SM-3 Obsolescence and Engineering Services Associate Director

Raytheon; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 157,200 - 298,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation – NOT AVAILABLE.

Job summary

Raytheon is seeking a seasoned program manager to own P&L contributions, execute growth strategies, and align development, obsolescence, and production with customer needs. This role requires extensive experience in government contracts, EVMS, and leadership across large programs.

The position emphasizes building strong customer relationships, proactive risk and schedule management, and the ability to travel as needed to support mission-critical programs.

Qualifications

• Requires a university degree or equivalent with significant relevant experience.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience, or 10 years with an advanced degree.
• Experience with development contracts, transitions to production, and obsolescence programs.
• Experience with EVMS or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Own related profit and loss, AOP, and financial performance commitments.
• Develop and execute program growth strategies.
• Understand and represent customer needs to leadership.
• Partner with program leaders to shape future acquisitions.
• Build and maintain relationships with customer counterparts.
• Actively manage risk, cost, quality, and schedule performance.
• Travel as needed.

Skills

Program management

EVMS experience

Leadership

Risk management

Education

University degree or equivalent

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

Earned Value Management System (EVMS)

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-07-14

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 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

Responsibilities

• Ownership of related profit and loss, AOP and financial performance commitments; coordinating and aligning interactions, dependencies, and transactions between development, obsolescence and production.
• Develop and execute program growth strategies.
• Understand and represent customer needs to leadership.
• Partner with program leaders to shape/capture future acquisitions.
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with the customer counterparts.
• Actively manage risk, opportunity, cost, quality, and schedule performance.
• Ability to travel as needed.

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 12 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and a minimum of 10 years’ experience.
• Prior experience with executing development contracts, transitioning to production, and obsolescence programs; production program/project management experience.
• Prior experience with Earned Value Management systems (EVMS) or similar tools or programs.
• Prior people leadership or management experience.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Program Management certification level 4 or ability to achieve within 6 months.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.
• Demonstrated proficiency managing cost, schedule, and technical performance for large‑scale programs with proficient use of program management tools.
• Proven success creating and maintaining strong relationships with cross-program, cross‑functional, and multiple customers.
• Experience working with MDA/Navy and other customers on government programs (large/complex) with direct customer interfaces.
• Experience developing and implementing execution, coordination, and growth strategies for franchise programs.
• Demonstrated ability to work across business areas, manage tasks, requirements and commitments, and interface successfully with numerous disciplines.
• Ability to thrive in an innovative environment with an emphasis on strategic planning for future program operations.
• Ensure customer performance feedback and actions/requests are responded to in a timely, comprehensive, and accurate manner.
• Working knowledge of metrics and demonstrated ability to forecast and manage financials.

Benefits

• Relocation – NOT AVAILABLE.

Salary range: $157,200 – $298,800 USD.

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.