Program Operations Manager

Program Operations Manager

Raytheon is seeking a Program Operations Manager to be located onsite in Tucson, Arizona. This position is the primary interface between the Program Office Integrated Program Leadership Team and the Factory Leadership Team, responsible for communicating all Program requirements to the Strategic Make Centers (SMCs) and manufacturing sites. This Individual will collaborate with Program Management and be the liaison to the SMCs ensuring that all program needs are integrated and supported to meet program commitments. Results will be accomplished through leading, influencing and briefing across all levels of the organization, including internal and external customers. This position involves direct support of manufacturing activities for a technically complex, high dollar value weapon system spanning multiple contracts. Requires spending significant amounts of time in and around factory areas, closed areas, and requires full time on plant site support. The ideal candidate will possess the demonstrated skills and experience necessary to provide operations leadership across the program lifecycle including proposals, development, production, and sustainment activities. The preferred candidate must be capable of working beyond the typical 40-hour work week, travel domestically and move between buildings and local facilities.

What You Will Do:

• Lead, collaborate and influence driving quality and performance for program deliverables, accountable for factory integration, consolidated program performance, and unique program requirements flow down
• Participate in strategic Program/Operations planning for current production performance and future development efforts
• Support Operational Security (OPSEC) plan(s) execution and influence future security strategies
• Communicate across programs, to identify, assess, collaborate and resolve any conflicts with program requirements
• Define clear operational schedules, priorities and goals for each Strategic Make Center
• Operations point of contact for proposal development and approval, ensuring proposed costs or challenges are understood by Operations leadership and factories
• Coordinate and develop operations requirements for all gate reviews and execute proposed strategies from early gate reviews for effective implementation in future production.
• Ownership of the Program's Operations EAC and budget
• Prepare and present information for Monthly Management Reviews, summarizing program status and any on-going production issues

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and a minimum of 8 years prior relevant operations experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience above
• Earned Value Management System Certified
• Experience supporting Proposals/Estimating/Basis of Estimates (BOEs)

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.

There is NO relocation assistance for this role