61,000
engineers
“Our 61,000 engineers and scientists are leaders in their fields with technical depth and breadth across key R&D areas. Just as important, they love the challenge of solving our customers’ hardest problems, and this inspires them to develop new technologies that push the boundaries of known science.”
— Mark E. Russell, Raytheon Technologies chief technology officer
Key facts
46,000
patents
$7.5 billion
in annual company- and customer-funded research and development
10
enterprisewide capability development centers
Raytheon Technologies Research Center
RTRC serves as the innovation hub of Raytheon Technologies – developing new technologies and solving the toughest challenges by facilitating the transfer of discoveries and capabilities across the company.
Innovation areas
Artificial intelligence
Driving faster, more accurate capabilities
Advanced propulsion
Facilitating the introduction of revolutionary engine architectures and technologies
Cybersecurity
Enhancing the hardening and resilience of connected products and systems
Advanced materials and manufacturing
Performing revolutionary research for next-generation systems, devices and processes
Power and thermal management
Ensuring system performance and reliability under the most extreme conditions
Electrification
Investing in high-power electrical components and advanced electric architectures for hybrid and electric engine technology
“We’re at the forefront of advancing 3D printing to make products from engines to components.”
Venkat Vedula, Ph.D.
Executive director of the Raytheon Technologies Additive Manufacturing Process and Capability Center
“We’re using software best practices like Agile and DevSecOps to provide our customers with rapid, iterative product development.”
Nora Tgavalekos, Ph.D.
Chief software engineer
