RTX’s Collins Aerospace has disclosed the investment of more than US$40 million to support two operational expansions and to modernise infrastructure, machinery and equipment at its facilities in Santa Isabel and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, announced by Governor Jenniffer González Colón. The initiative is expected to create around 525 highly skilled, full-time engineering and manufacturing roles, increasing Collins’ workforce in Puerto Rico to almost 2,100 employees and bringing RTX’s total headcount on the island to approximately 3,500.
The event took place in San Juan at La Fortaleza, the governor’s official residence, and was attended by the Secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce, Sebastián Negrón Reichard, the Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, Roberto Lefranc Fortuño, along with senior Collins executives.
“Puerto Rico is a strategic hub for Collins’ continued sustainable growth,” noted Javier Ramis Rivero, Vice President of Global Operations at Collins. “Our planned expansion will create a shared infrastructure focused on end-to-end electronics operations, from design to manufacturing, enhancing support and on time delivery for our customers. This will allow us to optimize productivity and automation, providing scalable automation solutions, connected factories and hands-on learning areas.”
Collins has operated in Puerto Rico for more than 30 years, supporting the full product life cycle — from design and manufacturing through to maintenance, repair and overhaul — for integrated systems and components serving the aerospace and defence sectors. Its Santa Isabel site produces electronic and electromechanical components, while the Aguadilla facility delivers engineering services across the Collins organisation.
“Puerto Rico’s economic development is built on attracting and retaining high-value-added industries that create well-paying jobs.” remarked Governor Colón. “This expansion demonstrates the aerospace sector’s confidence in our talent, our infrastructure, and in public policy aligned with sustained growth.”
Collins’ activities in Puerto Rico span a broad portfolio of processes and products, including digital and control systems such as switches, system controllers and moving map displays; electrical systems incorporating high-power, motor and signal-level controllers; and communications systems encompassing radar equipment, radio-frequency technologies and high-frequency transmitters.
