Director - Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM)

RTX (Raytheon); Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX (Raytheon) in Tucson, AZ seeks a RAM Program Director to lead the RAM program across US Navy and international contracts. This onsite role requires coordinating with US and German partners, driving strategic growth, and ensuring on-time deliveries while expanding capacity.

Responsibilities include executive leadership, risk management, and deep collaboration across functions to meet AOP commitments and grow the RAM portfolio. Domestic and international travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 14 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 12 years' experience
• Prior experience in program management with a history of leading large, complex US government and international programs.
• Prior experience with financials to include AOP development and execution as well as strong rigor around Estimates at Complete (EACs).
• Prior leadership experience in production environments with direct responsibility for P&L. Proven ability to drive large-scale program growth.
• Prior experience developing program-staffing requirements.
• Prior experience and success creating and maintaining strong relationships with domestic and international customers

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Drive the overall strategic direction of the RAM program, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and long-term growth plans.
• Execution Excellence: Lead the flawless execution of production efforts, meeting or exceeding all contract deliverables, performance metrics, and customer expectations.
• Enterprise Collaboration: Partner with senior leaders across supply chain, operations, engineering, contracts, and finance to deliver on AOP commitments and margin expansion.
• Customer Engagement: Interface with multiple US and German government and industry counterparts as well as US and foreign suppliers and partners, fostering trust and ensuring alignment on program objectives.
• Program Growth: Develop and execute growth strategies for domestic, international, and internal opportunities, ensuring the long-term success of the RAM portfolio.
• Financial Accountability: Oversee P&L responsibilities, AOP and financial metrics across the RAM program
• Risk Management: Lead risk identification and mitigation to ensure program stability and success.
• Mentorship and Team Development: Develop a team of high potential future leaders within the organization.
• Ability to travel Domestically and Internationally.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Execution Excellence

Enterprise Collaboration

Customer Engagement

Program Growth

Financial Accountability

Risk Management

Mentorship and Team Development

Willingness to Travel

Education

University Degree or equivalent

Advanced Degree

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-29

Country: United States of America

Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-807 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 807

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: 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

Security Clearance Type: Secret - Current

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on 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. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Systems & Sustainment, a sub strategic business unit within Naval Power, seeking a Program Director for the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) program. The RAM program is a fast-paced and complex US-German cooperative program, which is highly visible within both Raytheon and the US Navy (USN). The Program Director reports directly to the Sr. Director of Terminal Defense Systems (TDS) Portfolio and is responsible for the overall success of the RAM Program.

The RAM Program Director will be responsible for executing US Navy (to include Foreign Military Sales (FMS)) and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) contracts spanning development, production and in-service. The RAM Program Director will also be responsible for executing RAMSYS-prime German Navy and RAMSYS-prime DCS contracts as a sub-contractor. The director will set strategy, vision and direction for successful program execution focused on on-time deliveries and unprecedented capacity expansion at Raytheon and across our supply base to enable near, mid, and long-term business growth.

This role will require an individual to maintain and continue to strengthen our customer and industrial partner relationships and create future growth opportunities through those relationships, while supporting the RAM team's strong culture of empowerment and accountability.

This is an onsite position at our Tucson, AZ facility

Relocation assistance is currently not available

Will You Will Do:

• Strategic Leadership: Drive the overall strategic direction of the RAM program, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and long-term growth plans.
• Execution Excellence: Lead the flawless execution of production efforts, meeting or exceeding all contract deliverables, performance metrics, and customer expectations.
• Enterprise Collaboration: Partner with senior leaders across supply chain, operations, engineering, contracts, and finance to deliver on AOP commitments and margin expansion.
• Customer Engagement: Interface with multiple US and German government and industry counterparts as well as US and foreign suppliers and partners, fostering trust and ensuring alignment on program objectives.
• Program Growth: Develop and execute growth strategies for domestic, international, and internal opportunities, ensuring the long-term success of the RAM portfolio.
• Financial Accountability: Oversee P&L responsibilities, AOP and financial metrics across the RAM program
• Risk Management: Lead risk identification and mitigation to ensure program stability and success.
• Mentorship and Team Development: Develop a team of high potential future leaders within the organization.
• Ability to travel Domestically and Internationally.

What You Will Learn:

• Raytheon and RTX Business Acumen
• SBU & SSBU organizational structure, responsibilities amongst the programs and the functional areas, and deliverables

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 14 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 12 years' experience
• Prior experience in program management with a history of leading large, complex US government and international programs.
• Prior experience with financials to include AOP development and execution as well as strong rigor around Estimates at Complete (EACs).
• Prior leadership experience in production environments with direct responsibility for P&L. Proven ability to drive large-scale program growth.
• Prior experience developing program-staffing requirements.
• Prior experience and success creating and maintaining strong relationships with domestic and international customers