Integrated Planning Lead

Prattwhitney; Goleta (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Job summary

RTX in Goleta, CA is seeking an Integrated Planning execution planner to align schedule with finance, factory, and engineering stakeholders. You will drive end-items planning for firm contracts and support decision making with data analysis, simulations, and cross-functional collaboration.

The role focuses on near- and mid-term plans, identifying risks, and developing contingency options to improve on-time delivery while maintaining customer satisfaction and financial targets.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience, or an Advanced Degree with 5–8 years of experience.
• Experience in engineering, operations, material planning, S&OP, analytics or similar.
• Proficient with MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with an ERP system and Kinaxis or similar planning tools.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Drive schedule alignment with finance, factory, program operations, and engineering stakeholders.
• Enable decision making through data analysis, simulation, and fact-based influence.
• Identify areas of risk and develop contingency plans to improve on-time delivery.
• Provide process oversight and planning support for near-term and mid-term plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize factory efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Project coordination

Education

University degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Kinaxis

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Location: US-CA-GOLETA-B01 ~ 6825 Cortona Dr ~ BLDG B01

Role Type: Hybrid

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. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

What You Will Do:

The Integrated Planning function within RTX is responsible for driving schedule alignment with financial, factory, program operations, and engineering stakeholders which results in an integrated plan, providing the basis for long term sales and operations execution (S&OE). S&OE gives program managers and value stream leaders the ability to come together and make strategic and tactical decisions about how to collectively run their businesses to optimize customer satisfaction and financial performance. The Integrated Planning team drives execution efficiency by applying analytics and optimization to system data to support business processes. This execution position is focused on program readiness for major end-items tied to firm contracts. This role is responsible for understanding production demand profiles and the corresponding internal and external constraints to ensure potential issues are well‑understood, communicated, and addressed in a timely manner. The individual selected for this role will work to enable decision making and collaboration across a variety of functions and program areas through data analysis, simulation, and fact‑based influence. In addition to driving accountability for known issues, this role will identify areas of greatest risk and variability and analyze different scenarios to establish contingency plans as needed to increase our ability to deliver on schedule. The execution planner will be directly involved in scheduling and planning decisions for major deliverables and provide process support and oversight with focus on near‑term and mid‑term plans. The individual in this role will need to leverage strong interpersonal and leadership skills to be successful in optimizing the schedule around factory efficiency, high customer satisfaction, and consistency in achieving financial targets. This role will work closely with the cross‑functional execution team. This role will also help with responsibilities across the Integrated Planning Organization. The candidate will provide strategic and organizational support to ensure the efficient execution of activities for Integrated Planning that drive high impact and high visibility.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience
• Experience in engineering, operations, material planning, S&OP, analytics or similar
• Proficient with MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Experience with an ERP system and an Advanced Planning Tool (ex: Kinaxis)
• 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

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Demonstrated experience interfacing, collaborating, and communicating with all levels of an organization, as well as external customer base to accomplish tasks.
• Success and demonstration of supporting material planning/procurement issues and driving successful outcomes.
• Proven leader in a matrix environment.
• Experience with SAP systems or Kinaxis
• Experience with Government and Depot type processes
• Experience reading and evaluating line of balances/clear to build requirements for production
• Understanding of internal processes for developing financial plans (i.e. AOP, EAC, proposals, etc.)

Hybrid:

This position requires a security clearance. 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

What We Offer:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short-term disability