Principal Specialist, Contracts (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-04-10

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CA-CHULA VISTA-B107 ~ 850 Lagoon Dr ~ BLDG 107, Mail Zone 1-C

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

The Principal Specialist, Contracts is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of contracts, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and maintaining contract documents in compliance with company policies. It serves as a key liaison between internal teams and customers, leading contract strategy, interpreting terms, and ensuring proper flow-down of requirements. The position also supports proposal development, risk identification and mitigation, and program execution, while collaborating across functions to improve processes, ensure compliance, and drive customer satisfaction.

This position will work onsite at our Chula Vista, CA facility.

What You Will Do:

• Maintain and organize Contracts artifacts in accordance with Collins’ policies and procedures.
• Draft, interpret and manage contract documents, including terms & conditions, letter of agreements, amendments, and program letters in support of the Contracts function
• Demonstrates strong leadership and problem-solving skills with a focus on customer satisfaction
• Lead coordination with the Program team on contract interpretations & strategies, program purchase order management, and price proposals (various types).
• Take a lead role on customer agreements (various contract types) – reviewing, red-lines, executive summaries and mid-complexity negotiation of terms and conditions.
• Disseminate (flow-down) Customer contractual requirements within the organization.
• Support and interface with other department activities as needed – including financial sales and cost forecast.
• Respond to customer inquiries in a timely and efficient manner. Participate in internal and external customer meetings and reviews.
• Liaison role between internal and external customers.
• Be a part of the proposal process and communicate risk impacts to the business.
• Manage a broad landscape of customers and program situations. 
• Partner with functional lead(s) to ensure processes are compliant and improved over time to meet business needs.
• Adhere to and comply with standard work processes. Create new standard work as applicable.
• Identify and elevate contractual risks and assist in mitigation efforts
• Travel up to 10%

 Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum of 5 years’ prior relevant experience in an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
• Project management experience
• Experience with MS Office Suite

Qualification We Prefer:

• Contracts or Supply Chain experience
• International commercial contracts experience
• Knowledge of financial concepts such as forecasting, cost analysis, and risk assessment.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to explain complex contract terms to non-legal stakeholders.
• Aerospace industry experience

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

•  And more! 

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!  

* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

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 95,500 USD - 181,700 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 Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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