • Three eight-month rotations
Sub-disciplines
  • Brand Marketing & Digital Communications
  • Integrated Communications
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Global Affairs & Public Relations
  • Employee Communications
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Government & Commercial Contracting
STRUCTURE THE DEAL
Sharpen your ability to develop standards and strategies for contract negotiations, contract administration and customer contact.

Required to apply
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Relevant internship experience
Rotations
  • Two one-year rotations
Sub-disciplines
  • Acquisition Policy
  • Contract Change Management
  • Stakeholder Relations
  • Deal Formation
  • Government & Commercial Contracting
  • Negotiations
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Human Resources
SHAPE THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE 
Develop unique skills through business partnership, people services and communities of expertise that prepare you for a career focused on the employee experience journey.

Required to apply
  • Master's degree
  • Relevant internship experience
Rotations
  • Two one-year rotations
Sub-disciplines
  • HR Partners
  • Global People Services
  • Communities of Expertise
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Operations and Supply Chain
MOVE THE ENTERPRISE
Develop a diverse skill set across multiple facets of Operations, Supply Chain and Quality to help solidify a strong leadership foundation.

Required to apply
  • Relevant internship experience
Tracks
Our two-year program provides a challenging and rewarding experience via two tracks. 
  • The Early Career Track is for recent college graduates.
  • The Experienced Track is for those who have recently completed a Master's degree and have a minimum of three years of work experience.
Rotations
  • Three eight-month rotations
Sub-disciplines
  • Manufacturing
  • Supply Chain
  • Quality
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Ready to take the next step?

Rise up to the challenge of the moment and set yourself up as a leader in aerospace and defense.
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