Department Leader – Operations and Mission Analysis
| Company | RTX |
|---|---|
| Location | McKinney, TX, USA, El Segundo, CA, USA |
| Salary | $147000 – $295000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience.
- Experience in Systems Engineering, Systems Architecture, Military Operations Research, and/or Mission Engineering.
- Experience with Front end of the Business (FEOB) analyses and/or studies for US DoD services or international military sales.
- Previous experience in functional and technical leadership role/s.
- Experience preparing and presenting technical and analytical information to both internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead this highly visible department and roadmap, plan, and drive the development of the organization while ensuring quality execution of technically challenging assignments that directly contribute to protecting our nation and our war fighters.
- Ensure the people, processes, and tools to define and execute next generation mission solutions are available when needed.
- Define and execute technical baselines to support strategic business decisions, key business captures, IRADs, current programs, special projects, and corporation-wide business opportunities.
- Work with requirements & capabilities, engineering, and SBUs to identify staffing and skill needs to support execution and growth.
- Participate in talent acquisition including defining talent needs, working with HR and TA to recruit new staff, interviewing and onboarding.
- Approve bids and EACs on department supported programs.
- Provide effective guidance, coaching and direction to section managers and IPT / CPT Leads to ensure effective communications and for effective execution of the bid/proposal process and utilization of EVMS, IMS and IMP tools in program execution support.
- Participate in various reviews including peer reviews, design reviews, gate reviews, BOE reviews, and test reviews.
- Drive employee performance management including goal setting, career guidance, performance feedback, compensation, ratings, and training and development.
- Develop partnerships across RTX, industry, and academia to facilitate strategic capability development.
- Prepare for and conduct overhead budget and department operating reviews, using Raytheon engineering tools with the ISMA Director and the ISMA Business Manager.
- Manage through change while maintaining high-quality execution and consistent results.
- Manage 8 sections of about 15 members each, located in McKinney TX, El Segundo CA, Tucson AZ, and Aurora CA.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced Degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics, or related discipline
- Existing Top Secret security clearance, or past qualification for this clearance
- Experience and knowledge of the Advanced Products & Solutions (APS), Naval Power (NP), Advanced Technology (AT), Air & Space Defense Systems (ASDS), or Land & Air Defense (LADS) SBUs.
- Experience evaluating new Operational Concepts, and developing new technology use cases
- Experience in multiple phases of multi-system and/or multi-domain solution development and execution.
- Experience with proposals and Basis of Estimates (BOEs)