Program Planner II - Onsite

RTX; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental/Vision benefits

401(k) match

Job summary

RTX, the world’s leading aerospace and defense company, is seeking a Program Management, Planning, and Scheduling professional for onsite work in Tucson, AZ. The role focuses on creating and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) across programs, ensuring government requirements, and driving schedule performance.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least 2 years of scheduling experience with MS Project, Primavera, or similar tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field of study.
• Minimum of 2 years of Program Planning, Scheduling or Project Management experience.
• Experience using software designed for creating and maintaining industry related schedules (MS Project, Primavera, Open Plan, Project Server or similar).

Responsibilities

• Onsite support to the development and maintenance of program IMS in MS Project.
• Detail plan and maintain IMS throughout program lifecycle with contractual changes.
• Ensure IMS compliance with government customer requirements.
• Ensure IMS is resource loaded with target budgets and cost/schedule integration.
• Conduct detailed IMS analyses and communicate schedule status and variances.
• Support EAC and LRE processes related to schedule performance.
• Develop and maintain Program Master Phasing Schedule using Milestones Professional.

Skills

Scheduling experience

MS Project knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/Accounting or related field

STEM degree preferred

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Open Plan

Project Server

Deltek Cobra

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-09

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: 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 freedom 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.

What You Will Do:

• Onsite support to the development and maintenance of program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in MS Project, based on requirements/scope provided by the customer.
• Detail plan and maintain the IMS throughout the program’s lifecycle that incorporates contractual and programmatic changes into the IMS in order to maintain realistic, current contract schedule baselines.
• Ensure the IMS is compliant with government customer requirements throughout all program phases.
• Ensure the IMS is resource loaded for applicable scope with target budgets and demonstrates thorough cost and schedule integration and is traceable to production scope.
• Conduct detailed analysis of the IMS and supporting documents to ensure quality, completeness and compliance. The weekly/monthly business rhythms will require communication (electronically and verbally) of schedule status including but not limited to, results of critical path analysis and schedule variance analysis.
• Support Estimate at Complete (EAC) and Latest Revised Estimate (LRE) processes as they relate to schedule performance.
• Development and maintenance of the Program Master Phasing Schedule using Milestones Professional Software.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field of study and a minimum of 2 years of Program Planning, Scheduling or Project Management experience.
• Experience using software designed for creating and maintaining industry related schedules. (MS Project, Primavera, Open Plan, Project Server or similar scheduling software)

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.
• Familiarity with government regulations related to program planning and Earned Value Management.
• 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.

What We Offer:

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• You must be able to work full-time onsite in Tucson, AZ. Relocation Available.
• Tucson, AZ: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-tucson,-az-locatio

• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

The salary range for this role is 68,900 USD - 131,100 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.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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, and 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.

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