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RTX

Senior Principal Agile Release Train Engineer

RTX

. Serve as Senior Principal Release Train Engineer and/or Solution Train Engineer for complex, multi-team Agile trains .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeMarlborough • Massachusetts • United StatesSenior💰 $132,400 - $251,600 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in Agile methodologies, including leading multi-team Agile trains and managing complex roadmaps. Proficient in digital engineering practices and Earned Value Management, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and cross-team collaboration.

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Agile Roadmap DevelopmentEarned Value ManagementDigital Engineering PracticesSAFe CertificationsAgile Lifecycle Management Tools

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Hard Skills
Agile MethodologiesSystems Engineering LifecyclesIntegration/Test ProcessesMulti-Domain SystemsLean PracticesContinuous ImprovementCross-Team Dependency ManagementRisk ManagementAgile Delivery MetricsModel-Based Engineering
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationFacilitation SkillsCollaborationInnovationAccountability
Tools & Technologies
JiraJira AlignEngineering Workflow ManagerDigital Engineering ToolsAnalyticsAutomated Workflow Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
SAFe RTESAFe SPCSAFe Solution Train EngineerSAFe SSMPMI-ACPLean CertificationCI CertificationMBSE CertificationChange Management Certification
Industry Keywords
U.S. Defense ProgramsSystem-of-Systems IntegrationSolution-Level CoordinationDigital Engineering EcosystemsAgile Transformation

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Serve as Senior Principal Release Train Engineer and/or Solution Train Engineer for complex, multi-team Agile trains
  • Lead development, communication, and management of Agile roadmaps across teams, trains, and solution-level stakeholders
  • Plan, coordinate, and facilitate Increment Planning, Roadmapping, Retrospectives, Program Performance Reviews, and Risk Management Reviews
  • Identify, remove, and mitigate cross-team and cross-train impediments affecting cost, schedule, integration, or technical performance
  • Collaborate with engineering, product, and program leadership to align achievable roadmaps with customer and mission needs
  • Drive improvement opportunities and implement Lean and Continuous Improvement practices
  • Champion digital engineering tools, analytics, modeling environments, and automation
  • Coordinate cross-team dependencies, integration points, system behaviors, and solution-level technical alignment
  • Monitor Agile delivery and Earned Value performance metrics and support preventive and corrective actions
  • Ensure adherence to engineering processes, configuration-management standards, digital engineering frameworks, and program requirements
  • Promote accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement across teams and trains
  • Support mission-critical solutions for U.S. defense programs

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience working with Agile or Integrated Product teams and Agile lifecycle management tools such as Jira, Jira Align, and Engineering Workflow Manager
  • Experience developing and managing Agile roadmaps spanning multiple teams or trains
  • Ability to lead multi-team synchronization, manage dependencies, and resolve impediments quickly
  • Experience using Agile delivery metrics and Earned Value Management data
  • Experience with systems engineering lifecycles, integration/test processes, and complex, multi-domain systems
  • Background in digital engineering practices such as model-based engineering, digital thread, analytics, or automated workflow tools
  • Active and transferable SECRET clearance required prior to start date
  • U.S. citizenship required
  • University Degree and minimum 10 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
  • SAFe certifications such as SAFe RTE, SAFe SPC, SAFe Solution Train Engineer training, SAFe SSM, or PMI-ACP preferred
  • Understanding of system-of-systems integration, solution-level coordination, and digital engineering ecosystems preferred
  • Working knowledge of Earned Value Management preferred
  • Experience supporting Agile transformation across large or highly regulated technical programs preferred
  • Certifications in Lean, CI, MBSE, or Change Management preferred
  • Excellent communication and facilitation skills preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Sign-on bonus eligible
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
  • Generous 401(k) plan with 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 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
  • Carrot Health for hormonal 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
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Employee Scholar Program
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available