Program Operations Manager, Development

Date Posted: 2026-07-27 Country: United States of America Location: US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WB ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING B BLDG 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: 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 seeking a Program Operations Manager (POM), Development position located onsite at the Raytheon Technologies (RTX) McKinney, Texas facility. The POM is responsible for communicating requirements for a portfolio of proprietary programs across all manufacturing sites and strategic make centers. They will provide guidance on sequence of operations to help ensure that commitments can be met by working effectively across all operations and program teams. The candidate chosen shall be embedded within a development program, and will work alongside the design team, influencing hardware producibility and affordability. This role is the primary interface between the Program Management Office (PMO), Functional leaders, and Operations factory leadership. The successful candidate will communicate across programs as necessary, to identify, assess, collaborate and resolve issues with contractual deliveries and program requirements. What You Will Do: Lead, collaborate and influence program and functional managers to support the process focused factories driving quality and performance for product deliveries.  Be accountable for factory integration, consolidated program performance, and unique program requirements flow down to the factories as well as contractual performance to the customer.   Be the Operations point of contact for proposal development and approval to ensure proposed costs or challenges are understood by Operations leadership and factories.  Coordinate and develop operations requirements for all gate reviews and execute proposed strategies from early gate reviews for effective implementation in future production.  Ownership of the Program’s Operations EAC and budget. Present information for Monthly Management Reviews to summarize program status and any on-going production or development Operations issues. Direct support of manufacturing activities and spend significant amounts of time in and around factory areas.  Support execution of a program through the development and transition to production phases of a program’s lifecycle. Familiarization in New Product Integration (NPI), Transition To Production (TTP), and proposal support activities are preferred.  Qualifications You Must Have: Typically requires a University Degree preferably in Production, or Manufacturing or related field and minimum 8 years or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience Experience working within a Manufacturing, Operations, Production or a similar environment working with PRISM or similar inventory system. Experience with Risk and Opportunity Management and Certified Account Manager (CAM) certification Experience managing support plans, completing basis of estimates (BOEs), and/or maintaining schedules in cross-functional, matrixed environment  Qualifications We Prefer: Experience participating in development program proposal process and familiarization in schedule development and status (MPS, IMP, and IMS) Experience leading collaboratively with other managers in a results-oriented environment to develop solutions for complex problems that will gain desired outcomes Previous leadership position in a fast paced technical or manufacturing environment that included multiple working organizations; this would include extensive experience building strong cross-functional teams with proven results and problem solving experience that bridges production realities to financial commitments Experience effectively leading, presenting, and participating in meetings and status sessions, even when having to provide bad news or when you disagree with other management and 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. Learn More & Apply Now Relocation eligibility:  There is NO relocation assistance for this role Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as: 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. As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote. The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. T