Tomahawk MST TTP Technical SME

Prattwhitney; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 146,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

RTX is seeking an experienced Transition To Production Lead for the Maritime Strike Tomahawk seeker, onsite in Tucson, AZ. You will coordinate across IPTs, lead critical path analyses, and drive production readiness and contract alignment.

The role requires strong technical leadership in missile systems, DoD engagement, and program management across multiple sites. Relocation assistance is available and security clearance is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) required or advanced degree in related field
• Experience leading engineering teams and lifecycle development
• Experience with missile trade studies, design, and systems integration
• Experience managing multi-million-dollar budgets
• DoD or defense industry customer interaction experience (contract capture) preferred

Responsibilities

• Oversee transition to production across Tucson, AZ and Camden, AR production spaces
• Present in portfolio Core Control Room with senior leadership
• Establish and manage product vision, strategy, and goals across multiple contracts
• Conduct weekly critical path analysis with program and operations stakeholders
• Collaborate with government on CARL, contracts letters, transportation, and ECPs
• Involvement in Production Readiness Reviews and Systems Verification Reviews
• Ensure technical integrity and execution to meet cost, schedule, and technical requirements
• Support ERB/CCB for TDP updates and variances
• Drive continuous improvement in production through FRACAS and obsolescence resolution
• Finalize and production-release upper-level assemblies after sub-system qualification and testing

Skills

Technical leadership

Program management

Missile systems

Requirements development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Advanced degree in related field

Job description

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling - to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. Systems Engineering & Test Capabilities (SE&TC) integrates, verifies, and validates our products. We put our systems together, exercise them in the lab or in the field, measure and analyze performance, and make sure our products work the first time and every time. To accomplish this, we develop plans and procedures, debug and evaluate system functions and interfaces, develop test environments, and work together with our customers.

Effectors Center – Transition to Production Lead

The Effectors Center in the SE&TC Directorate is seeking a Transition To Production (TTP) Lead overseeing the Maritime Strike Tomahawk’s (MST) seeker and dependency contracts to yield Initial Operational Capability (IOC) missile assemblies. They will be responsible for coordination across Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Functional areas including operations, program leadership, engineering leadership and government program office counterparts. This position is Onsite in Tucson, AZ.

What You Will Do

• Will be a core team member of the program’s Munitions Acceleration Team ensuring seamless transition of a new configuration into production spaces across Tucson, AZ and Camden, AR
• Will be responsible for presenting in portfolio Core Control Room (CCR) in which attendance often includes SBU president, SSBU vice president, CGO, government leadership, and portfolio senior leadership
• Establish and manage a product vision, strategy, and goals to align with multiple contracts and facilitate production line conflict resolution with respect to schedule and capacity to include (Inchstone Plan & Master Phasing Schedule)
• Conduct weekly critical path analysis and host meetings with program and operations stakeholders
• Government collaboration with the Configuration Accounting Requirements List (CARL), Contracts letters, transportation, Class 1 Engineering Change Proposal
• Involvement in Production Readiness Reviews (PRR), Systems Verification Review (SVR)
• Ensure technical integrity and engineering execution across the IPT and other functions to meet and/or exceed cost, schedule, and technical requirements
• Support program ERB/CCB to incorporate TDP updates and variances per SRs/QNs/CRs
• Drive positive change within the production environment as a key stakeholder in Failure Review Boards, FRACAS activities, obsolescence resolution, and other continuous improvement efforts
• Drive completion and production release of upper-level assemblies post sub-system qualification, work instructions, and test equipment

TDP Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and/or a minimum and 10 years’ of engineering experience, or an Advanced degree in a related field and 8 years’ of engineering experience
• Technical leadership experience across the development lifecycle
• Experience developing work plans, driving execution, and leading engineering teams, experience leading and conducting missile trade studies, missile system development and design, missile systems requirements development and management, and/or missile system integration and test
• Experience managing resources with multi-million-dollar annual budgets
• Experience in strategic development, customer interface, and/or contract capture in the Defense Industry

TDP Qualifications We Prefer

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or related discipline
• Experience interacting across multiple business units with business partners, customers, senior leadership
• Experience working on multiple subsystem development program
• Experience in leading and executing the design and development of complex system architectures
• Experience across the product lifecycle, including concept development, architecture, design, integration, verification, and production
• Experience and ability to interact with and influence Department of Defense (DoD), and/or commercial and non-traditional customer sets
• Ability to develop effective internal and external customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and continued business
• Experience with Engineering Risks and Opportunities (R&O) Management

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

Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance available for this position.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this role is 145,600 USD - 276,800 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.

EEO and Diversity

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.

Security Clearance

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. 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 on day 1.

Location and Working Hours

This position is Onsite in Tucson, AZ.

Additional Information

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

Company Overview

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.