Principal Specialist, Contracts - SPY-6 (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-09-23

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA600: Andover, MA 366 Lowell St 366 Lowell Street , Andover, MA, 01810-5423 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 has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Specialist, Contracts within the Naval Power Strategic Business Unit. This role will be supporting the SPY-6 program within the Naval Radars program area, providing contract management support of significant scope and complexity, ensuring compliance with company and regulatory requirements for proposal, negotiation and contract execution.

We are seeking a highly motivated, well-organized individual who enjoys working on collaborative, cross-functional teams. Your responsibilities will include developing creative approaches to solving problems while employing sound change management and communication skills. Travel may be required to support customer meetings.

What You Will Do:

• Provide sound contract management to meet customer obligations, achieve company goals, and comply with company policies.
• Professionally represent Raytheon on contractual transactions and work closely with customers to develop and maintain business relationships.
• Support the analysis of Requests for Proposal (RFP), development of proposals, proposal reviews and coordination, negotiation, contractual agreements, contract execution, as well as general contract administration.
• Effectively manage contractual scope and terms and conditions to ensure the contract is followed compliantly.
• Identify, mitigate, and resolve contractual issues as they may arise.
• Provide guidance regarding contractual and business issues, advising management of contractual rights and obligations as well as possible mitigation of contractual/program risks.

This position is currently designated as fully onsite.  Applicants should be located within 50 miles of Marlborough, MA or Andover, MA.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and 5 years of prior relevant experience OR an advanced degree and 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience working with US Government contracts, and/or the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and/or Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS)
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
• Ability to partner with others, work in a team environment, and defer to management as appropriate
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills
• Comfortable working in an environment with established company policies and procedures
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective and sustaining relationships with customers
• Business acumen with financial understanding of the business
• Effective critical thinking and interpersonal skills
• Ability to think strategically
• Experience in a position requiring multi-tasking and handling several assignments concurrently or similar project management or coordination
• Active US Government DoD Secret Security Clearance

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.

Learn More & Apply Now!

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 that a more inclusive world is critical to our mission. Not just in this moment, but always.

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.

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