Program Proposal and Risk Specialist

Date Posted:

2025-09-08

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ201: RMS AP Bldg 801 1151 East Hermans Road Building 801, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

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

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

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 AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile and JSOW programs are seeking a Proposal and Risk Specialist to join the team. This position is a key member of the AIM-9X team and will have responsibility for providing compliant, on-time proposals and assisting with Risk and Opportunity Management. This position is a great growth opportunity for future careers in Proposal or Program Management.

  
Because of the complexity of this program, this Proposal and Risk Specialist will be required to assist with a large volume of proposal activities across Production, Sustainment, Development, Integration, and International. This role will work closely with the Proposal Manager and will be in coordination across all the functions required to ensure proposal deadlines are met.

This role will join a very talented team with a strong, positive program culture. It will be important that this person contributes to that positive program culture.

**This is an onsite position at our Tucson, AZ facility.

**Relocation Assistance is NOT available.

What You Will Do:

• Assist in leading on-time and compliant responses for critical multi-year/large procurement production proposals for the AIM-9X future
• Assist in leading on-time and compliant responses for complex development, integration, and international proposals
• Support management of New Business Investment (NBI)
• Support Program Managers/Capture Managers with proposal strategy development
• Support Risk and Opportunity Management for Execution in Production and Development

What You Will Learn:

• Raytheon and RTX Business Acumen
• SBU & SSBU organizational structure, responsibilities amongst the programs and the functional areas, and deliverables

Qualifications You Must Have:

• A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years’ experience
• Prior Program/Project Management Experience
• Prior Proposal/RFP Development Experience
• Prior Leadership/Management Experience

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Program Management Level 3 or Level 4 Certified or ability to achieve certification within 1 year
• Demonstrated understanding of TINA compliance
• Understanding of the DoD acquisition process
• Experience with the internal Raytheon proposal process and tools
• Strong understanding of Foreign Military Sales and the exportability requirements
• Understanding and experience with international customer acquisition, budgeting, export policy, and offset process
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering design, discipline, processes, and development execution
• Experience with large scale production programs
• Leadership experience to include developing and mentoring others 
• Experience and demonstrated success managing change
• Ability to focus, evaluate, motivate, and reward the teams, enabling them to achieve desired results 

What We Offer:

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Relocation – NOT AVAILABLE

Please consider the following role type definition 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.
• Location:   Tucson, AZ

This position requires a securit