Sr. Project Manager, Automation Sys III

Date Posted:

2025-01-22

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA101: Andover MA 350 Lowell St Essex 350 Lowell Street Essex, Andover, MA, 01810 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Posting Title: Sr. Project Manager, Automation Systems Engineering (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. 

The Raytheon Industry 4.0 (I4.0) team is seeking an experienced and results-oriented Project Manager to join our Automation Systems Engineering team.  This role requires a strategic thinker with a proven track record of delivering complex projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of technical proficiency, project management expertise, leadership abilities, and business acumen to ensure projects are successfully completed, on time, and within budget while driving innovation.

This individual is responsible for leading manufacturing automation and connected factory initiatives that maximize the operational efficiency of our factory and program customers.  This role works across functions and levels in the business to ensure the proper planning, execution, financial performance (earned value), and delivery of quality capabilities that meet requirements. The candidate will work in a highly collaborative, diverse, geographically distributed team, and will be working in an Agile management framework.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project objectives, scope, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with business requirements and priorities.
• Develop project plans, schedule, budgets, and resources.
• Drive project execution, identify risks and opportunities, and implement mitigation strategies to keep projects on track and within budget and schedule.
• Proactively identify and manage changes in scope
• Must be willing and able to Travel (Domestic) 20% of the time.

What You Will Learn

• Stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in Industry 4.0, and incorporate relevant insights into project planning and execution.
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with stakeholders, including customers, leadership, and development teams.
• Skill in negotiating trade-offs and priorities between competing demands.
• Financial Management: Gaining expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.

Qualifications You Must Have  

• Typically requires BS in an Engineering field or the sciences (STEM) or Business-related field AND 5+ years of experience in manufacturing operations/engineering, project/program management, functional management, or other relevant leadership experience; or 3+ years with an advanced STEM degree in Engineering.
• Experience with project management, including the ability to develop project plans, scheduling, manage budgets following earned value techniques, manage risks and opportunities and lead cross-functional teams to successful project completion.
• Experience developing business cases and Return on Investment (ROI) analyses.
• 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 planning & execution of capital investments (appropriations requests)
• Proven experience managing projects in the field of Industry 4.0, digital transformation, test automation, or related areas.
• Strong understanding of Industry 4.0 technologies and concepts, including IoT, AI, machine learning, robotics, and data analytics.
• Experience with Agile Project Management methodologies
• Understanding of earned value management
• Experience working in a manufacturing or industrial environment preferred.

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.

This position is NOT eligible for relocation

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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, require