Principal Specialist, Contracts (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-07-29

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:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

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 have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Specialist, Contracts within our Naval Air Missiles (NAM) contracts organization supporting the production contract portfolio for a critical and growing program area. This role will be an integral part of the NAM Contracts team, with responsibility over several production contracts and active proposals in the AIM-9X® portfolio, reporting directly to the Senior Contracts Manager for this program area. 

The AIM-9X® program is a complex, legacy franchise air-to-air and surface-launched missile program franchise program with development, production, and sustainment activities interwoven, and requires close collaboration with internal and external customers to be successful. The portfolio includes mainly FAR-based domestic and FMS contracts with the US Navy (NAVAIR) and over 30 FMS partners.

A successful candidate will have strong business acumen with previous experience managing US Government contracts to provide guidance and influence outcomes in achieving program and financial objectives while utilizing strong relationship building skills with both our internal and external customers. This position will be well suited for a highly motivated, well-organized person who enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative teaming environment!

This is an onsite role in Tucson, AZ as the primary work location, other Raytheon work location options include McKinney, TX, El Segundo, CA, Aurora, CO, Tewksbury, MA, and Patuxent River, MD.

Responsibilities to Anticipate:

• Provide support to senior management regarding contractual and business issues.
• Advise management of contractual rights and obligations and possible mitigation of contractual or programmatic risks.
• Build relationships with regular communication with key leaders both internally and externally, interfacing with customers for correspondence, contractual changes, and contractual issues.
• Analyze Request for Proposals (RFP), proposal reviews and coordination, contract negotiation, estimate at completion (EAC) reviews, support program management and execution reviews and general contract administration.
• Maintain and drive a robust change management process across the portfolio in order to recognize and eliminate ambiguities or unauthorized changes that could result in cost overruns, delivery and performance problems, and/or schedule delays in this development program.
• Develop and implement strategies to deal with complex issues that require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation.
• Work in a fast-paced environment, where prioritization is required to be effective.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related field and five (5) years of prior experience, OR an Advanced degree and three (3) years of applicable business experience
• Experience with administrating US Government contracts, FAR and /or DFARS
• Experience in managing proposals and negotiations
• Experience with one or more of the following: Contracts Administration/ management, Program/Project Management, Supply Chain Management or Financial/Estimating Management

Additional Qualifications We Prefer:

• Juris Doctor or MBA and / or Contracts certifications (i.e., CPCM, CFCM CCCM)
• Ability to understand the financial aspects of contracts
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective relationships with customers and internal partners based on understanding and trust
• Proven record of responsiveness with strong time management and organization skills
• Past experience in working within a team and fostering teamwork and trust and influencing contractual outcomes
• Ability to manage a high volume of proposals and priorities while adapting to changing environments/situations
• Current active security