Sr. Program Planner I - Onsite

RTX•Tucson, AZ

1d•$95,500 - $181,700•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Raytheon, an RTX business, is seeking an experienced Program Management, Planning, and Scheduling professional to join the Planning & Activation organization. This role supports complex programs across multiple Raytheon locations and business areas, requiring strong scheduling expertise, analytical capability, and the ability to collaborate across functions to support program execution. The successful candidate will lead or support the development, maintenance, and analysis of Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and program planning artifacts, ensuring compliance with government customer requirements. Our Planning teammates are valued business partners, influencing and developing executable program plans, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and providing schedule and predictive analytics and acceleration techniques, all in support of the products and services we deliver to our customers. This role is essential to establishing and maintaining credible program baselines, driving schedule performance, and supporting key program deliverables. This position is onsite in Tucson, AZ.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field of study and a minimum of 5 years of Program Planning, Scheduling or Project Management experience, or an advanced degree and a minimum of 3 years’ of relevant experience.
Experience using software designed for creating and maintaining industry related schedules. (MS Project, Primavera, Open Plan, Project Server or similar industry scheduling tools)
Experience developing and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and/or evaluating critical path and/or workflow analysis.
Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) or similar business processes.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in STEM field
Experience analyzing schedule metrics, trends, driving paths, and risk drivers, including Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA).
Understanding of Agile software development principles and product development lifecycle.
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence across all organizational levels.
Familiarity with APEX, SAP/R3, Microframe Project Manager (MPM), Oracle ERP, Deltek Cobra, Deltek MPM Connect, or ForProject.
PMP certification.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and analyze Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) in MS Project, incorporating contractual and programmatic changes throughout the program lifecycle.
Ensure the IMS is compliant with government customer requirements, properly resource-loaded, and fully integrated with cost, schedule, and technical scope including network logic, workflow structures, and scheduling best practices.
Create and maintain Program Master Phasing Schedules
Perform detailed schedule analyses including critical path evaluations, driving paths, risk integration, variance analysis, trend metrics, and schedule risk analysis.
Support Estimate at Complete (EAC) and Latest Revised Estimate (LRE) processes as they relate to schedule performance.
Prepare internal and external schedule review packages, including compliance with Contract Data Requirements List submissions.
Communicate schedule status to Program Managers, Planning Leads, senior leadership, and customers, including “what-if” scenarios and schedule impact assessments.
Ensure scheduling structures, coding, and hierarchy comply with Raytheon standards and program-specific directives.
Partner with technical leads, finance, contracts, and cross-functional stakeholders to maintain an accurate and executable Program Measurement Baseline (PMB).