Program Operations Manager

RTX•El Segundo, CA

2d•$118,300 - $224,900•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon Operations & Supply Chain (OSC), within the Radio Frequency Solutions Sub-Strategic Business Unit, is seeking a Program Operations Manager to support the Surveillance and Tactical Radar Solutions portfolio. The manager will partner with a cross-functional program team and manufacturing sites to develop and execute a manufacturing strategy that supports business objectives and drives cost, schedule, and technical performance. This is an onsite position in El Segundo, California.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, and/or Program or Project Management.
Experience with manufacturing or shop-floor execution.
Experience with Risk and Opportunity management, Estimate at Complete (EAC), Control Account Manager (CAM), and/or Earned Value (EV).
Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 5 years of experience.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a clearance.
An active and existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one.

Nice To Haves

Experience with enterprise resource planning systems, including APEX, iMRO, CRS, SAP, Kinaxis, PRISM/CMES, and/or PROP.
Experience with Make/Buy/Where processes, capital planning, cost-reduction strategy, gate reviews, and constraints management.
Proposal experience, including knowledge of cost estimating and the TINA proposal process.
CORE/Six Sigma and continuous improvement experience.

Responsibilities

Partner with program and business leadership to shape, develop, and execute product-line strategies and objectives that achieve cost, quality, and schedule goals.
Drive front-end business activities, including capital strategy and execution and manufacturing make/buy/where strategy.
Work with program and factory teams to establish an accurate Bill of Material and executable build plan.
Establish an executable manufacturing plan and manage operations-specific risks and opportunities.
Coordinate and develop operations requirements for gate reviews and execute strategies proposed during early gate reviews for effective implementation in future production.
Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive cost, schedule, and technical performance.
Own program On Time Delivery and develop recovery strategies as required.
Interface daily with factory and program management to communicate operations status, issues and support needs, risks, and opportunities.
Collaborate across internal RTX functions to track turnaround time and repair inductions.
Prepare and present information for Monthly Management Reviews, summarizing program status and ongoing production issues.
Maintain collaborative and responsive relationships within the product line and with functional support organizations.
Manage operations proposal activities, including Basis of Estimate generation, and ensure operations and factory leadership understand costs and challenges.
Obtain Program Management Certification (PML5) within 12 months of hire.
Obtain Earned Value Certification or equivalent within 6 months of hire.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
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
Holidays
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.