Associate Director, Strategic Engagement Leader – (M6 – Associate Director, Operational Systems - Remote)

Date Posted:

2025-01-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

RCA99: RTN Remote, California

Position Role Type:

Remote

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.

The CORE Operating System:  Focuses our business on the top priorities to drive alignment and performance across the enterprise and deliver more value to our customers. Deploys a common language and methodology to accelerate our integration and ability to achieve more together.  Empowers our people to improve their daily work, deliver meaningful results and creates an advantage for RTX.

This Strategic Engagement Leader (SEL) role within the CORE Office specializes in the application of advanced CORE methods to direct complex, Raytheon-wide strategic initiatives to achieve business results. The role serves as a strategic CORE resource for cross-SBU and functional business problems warranting complex evaluation, strategic thinking and agile problem solving.  Skills in statistics and data science, lean value and flow, project management, process maturity, problem solving (including root cause analysis) and change management enable the success of this role. A successful SEL will network with exceptional influencing skills, use polished executive presence to influence the organization, and spearhead executive-sponsored improvements, guiding many matrixed employees to achieve sustainable, high business impact targets. SEL’s also develop organizational capability, serving as coaches of CORE advanced methods for the business.

Top candidates will raise the performance levels of those they work with and supervise and provide the organizations they support with timely and thorough qualitative evaluation that supports business, program, and project decision making.
 

We value diverse skills and experience, so don’t hold back. Your qualification could add tremendous value to our team. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you’re passionate about what you could accomplish here, we’d love to hear from you.

This is a “Remote” role.

What You Will Do:

• Focus on strategic initiatives aligned with the CORE Goal Alignment process
• Drive improvement across SBU and functional white space, with a focus on the biggest impact
• Drive EAC savings, program risk reduction/opportunity capture, cost reductions, schedule (cycle time) and quality improvements
• Coach and mentor "CORE Experts in training" and guide them through their certification journey.
• Deliver instructor led training on CORE methods and tools to the organization as needed.
• Shepherd these processes in the organization as the organization matures with CORE OS deployment.
• Partner to solve cross-business unit challenges impacting RTX profitability.
• Leverage skills by helping RTX corporate with synergy opportunities, best practice sharing implementation and high stakes field failures' Root Cause and Corrective Action.

Qualification You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics or Business and twelve (12) years of experience in the following areas;
  • CORE Expert or other equivalent certifications
  • Experience influencing stakeholders and working across the organization with proven communication, project management, and change management skills
  • Documented experience in one or more of the following;
    • Process improvement
    • Cost reduction
    • EAC improvement
    • Business model realignment and/or related efforts.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance within one year is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Advanced skillsets in statistics or industrial engineering
• Experience in defense industry and knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
• Proficiency in Data Analytic tools, R, Minitab, Excel/Access/Power BI
• Proficiency in Lean Mixed Model Value Streams
• Experience guiding, training and coaching Lean and 6Sigma methods & tools
• Deep understanding of cost reduction, EAC improvement, and synergy creation

What We Offer:

• Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.
• Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance, and child/adult backup care.

Learn More & Apply Now!

RTX solves some of the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense. That requires expansive thinking and bold innovation – and that, in turn, requires a culture that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We embrace individuality and diversity of thought to fuel opportunity for our employees, our customers, and our communities. We work toward progress, knowing that a more inclusive world is critical to our mission. Not just in this moment, but always.

Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Clearance Information: Clearance Information: This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here:  https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

The salary range for this role is 147,000 USD - 295,000 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.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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