Production Execution Senior Program Manager
Location: Tucson, AZ. Position type: Onsite.
About the role
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 three market‑leading businesses, world‑class operations, and investments in research and development, RTX offers capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, they push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect the world. Raytheon brings more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat, delivering solutions that help the nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world.
The Excalibur 1b Production Program has an exciting opportunity to join the team as a Production Execution Senior Program Manager. You will be responsible for production for the U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers, overseeing the tactical execution of all facets of production in support of a large multi‑year Excalibur 1b contract. This role provides unparalleled experience leading a legacy Raytheon program actively used in combat, requiring proficiency in leading dynamic production problem solving, cross‑functional teams, and managing challenging supplier relationships. You will communicate program goals, objectives, decisions, and results to internal and external leadership and report to the Excalibur 1b Program Associate Director, serving as a critical member of the Excalibur 1b Leadership Team with high senior‑level visibility due to the contract’s significant size. We seek a poised and motivational leader who can guide the team through challenges to achieve program objectives.
Responsibilities
- Support and drive AOP objectives and action plans
- Lead the program risk and opportunity process, in accordance with specific financial goals and obligations
- Execute daily program management and cadence such as risk review boards, customer reviews, failure review boards, program management reviews (PMRs), staffing reviews, and decision reviews to achieve contract / financial commitments
- Lead production proposal activities
- Prepare, revise, update, and monitor required documentation and analysis in compliance with contract requirements and Raytheon’s Integrated Product Development System (IPDS), such as gate reviews and the GEM tool, and both corporate‑ and business‑level policies and procedures
- Identify and implement key program assessments and metrics to lead development of situational awareness charts and performance assessments that enable program success drivers by program leadership teams
- Expected to support domestic and international travel as needed