Program Operations Manager

Date Posted: 2026-10-27 Country: United States of America Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-928 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ MULTI PURPOSE FAC 928 Position Role Type: Onsite 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: Top Secret - Current Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1 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 our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Raytheon is looking for a Program Operations Manager to join the Advanced Technology (AT) Alternate Missions & Space (AM&S) team for a competitive program moving from development to Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) in the near future. This position requires a highly skilled and competent operations leader with an understanding of program execution and leadership skills to engage across all functional organizations. This role will serve the primary interface between the Raytheon Program Office, Raytheon factories, and Customers responsible for communicating all Program manufacturing requirements and owning cost and schedule execution. Results will be accomplished through leading, influencing, and frequent briefing across all levels of the organization including internal leaders and external customers. This role will lead the Manufacturing Operations organization which might include Manufacturing Design Engineers for Assembly and Test, Supplier Engineers, Tooling and Packaging Engineers, Industrial Engineers, and Production Control. This role also owns cost and schedule responsibility for all Operations Non-recurring (NRE) activities associated with manufacturing activities during the development phase. In addition, this role will directly interface with the Supply Chain Lead and partners closely with Test Equipment Engineering along with Quality and Contracts leadership to ensure compliant deliverables that meet all Customer contract and mission requirements. The ideal candidate will possess demonstrated skills across the program lifecycle including proposals, engineering and manufacturing development, and initial production along with planning for future sustainment activities. This position supports a product development effort that requires the ability to operate in a challenging and constantly changing environment. In this role you will be taking a proactive stance in ensuring our products are designed for manufacturing producibility by collaborating with Design Engineering and your technical expertise will help influence the product life cycle from development to production. This job requires full-time onsite closed area support in Tucson with occasional travel to remote factory and supplier sites. What You Wil Do: Lead, collaborate, and influence quality and performance of Manufacturing Operations program deliverables, accountable for factory startup execution including manufacturing facilities, tooling, assembly & test planning, and factory test equipment Communicate across programs sharing same-factory resources to identify, assess, collaborate, and resolve schedule and/or cost conflicts Define clear operational schedules, priorities, and goals for each factory and key suppliers via Supply Chain partners Serve as the Manufacturing Operations lead for proposal development, ensuring costs and schedule challenges are understood by Operations leadership, Program leadership, and Customers Own the Operations Estimate at Completion (EAC) and budget scope, including execution of full contractual Earned Value Management (EVM) processes Prepare and present information for Gate reviews, Weekly and/or Monthly Management Reviews, summarizing program status and any ongoing manufacturing issues Support Operations Security (OPSEC) plan(s) execution and influence future security strategies Participate in strategic Program/Operations planning for current development and future production efforts Develop, scope, and budget for Raytheon's New Product Introduction (NPI) framework alongside Engineering and Supply Chain Ability to travel: 5% Qualifications You Must Have: Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience Experience working in manufacturing production, including factory startup planning, tooling, and test equipment development Experience with Material Resource Planning (MRP) systems, such as Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing (SAP) or PRISM 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. Qualifications We Prefer: Ability to work on programs requiring special program access Earned Value Management System certified with Cost Account Manager (CAM) experience Experience with manufacturing development processes, including New Product Introduction (NPI) and Transition to Production (TTP) Experience supporting Proposals,