Space data & services · Space sensors and ground systems (part of a defense prime)
RTX jobs
RTX (Raytheon, Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney) builds space sensors and payloads and satellite ground systems among its defense and aerospace work. Only its space roles are listed here: the board reads the postings its own search returns for 'space' and keeps those whose title names space work or whose place is a launch site or space base, so no missile, radar or aircraft-engine role is listed.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 84 open jobs at RTX; their typical pay runs $110k to $252k a year, with a median of $139k.
Typical pay, live
Latest RTX openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:01 UTCSr Space Simulation Analysis Engineering Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · El Segundo, CA, United States · 2d agoDetails
$95,500–$181,700/yrMechanical Engineer I (Onsite) (opens the job details)
Mechanical · El Segundo, CA, United States · 2d agoDetails
$62,900–$119,700/yrSpace Monteur (m/f/d) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Heidelberg, Germany · 2d agoDetails
Senior Software Engineer (Onsite) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Aurora, CO, United States · 3d agoDetails
$86,800–$165,200/yrEmbedded Software Developer I (Onsite) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · El Segundo, CA, United States · 4d agoDetails
$62,900–$119,700/yrAssociate Director - Business Development - Digital Technology (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom · 4d agoDetails
Principal Systems Ops Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Las Cruces, NM, United States · 4d agoDetails
$107,500–$204,500/yrSatellite Communications (SATCOM) Technician (onsite) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Colorado Springs, CO, United States · 5d agoDetails
$86,800–$165,200/yrPrin. Software Test Architect (Contingent) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Aurora, CO, United States · 1w agoDetails
$107,500–$204,500/yrPrin. DevSecOps Software Lead (Contingent) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Aurora, CO, United States · 1w agoDetails
$107,500–$204,500/yrSr. Software Test Engineer (Contingent) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Aurora, CO, United States · 1w agoDetails
$86,800–$165,200/yrSystems Operations Engineer - Onsite (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Springfield, VA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$68,900–$131,100/yr
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RTX on our lists
Where RTX's current postings put it, each list naming every other space employer in the same spot.
- Internships and co-ops1 internship or co-op open
- Roles with no experience required4 open roles whose postings say so
- Cleared roles44 open roles that name a clearance level
- Relocation assistance29 open roles whose postings offer it
- 9/80 schedule1 open role on a compressed week
- Military experience counts1 open role for veterans
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RTX at a glance
RTX (Raytheon, Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney) builds space sensors and payloads and satellite ground systems among its defense and aerospace work. Only its space roles are listed here: the board reads the postings its own search returns for 'space' and keeps those whose title names space work or whose place is a launch site or space base, so no missile, radar or aircraft-engine role is listed.
84 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in RTX's name?
RTX's own sites: rtx.com · globalhr.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com.
What RTX pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $139k/yr over the 71 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $42k/yr up to $299k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 69 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 13 of the 84 open jobs here state no pay.
The top-paying RTX jobs open now
Every 84, highest pay firstAssociate Director, Program Management (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Aurora, CO, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$157,200–$298,800/yrMaterial Program Manager (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · El Segundo, CA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$145,600–$276,800/yrSr. Principal Software Engineer - DevSecOps (opens the job details)
Software & IT · San Jose, CA, United States · 4w agoDetails
$145,600–$276,800/yrNext Gen GEO OPIR Deputy Chief Engineer (DCE) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · El Segundo, CA, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$145,600–$276,800/yrProgram Operations Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Tucson, AZ, United States · 1w agoDetails
$132,400–$251,600/yr
The middle half is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.
What RTX looks for
The usual bar in each discipline RTX is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC.
RTX's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
RTX pay by occupation, from its own postings: Software engineer pay, Program manager pay, Systems engineer pay.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
RTX sites with openings
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Questions about RTX
How do I apply to RTX?
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What does RTX pay?
Across the 71 open RTX jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $110k–$252k/yr and the median $139k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $42k/yr and the highest $299k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is RTX staffing?
Of its 84 openings, the largest groups are programs & business (17), systems, integration & test (16) and ground software & IT (13).
What does RTX ask for in program management and business jobs in space?
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background. The exact bar is in each RTX posting.
How fresh is this list of RTX roles?
We read RTX's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as RTX keeps it up, dated with our last check.
RTX versus similar employers
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