Principal Specialist, Contracts (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-02-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AL200: 401 Jan Davis Drive Huntsville 401 Jan Davis Drive , Huntsville, AL, 35806 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 opening for Principal Specialist, Contracts supporting the Global PATRIOT Missile Program within our Land & Air Defense Systems (LADS) Strategic Business Unit (SBU) to manage critical contracts enabling upgraded capability development, product sustainment, spares, and integration of the PATRIOT System with the US Army Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS). Customers include US ARMY PEO Missiles and Space, FMS Partners, Army Contracting Command (ACC) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).  Contracts supported by this position include the Patriot Engineering Services Memorandum (ESM) Contract and Air & Missile Defense (AMDC) Integration with awarded value exceeding $1 Billion.  This position will require effective and continual coordination with multiple geographically dispersed internal and external customers and supplemented with periodic travel to key partnering meetings.

In this role, you will be the face of Raytheon and lead and participate in cradle-to-grave contract management activities to include proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration, and contract closeout.   You will enable significant customer activities to fulfill contract requirements in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications. Your efforts will be critical to maintaining and building customer relationship and delivering services and products critical to Raytheon and the warfighter.

What you will do

• Demonstrate effective oral and written communications by preparing for and leading status meetings and drafting contracts letters for official correspondence on program topics.

• Work with key stakeholders in delivering program results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Identify, report and propose researched solutions to contractual issues to leadership to mitigate program risks.

• Research and advise on compliance with applicable regulations and laws both External (FAR/DFAR) and internal (Raytheon procedures), and formulate recommendations to management as needed.

• Simultaneously manage multiple contracts and complex issues.

• Support the program in all contract pursuits, proposals, and negotiation by development and implementation of negotiation strategy and approach

• Manage TINA sweeps during negotiations

• Effect timely review and process of contractual modifications.

• Manage contract closeout efforts

What you Will Learn

• Take an active role in managing large dollar dynamic weapon system contracts and engaging directly with program leadership.

• Opportunity to engage on a wide range of cross functionals to resolve contract issues to include Intellectual property, Data Rights, Contract Closeout, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Conflict of Interest Resolution, Request for Equitable Adjustment, Contract Payments, and other areas.

• Enhancement of financial acumen through routine business management reviews.

• Opportunity to learn about the workings of a complex weapon system

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years' experience

• Experience with application of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and/or FAR Supplements such as Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), or NASA Supplement, DOE supplement, etc.

• Experience with contract management or contract administrative support activities which may include varying aspects of cradle-to-grave contract life-cycle to include pre-award activities (preparation of proposals and contract negotiation), contract administration during the period or performance, and contract closeout for the development, or production, or sustainment of a U.S. Government system or program  

• 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 clea