Associate Director, Space Payloads Capture Management

RTX

97d • $147,000 - $295,000

About The Position

The Associate Director for Space Payloads Capture Management (SPCM), reporting to the Mission Solutions & Payloads (MSP) Director of Capture Management, will be responsible for new strategic pursuits within the MSP business portfolio. Within MSP we develop advanced space payloads and enabling technologies for multi-INT ISR, missile warning / tracking / defense, Earth observation, and space protection, across all orbit regimes, for missions broadly supporting US Government (USG), commercial, and international markets. The Associate Director will be critical to ensure that the company continues to capitalize on rapidly evolving demands by our Prime contractors and end customers. The role requires technical and business experience with opportunity assessment and qualification, win strategy development, and effective pursuit team management to include both internal and external stakeholders. The Associate Director for SPCM will have direct responsibility for managing staffing and financial resources exercised through the course of proposals and capture activities, while ensuring synchronized communications, status reporting, and coordination across multiple levels of the Raytheon business. Achievement in this role will unlock opportunities for career growth, including potential development of new business portfolios, product line strategy, and cross-market / lines-of-business opportunities.

Requirements

• Typically requires a University Degree and a minimum of 12 years’ experience in the space industry in either technical or programmatic roles, or an Advanced Degree and a minimum of 10 years’ experience
• 3+ years as capture manager with USG (DoD, IC, Civil) customers pursuing contracts with values of at least $50M
• Experience leading teams in accomplishing project objectives within budget and schedule constraints
• Experience developing and delivering white papers, proposal elements, and executive-level briefings
• Experience with USG acquisition and planning/programming processes
• Experience interfacing with USSF, IC, and/or NASA/NOAA customers

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree or higher in an Engineering or Business discipline
• 15+ years of work experience in the space industry in technical and programmatic roles, with at least 5+ years of capture and proposal experience with USG, commercial, and/or international customers pursuing contracts with values of at least $200M
• Prior experience developing space payloads or key elements of space missions (e.g., spacecraft)
• Direct space acquisition experience within the USG or National Labs (e.g., FFRDC or UARC)

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead new business captures for space payloads, building the teams, developing win strategies, guiding solutioning (technical and programmatic), leading gate reviews, and ensuring delivery of competitive bids
• Engage with customers and industry partners to understand architectures, requirements, acquisition plans, budgets, and key stakeholders to ensure offered solutions are compliant and discriminating
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with internal organizations and stakeholders across multiple levels (e.g., program managers, chief engineers, and finance) to ensure high-quality inputs and releasable products are developed to support the capture
• Create and deliver presentations and white papers to key customers and stakeholders in support of shaping strategies and broader capture plans
• Manage applicable resources, including staffing, new business funds, and coordination with internal IRAD/CAPEX investments
• Support MSP Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Long-Range Planning (LRP) activities associated with key pursuits, investments, and strategy
• Work across a mixture of unclassified and classified pursuits
• Collaborate with RTX Global Government Relations (GGR) at the Federal, State/Local on Public Policy in their advocation and development of new technologies and our solutions

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• Short-term disability, long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Parental leave
• Paid time off and holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees