DeepStrike Director

Deepstrike Director

Raytheon is seeking a highly motivated candidate for the role of the Deepstrike Director. This role reports directly to the Vice President of Precision Fires & Maneuver, and is responsible for leading all aspects of execution, capture, and growth for the Fires and Effects portfolio.

The portfolio includes Sensor Fused Weapons (SFW), Joint Reduced Range Rocket (JR3), Precision Strike Missile Increment 3 (PRSM INC3), Direct Support Fires Technology (DSFT), eXtreme Range (XRG) GMLRS, Affordable High-Speed Strike (AHSS), and multiple autonomous multi-domain launcher development efforts. These programs span R&D, advanced development, EMD, prototyping, and production, requiring integration of diverse technologies, suppliers, and customer communities.

You will lead a team of professionals and interface closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Requirements & Capabilities, Contracts, Finance, and cross-functional product teams. The role is complex, with responsibilities spanning multiple contract types, domestic and international pursuits, offset execution, supplier integration, and capture of new market segments.

You will lead the development of capability roadmaps aligned with evolving U.S. and international requirements, ensuring synchronization with related missile, launcher, and advanced technology investment strategies. You will serve as the primary lead for tactical and strategic new business pursuits and coordinate extensively across the enterprise to secure growth opportunities.

What You Will Do

• Full profit and loss responsibility and growth for the Fires and Effects portfolio, including contractual, financial, technical, and schedule performance
• Drive execution while meeting long-term strategic objectives across development, integration, production, and advanced technology programs
• Develop, inform, and achieve Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Long-Range Plan (LRP) goals and objectives
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, strategy development, internal and external program reviews, and program planning through direct customer engagement, proposal development, supplier management, status reporting, and generation of program statements of work, specifications, and authorizations
• Serve as the primary interface with multiple customers including U.S. Army PM STORM, DEVCOM, AFPO, OSD stakeholders, international partners, and congressional staff to influence program priorities, execution decisions, and funding strategies
• Collaborate with financial planning to ensure master phasing and integrated master schedules meet program strategies, objectives, and milestones
• Lead capture, startup, and execution activities for follow-on development, emerging technology programs, autonomous launcher pursuits, and future production efforts
• Lead internal reviews, executive briefings, Gates, EACs, contract proposals, negotiations, and definitization activities
• Manage RLPM process for assigned programs
• Drive the strategic transition of critical execution from Tucson to Huntsville and other Raytheon locations to align with customer proximity and future growth objectives
• Expected to support domestic and international travel as needed

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 14 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years of experience
• Experience leading cross-functional teams including any combination of Engineering, Contracts, Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing/Operations, Quality, Logistics, or related functions
• Experience with financial analysis tools and project management systems including Earned Value Management
• Experience balancing technical, cost, and schedule performance on development or production programs

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience managing large/complex programs
• Experience managing program staffing, assignments, and resources
• Understanding of various contract types including domestic, FMS, Cost-Plus, FFP & FPIF, and how to execute within a mixed Program
• Experience working with senior leaders of U.S. and foreign customers

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value:
  Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance available
• Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role:
  Onsite - 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.
• This position requires an Active Top Secret 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.
• This position is an onsite role, located in…