Strategic Program Ops Lead (Secret Clearance) – Tucson

Prattwhitney; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life and long

401(k) match and flexible spending

Flexible schedules and assistance

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

RTX is seeking an experienced operations leader for a Tucson, Arizona-based role requiring U.S. citizenship or a transferable Secret clearance.

The position oversees program operations, EAC, and budget, with responsibilities spanning strategic planning, schedule discipline, and cross-functional coordination across factories and proposals. The role emphasizes adherence to OPSEC, effective communication across programs, and ensuring execution of gate reviews while aligning costs and performance

Qualifications

• University Degree with minimum 8 years of relevant operations experience or Advanced Degree with minimum 6 years.
• Earned Value Management System Certified experience supporting proposals/estimating/BOEs.

Responsibilities

• Lead, collaborate and influence to drive quality and performance for program deliverables and ensure proper flow-down of requirements.
• Participate in strategic program/operations planning for current production performance and future development.
• Support OPSEC plan execution and influence future security strategies.
• Communicate across programs to identify, assess, collaborate, and resolve conflicts with program requirements.
• Define clear operational schedules, priorities, and goals for each Strategic Make Center.
• Act as Operations point of contact for proposal development and ensure costs or challenges are understood by Operations leadership and factories.
• Coordinate and develop operations requirements for all gate reviews and implement strategies from early gate reviews.
• Own the Program’s Operations EAC and budget and prepare information for Monthly Management Reviews.

Skills

Earned Value Management

Program leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

University degree

Advanced degree

Job description

RTX is seeking an experienced operations leader for a Tucson, Arizona-based role requiring U.S. citizenship or a transferable Secret clearance.

The position oversees program operations, EAC, and budget, with responsibilities spanning strategic planning, schedule discipline, and cross-functional coordination across factories and proposals. The role emphasizes adherence to OPSEC, effective communication across programs, and ensuring execution of gate reviews while aligning costs and performance