Airborne Program Manager

Date Posted:

2024-08-26

Country:

United States of America

Location:

TX190: 2501 West University, McKinney 2501 West University , McKinney, TX, 75070 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. 

Raytheon is seeking a highly motivated candidate to serve as the Airborne Program Manager within the High Energy Laser (HEL) Product Line, who is driven, dedicated, collaborative, and innovative, to lead one of its most challenging and exciting programs that is pushing the boundaries of HEL technology. 

You will be responsible for the cost and schedule execution of a firm fixed price, classified High Energy Laser, Science & Technology program. You will lead cross-functional teams and oversee the development, test and delivery of a High Energy Laser on an airborne platform.

This role requires daily interface with all functions, factory personnel, customers, and management in communicating program progress, financial status, issues, risk, and opportunities. You will be responsible for growing the business, including the capture ECPs, leading the campaign level effort for airborne HEL, and supporting long term capture of potential production efforts.  As this program is developing a weapon system, you will also be responsible for partnering with EHSS to ensure the program team operates with safety in mind and follows all required safe operations.

This role requires frequent, direct interfacing and briefing of program status with the highest levels of both internal (LADS/RTX) and external (United States Military, 3-star level) customers.  Ability to confidently present complex problems, mitigation paths and financial results is required. 

What You Will Do

• Partner at multiple levels within enterprise to ensure execution success
• Establish and maintain strong customer relationships, communicate status and develop future opportunities
• Communicate clearly to remove barriers to execution
• Provide accurate financial forecasts and EAC required program statuses up to the LADS leadership team
• Attract, retain, supervise, and develop talent and a cohesive team
• Meet Airborne HEL AOP metrics as flowed down by the HEL Product Line Lead
• Expected to support domestic and travel as needed

What You Will Learn

• Program Management Excellence techniques and CORE principle best practices
• Operating with a growth mindset to support critical business needs in an exciting and fast paced environment
• Honing presentation and communication skills to influence leadership and cross functional relationships

Qualifications You Must Have  

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience OR an Advanced degree and minimum 7 years of experience is required
• EVMS Certified
• Experience with proposal activities
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with High Energy Laser weapon systems
• Experience with IPDS, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and Risk & Opportunity Management
• Program Management level 4 certification or ability to obtain within a year
• Experience with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), (TINA) and/or other Government Procurement regulations
• Experience developing/proofreading program documentation to include contracts, CDRLs, SOWs, GFE/CFE lists.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Not Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance not available

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• RTX solves some of the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense. That requires expansive thinking and bold innovation – and that, in turn, requires a culture that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We embrace individuality and diversity of thought to fuel opportunity for our employees, our customers, and our communities. We work toward progress, knowing