Tomahawk Development Director — Strategic Program Leadership

Prattwhitney; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 157,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee Scholar Program

Parental leave

PTO & holidays

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Development Associate Director for the Tomahawk program at the Tucson, AZ site to lead multiple capability enhancements and obsolescence redesigns from inception through transition to production. You will oversee cost, schedule, and technical performance while managing several direct reports in a dynamic, on-site environment.

The role requires extensive DoD program management experience, strong leadership, and proven ability to drive profitability and collaboration across

Qualifications

• 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 in leading profit and loss of DoD contracts.
• Prior experience as a program manager.
• Prior leadership/management experience.
• Prior experience with engineering processes.
• Prior experience in managing, tracking, and reporting metrics and progress through EAC reviews and periodic management reviews with internal and customer leadership.
• Experience collaborating across cross‑functional teams, including Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen customer relationships and represent Raytheon with credibility and confidence.
• Lead and develop high-performing IPT leads and cross-functional teams.
• Drive execution excellence to meet technical, schedule, and financial commitments.
• Maintain accountability for profit and loss, AOP, and program financial metrics.
• Foster a collaborative culture while advancing continuous improvement across the organization.
• Communicate program goals, decisions, and results effectively to teams, customers, and senior leadership.
• Accountability for profit and loss, AOP and financial metrics for the program.
• Leading a clear program execution methodology that provides clarity and visibility into execution status.
• Driving the expectation of maintaining a positive team dynamic and the development of leaders within the development team.
• Managing priority decisions that balance risk, execution deadlines and profitability.
• Collaborating with the Production and Recertification Program Managers on missile level builds.
• Building and maintaining collaborative relationships with the Tomahawk Development Team customer counterparts.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Earned Value

Engineering processes

Financial tracking

Lean/Agile

Customer relationships

Education

University degree or equivalent experience

Advanced degree in related field

Job description

RTX is seeking a Development Associate Director for the Tomahawk program at the Tucson, AZ site to lead multiple capability enhancements and obsolescence redesigns from inception through transition to production. You will oversee cost, schedule, and technical performance while managing several direct reports in a dynamic, on-site environment.

The role requires extensive DoD program management experience, strong leadership, and proven ability to drive profitability and collaboration across