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Raytheon Vision Systems Operations Leader

Raytheon Vision Systems (RVS) is seeking an experienced and visionary leader to oversee the Raytheon Vision Systems (RVS) Operations organization. The position serves as a member of the RVS Leadership Team and will require both strategic and tactical focus in developing and implementing scale-up approaches to meet increasing volume as well as improving factory execution. The successful candidate will lead a large, highly energetic and technically astute team of over 400 engineers, technicians, and managers that are responsible for the manufacturing, packaging, architecture and product solutions for state-of-the-art detection and imaging products, representing disciplines including: Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Systems, Product Management, Master Scheduling & Planning, and Production Control. This position will interface both internally and externally with customers, establish and build relationships with strategic partners, and provide guidance and leadership that is crucial for growth and future success of RVS.

What You Will Do

• Provide strategic direction and hands-on leadership for all disciplines in the manufacturing center.
• Partner with all functional organizations at Raytheon Vision Systems to meet site requirements for product quality, cost and delivery schedules. Work with supply chain and design engineering functions to drive manufacturability and on time materials receipt.
• Provide leadership regarding customer requirements, communications and resolution of issues.
• Lead the development and optimization of advanced processes for packaging and assembly of new products during prototype builds and transition to production. Enable the volume scaling of products through appropriate allocation of process improvement and capital funding.
• Provide oversight and assessments of program recurring and non-recurring costs in the form of bid reviews and Estimates at Complete (EACs).
• Enhance S&OP process and refine process centric capacity planning process and models.
• Operate with minimal oversight, have excellent communications and customer relations skills, as well as work collaboratively with other teams and in a critical time environment.
• Improve the operational and manufacturing systems, processes and policies in support of organizations goals and strategic growth.
• Identify and lead large scale initiatives for continuous improvement (such as lean, CORE, yield improvement, cycle time reduction, etc.) and support enterprise initiatives towards standardization.
• Coordinate and provide communication liaison between shared support functions.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically require a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 14 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in Manufacturing Management, Operations Management, and / or Engineering Management.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Electro-Optic product engineering, packaging and production experience
• Knowledge of Defense Industry Acquisition and Manufacturing Readiness Assessments / Levels (MRA/MRL)
• EVMS and Program Management training and/or Certification
• SAP - CMES knowledge / PRISM knowledge / APEX knowledge
• Familiarity with internal Raytheon processes
• Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) Experience
• Lean Manufacturing Expert Certification
• Ability to collaborate daily with cross-functional teams in a fast paced, robust matrixed environment.
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of data from disparate sources to convey program and functional health
• Demonstrated initiative, persistence and creativity in problem solving
• Thorough understanding of process centric management in a high mix/low volume environment
• Experience with proposal processes (Top-down and bottoms-up methodology, learning curves, capacity analysis, etc.)
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills
• Experience in developing and executing manufacturing strategies

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.