Discipline Program Lead

RTX • Woburn, MA

20d • Onsite

About The Position

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. Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) is responsible for ensuring our products are Safe, Reliable, Maintainable and delivered on time. Life Cycle Engineering consists of multiple disciplines that support engineering, our program offices and our customers. Our Life Cycle Engineering disciplines participate in the total life cycle of our products from conception to deactivation. Our focus area is product support, including the following disciplines: Reliability System Safety and Supportability. Raytheon Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) has an immediate need for a Discipline Program Lead (DPL). In this role, the DPL is the program's primary leadership point of contact for all engineering LCE execution and performance. The DPL has overall responsibility for the technical, schedule, and financial performance of the LCE teams. The DPL is accountable to the Product Support Program Manager and works with the Engineering Program Chief Engineer (PCE) and LCE Cross Product Team Lead (CPT) for program technical execution of LCE. The DPL works across Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and is a member of other boards affecting technical execution (e.g. Risk/Opportunity Board, engineering review boards (ERB) and Configuration Control Board (CCB)).

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s and 6 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree and less than 4 years’ experience.
• Experience with budget or financial management and risk and opportunity
• Experience with proposal or capture efforts
• Leadership experience
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

• Practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects and tactics within ones work area.
• Ability to collaborate across the organization.
• BOE/Proposal experience.
• BOE Writer Certified
• EVMS Certified
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must enjoy working in a team environment with frequent customer contact and have excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• LCE new business / proposals: Provide clear, SOW/Spec compliant technical bidding guidance to the LCE team
• Ensure all BOEs support the scope of the program and support the price to win at an acceptable level of technical risk
• Integrate completed discipline bids, lead Engineering Bid reviews and gain required approvals from LCE management & inputs to the proposal Cost Volume
• Program Financial Data: Responsible for the entirety of LCE execution including technical budget, cost, schedule, performance and metrics
• Lead LCE Monthly Program Reviews
• Responsible for the Earned Value and/or financial management of the LCE content on a program including LCE content of the Estimate at Completion (EAC), Latest Revised Estimate (LRE), and monthly variance reviews
• Program Execution: Actively participate in developing and guiding the program risk and opportunity development.
• Ensure proper Engineering Risk and Opportunity management (ensure Engineering risks are captured and mitigation plans in place across IPTs)
• Monitor technical priorities to meet cost, schedule & performance for the program, including the authority to direct the IPT/Discipline Leads
• Monitor staffing against planned work - proactively engage with LCE Disciplines to project program demand in a timely manner to ensure adequate resource assignment.
• Document the program staffing demand and keep updated in engineering staffing tool.
• Ensure proper documentation and configuration management of LCE engineering work products; participate in ERB, CCB and other major review boards
• Ensure alignment with contractual agreements
• Participate in program reviews including Independent Reviews (IRs), Gate reviews and Program Management Reviews (PMRs)

Benefits

• 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.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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.
• Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
• Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees