Principal Specialist, Program Management

Job Description

Principle Specialist, Program Management V-22 | Raytheon

The Tone:
This is an onsite role at Raytheon, located in Indianapolis, IN. Raytheon, as the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, unites 185,000 minds dedicated to solving complex problems and pushing the boundaries of known science. This Principal Specialist role supports the critical V-22 Program, which delivers solutions to help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression. The individual in this role will provide leadership and oversight for On Contract Growth programs, ensuring their adherence to schedules, costs, and performance, thereby contributing directly to a safer and more secure world.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Location: In-person, Indianapolis, IN
• Pay: $86800–$165200 yearly
• Team: V-22 Portfolio of Software Development and Integration, specifically On Contract Growth programs.
• Mission: Lead and oversee On Contract Growth programs within the V-22 Portfolio, ensuring adherence to schedules, costs, milestones, and technical performance, while achieving financial goals.
• Tech Stack: MS Project, Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Leadership Oversight: Provide leadership oversight for program schedules, costs, milestones, and technical performance for On Contract Growth programs.
• Financial Accountability: Be accountable for achieving all internal financial goals for assigned programs.
• Process Improvement: Support program process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Policy Compliance: Ensure compliance to all applicable policies and procedures across program activities.
• Proposal Coordination: Coordinate proposal preparation for new sole source opportunities and Capability Defect Packages (CDPs).

The Must-Haves
• Background: Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and minimum 5 years of relevant experience, OR an Advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience, in a program management domain.
• Experience: Prior program/project management or equivalent experience, including providing leadership oversight for program schedules, costs, milestones, and technical performance.
• Skills: Active and existing Secret security clearance is required after day one; U.S. citizenship; Prior experience with program management practices such as MS Project or similar tools/programs; Prior experience and/or familiarity with Financials specifically Profit & Loss.
• Bonus: Prior DoD customer experience; Prior experience successfully leading a cross-functional team; Demonstrated ‘out of the box’ thinking to support business objectives; Quick learner with a clear drive to understand new technologies, capabilities, and customers; Effective oral, written, listening, and computer skills to develop and present briefings; Prior Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) or similar tool/program experience; Prior financial systems and program control, risk and opportunity (R&O) management experience.