Onboarding & Contracting Department Leader - Onsite Tucson, AZ

RTX•Tucson, AZ

1d•$157,200 - $298,800•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for an Onboarding & Contracting Department Leader within the Test Solutions team in the Raytheon Hardware Engineering organization. The Leader will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of a large, fast‑paced organization chartered to meet aggressive hiring and onboarding targets across multiple engineering and execution departments. The department will centralize hiring, onboarding, foundational training, contracting, and deployment of new employees into execution teams. The organization anticipates increased substantial onboarding activity in 2026 and in the years that follow, resulting in a consistently high‑volume operational environment for this role. This leader will drive cross-functional partnerships across Talent Acquisition, Staffing, Facilities, HR, Engineering Excellence, and execution organizations. They will establish and scale best practices, mentoring circles, ambassador programs, onboarding curricula, and employee deployment frameworks to ensure all new hires are productive, aligned, and integrated efficiently. 2027 hiring demands will require exceptional organizational discipline, adaptability, calm under pressure, and sustained delivery at scale. This position will be seated in Tucson, AZ, but travel to multiple sites (Northeast, McKinney, Huntsville) is required with roughly 20% travel. On occasion, you may have the ability to work remotely during small portions of the work week, as schedule allows. However, this position is classified as 100% onsite.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in a STEM field, Human Resources, Management, Business, or related discipline
Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive experience in engineering operations, onboarding, staffing, or large-scale organizational leadership
Minimum of two (2) years experience managing high-volume hiring, onboarding, and/or workforce deployment pipelines
Experience with in-line management of large teams, driving performance, and managing through rapid change cycles
Prior leadership experience (e.g., Department Leader, Section Manager, Program Manager, Operational Manager, Staffing Manager)
Demonstrated experience preparing operational strategies, proposals, manpower models, and/or cost estimates
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

Masters degree in STEM, Human Resources, Management, Business, or related discipline
Experience in engineering or technical environments (DoD preferred)
Experience with effective communication and presentation skills required to influence and interface with senior and executive leadership, cross-functional stakeholders, including program managers and functional managers
Experience leading in high-pressure, high-volume environments with rapid decision-making and operational tempo
Operational background with experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, optimizing workflows, and driving continuous improvement
Experience developing standardized onboarding curricula, training programs, or employee development roadmaps

Responsibilities

Lead leaders, including section managers, senior staff, onboarding coordinators, and training leads responsible for hiring operations, employee preparation, and deployment to multiple execution organizations across Raytheon
Drive an end-to-end onboarding pipeline that includes candidate intake, contracting workflows, new-hire readiness, onboarding training, functional alignment, and deployment into receiving departments
Develop and implement strategies that directly impact Engineering results by increasing speed, quality, and consistency of onboarding and employee ramp-up
Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, Staffing, Facilities, Security, and execution program leadership to forecast demand, plan onboarding cycles, and coordinate resource deployment
Develop and execute standard onboarding curricula, new-hire bootcamps, mentoring circles, ambassador programs, and continuous-improvement initiatives for employee readiness
Serve as the functional interface to Execution Directors/ Leaders, Talent Acquisition leadership, Engineering Excellence, and other strategic partners across multiple sites
Ensure timely contracting and onboarding flows to support high-volume engineering hiring against aggressive annual targets
Participate and lead programmatic and functional reviews, including hiring forecasts, onboarding throughput, cost and schedule reviews, issue resolution, and escalation management
Drive organizational resilience and operational excellence under high demand, rapid-change environments
Support and execute the vision of driving business growth through innovative onboarding solutions, flawless operational execution, and cultivation of engineering talent