Associate Director, Program Management

Prattwhitney; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 157,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Life insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Flexible work schedules

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Job summary

RTX in North Texas seeks an Associate Director for Terrain Following Radars within the STaRS program area, reporting to the Executive Director. This onsite role drives strategy, affordability, and on-time delivery across lifecycle phases, with a focus on growth and customer alignment.

The role requires extensive program management experience and strong leadership across engineering, contracts, finance, and supply chain, with domestic travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Program management experience leading development, transition to production, or sustainment programs.
• Experience managing cost, schedule and technical performance with EVMS/IMP/IMS and related processes.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across engineering, contracts, finance, procurement, manufacturing, quality and logistics.

Responsibilities

• Accountability for profit and loss, AOP development and execution, and EAC inputs.
• Coordinate interactions between customers and primes to align objectives.
• Develop and execute program growth strategies for domestic and international expansion.
• Represent customer needs to leadership and senior stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customer counterparts.
• Manage risk, opportunity, cost, quality and schedule performance.
• Support domestic travel as needed.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Earned Value Management

Risk management

Cost/schedule control

Education

Bachelor’s degree or Advanced degree

Tools

EVMS

IMP

IMS

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-08-11 Country: United States of America Location: US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WC ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING C BLDG Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

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. Raytheon is seeking an Associate Director for the Terrain Following Radars Program Area reporting directly to the Executive Director of Surveillance & Tactical Radars Solutions (STaRS). This is a highly visible program area within the Radio Frequency Solutions business unit in Advanced Products and Solutions working primarily with a government customer on products in all facets of the product lifecycle (production, sustainment and new development).

You will be expected to set strategy, vision and direction for successful execution focused on overall product affordability, product integrity, and on-time deliveries to enable near, mid, and long-term business growth. This role is onsite in McKinney, TX.

What You Will Do

• Accountability for profit and loss, AOP development and execution, and EAC inputs
• Coordinating and aligning interactions, dependencies, and transactions between customers and other primes
• Develop and execute program growth strategies for domestic and international growth
• Understand and represent customer needs to leadership
• Building and maintaining excellent relationships with the customer counterparts
• Responsible for managing risk, opportunity, cost, quality and schedule performance
• Expected to support domestic travel as needed

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced degree in a related field and minimum 10 years experience
• Program management experience leading development, transition to production, production and/or sustainment programs
• Experience managing cost, schedule, and technical performance for programs with use of program management tools such as Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Integrated Master Plan (IMP), Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Risk and Opportunity Management, Scope Board, or similar business processes
• Experience leading cross-functional teams to include, but not limited to, any combination of the following: Engineering, Contracts, Finance, Procurement/Supply Chain, Manufacturing/Operations, Quality Management, Logistics, Data Management (CDRL support) and/or administrative functions

Qualifications We Prefer

• Program Management Level 3 Certification or ability to obtain within one year
• Proven success creating and maintaining strong executive level relationships with suppliers, customers, government representatives, primes and internal peers
• Experience working with U.S. Army, Navy, or other customers on government programs (large/complex) with direct customer interfaces, both internal and external
• Experience developing and implementing execution, coordination, and growth strategies for franchise programs
• Oversight and monitoring of supplier performance; develop preventive and corrective actions as necessary

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation Not Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance not available for this position

DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

Location Info: North Texas: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-north-texas-location

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

• 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
• 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.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

Privacy Policy and Terms:

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.