F35 Sustainment Program Manager; Onsite
Listed on 2026-11-04
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Engineering
Operations Management -
Management
Operations Management
Date Posted:Country:
United States of America
Location:US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-E01 ~ 2000 E El Segundo Blvd ~ BLDG E01
Position Role Type:Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Security Clearance Type:DoD Clearance:
Secret
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1
Raytheon, managed by Collins Aerospace
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.
Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.
Join our team as a GPS Sustainment Program Manager, where you will lead and transform sustainment operations supporting the F-35 program. In this role, you will drive performance improvements, expand repair and depot capabilities, and align operations with customer needs to deliver exceptional results. You will work within a matrixed organization to manage a portfolio of sustainment activities, including depot-level repair, maintenance, logistics support, material readiness, sustaining engineering, and lifecycle management.
This position is onsite at our El Segundo facility.
Your responsibilities will include- Lead and manage cost, schedule, technical performance, and contractual deliverables for sustainment programs.
- Oversee depot repair, maintenance, and logistics support activities to ensure operational excellence.
- Analyze customer demand, operational capacity, and resource constraints to develop and execute improvement strategies.
- Develop and implement strategies to expand repair and sustainment capacity, improve operational efficiency, and enhance financial performance.
- Identify program risks, develop mitigation strategies, and drive measurable performance improvements.
- Manage program budgets, forecasts, financial performance, and business cases to achieve profitability and customer satisfaction.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to activate new repair lines, develop depot repair capabilities, and optimize repair pipelines.
- Support sustainment proposals, contract modifications, follow-on awards, and business development initiatives.
- Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations management, logistics, or a related discipline and a minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience, or an advanced degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
- Experience in aerospace and defense or a comparable complex technical environment involving sustainment, depot repair, manufacturing, maintenance, logistics, or product support.
- Experience managing program budgets, forecasts, financial performance, or business cases.
- Experience managing cost, schedule, technical performance, and contractual deliverables.
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
- Master’s degree in engineering, operations management, logistics, or a related discipline.
- 10 or more years of experience in sustainment program management, particularly in military electronics, avionics, or line replaceable units.
- Experience developing new depot repair capabilities, activating repair lines, or expanding sustainment capacity.
- Experience conducting demand and capacity analysis, repair optimization, and repair pipeline forecasting.
- Experience with performance-based logistics (PBL), integrated logistics support (ILS), or military depot operations.
- Experience with defense sustainment contracts, including firm-fixed-price (FFP), time-and-materials (T&M), or cost-reimbursable contracts.
- Experience supporting sustainment proposals, follow-on awards, contract modifications, and…
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