RTX

Contracts Manager – Avionics

RTX
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • Iowa • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $107,500 - $204,500 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in contract negotiation, management, and compliance, with a strong focus on FAR/DFARS regulations and risk assessment. Proven ability to mentor junior professionals and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Contract NegotiationFAR/DFARS ComplianceRisk ManagementProposal EvaluationMentorship

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Serve as primary contractual advisor and representative for assigned programs
  • Liaise between internal stakeholders and external customers
  • Review, interpret, negotiate, and manage complex contracts
  • Evaluate customer RFPs and identify proposal requirements, contractual risks, and intellectual property considerations
  • Draft, redline, and negotiate complex terms and conditions
  • Lead complex customer contract negotiations with legal and subject-matter experts
  • Provide strategic guidance on contract strategy, interpretation, and risk posture
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, FAR/DFARS, export/global trade, and CUI requirements
  • Manage contracting and proposal efforts, including urgent and unplanned requests
  • Maintain customer relationships and support issue resolution
  • Collaborate with program management, finance, legal, engineering, and other stakeholders
  • Provide mentorship or guidance to junior contract professionals

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
  • Working knowledge of FAR/DFARS, export controls, and contract compliance requirements
  • Proven ability to lead negotiations and manage complex contracts with minimal oversight
  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Ability to comply with ITAR/EAR and CUI requirements as needed
  • Experience with commercial and government-related contracting environments
  • Experience with Long-Term Agreements, General Terms Agreements, and Settlement Agreements
  • Working knowledge of cost-reimbursable, fixed-price, FAR Part 12, and FAR Part 15/TINA contract structures

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution
  • Lifetime Income Strategy option
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Student Loan Repayment Program
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Optional pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and ID theft protection
  • Birth, adoption, and 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
  • Relocation assistance eligibility
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Employee Scholar Program
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available

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Hard Skills
Contract ManagementComplex Contract NegotiationDrafting Terms and ConditionsRFP EvaluationContract ComplianceCost-Reimbursable ContractsFixed-Price ContractsLong-Term AgreementsGeneral Terms AgreementsSettlement Agreements
Soft Skills
Stakeholder LiaisonIssue ResolutionStrategic GuidanceCollaboration
Industry Keywords
Export ControlsITAR ComplianceEAR ComplianceCUI RequirementsGovernment ContractingCommercial Contracting