Associate Director, Mechanical Engineering - All Up Round Integrated Product Team Lead

Date Posted:

2024-11-01

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ807: RMS AP Bldg 807 1151 East Hermans Road Building 807, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

About Us

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.

We are currently hiring an Associate Director in Mechanical Engineering to join the Advanced Airframes Department of the Mechanical Engineering organization located in Tucson, AZ. This position is to support the Hypersonic product line as the All Up Round (AUR) Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL), with Mechanical Cross Product Team Lead (CPT) lead responsibilities.

The AUR IPTL is responsible to provide leadership for the team for all AUR Non-Recurring and Recurring tasks to ensure delivery of the system per program plan. The IPT structure will be determined by the Lead, who will also manage the suppliers in both technical and cost/schedule parameters. The role requires a high level of execution expertise coupled with the ability to lead a high visibility development program.

The additional responsibilities of the Mechanical CPT lead aspect of the role include ensuring all Mechanical related scope across the program is executed per program plan, with a cohesive technical approach, drawing release plan and compliant to our robust execution practices. The AUR IPTL role requires proactive and effective collaboration and communication across the program, with members of the Chief Technologist Pyramids and technical subject matter experts, with the Program Management Office, and with the appropriate Customer stakeholders.

What You Will Do

• Cost and schedule responsibilities for the IPT, Sub-IPTs, sub-tier suppliers within AUR IPT, and the Mechanical budget across the program. Report business metrics to both the program and functional leadership including Estimates At Complete (EAC) responsibility for Mechanical.
• Provide the technical execution leadership required to design, develop, integrate & test, verify, qualify and deliver an AUR that complies with performance requirements and Design To Cost targets.
• Ccommunicate both to the Raytheon leadership and the customer community to provide program status, accomplishments, issues, and help needed, while influencing the Sub-IPTs to ensure program alignment and teamwork.
• As a member of the Program Leadership Team, contribute to developing and aligning on common program vision, execution strategies, and plans so that the entire Leadership Team communicates with one voice to the team throughout execution.
• Manage the development maturation of the AUR emerging technology to deliver a production ready design, within a challenging schedule and system.
• Provide program leadership to the Sub-IPTs and many collaborative partners from Engineering, Operations, Mission Assurance, and Global Supply Chain.
• Actively work to identify, manage, and mitigate risks or capture opportunities.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to all team members.
• Extensive experience in task leadership and AUR design.

Fulfillment of this job requisition is contingent on program contract award.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) or related field
• Minimum 12 years of prior Engineering Design or Production/Manufacturing experience
• Experience in All Up Round design and/or production
• Experience managing teams of 5 or more in a technical engineering capacity
• Experience using program any management tools such as Earned Value Management System (EVMS), or Integrated Master Plan (IMP) / or Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), and/or Risk and Opportunity Management to identify issues and develop recommended courses of action to management
• 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

• Active Top Secret Clearance (Department of Defense)
• Experience with hypersonic airframe design and environments
• Experience with leading development and maintenance across multiple program sites
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven ability as an Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) able to drive design and development across the hardw