Senior Program Manager

• Strategic Communications

Job Details

Date Posted: 2026-02-13

Country: United States of America

Location: US-MA-MARLBOROUGH-MA1 ~ 1001 Boston Post Rd ~ BLDG 1

Position Role Type: Onsite

Security Clearance 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: DoD Clearance: Secret
• Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

About the Role

Raytheon managed by Collins Aerospace Mission Systems Strategic Communications is seeking a Senior Program Manager to play a key role in the Strategic Communications terminal software modernization. This Senior Program Manager will be responsible for overseeing program execution and proposal activities.

The Senior Program Manager must determine priorities, interpret and apply company policies, ensure risk mitigation activities are successfully managed and establish and execute long-term strategic goals. This role requires a leader with a strong command of PM best practices to enhance program execution. The leader must have an executive leadership presence, confidently lead across complex cross functional teams, foster a culture of accountability and execution excellence and role model RTX values and leadership behaviors.

The Senior Program Manager sets strategy, vision and tactical direction and meets contractual commitments and company expectations. This role is responsible for downward communication of top-level project goals, objectives and decisions and upward communication of program performance to senior management.

The role is onsite in Marlborough, MA, and you can expect up to 10% travel domestically.

What You Will Do

• Assures on-time execution of contracts and proposal submittals through empowerment, communication, setting expectations, and building teams
• Requirements and contract change management
• Acts as empowered authority to accomplish objectives
• Drives tactical execution while meeting strategic objectives
• Establishes and maintains key programmatic metrics, defines milestones, critical path and monitors adherence to program budgets and schedules
• Develops and presents the program Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and long term financial outlook and commits to specific financial goals and obligations
• Leads the collaboration necessary across functional groups, broader RTX organizations and subcontractors to ensure program success
• Ensures that functional resources, tools, and processes are utilized in a consistent way
• Establishes roadmaps to drive down cost, improve performance, and win competitions
• Maintains an energetic and productive work force
• Provides leadership to direct and indirect reports, multi-functional teams and key partners with abilities to organize and prioritize to ensure successful execution of all commitments
• Establishes strong and purposeful relationships with customer
• Maintains lines of communications with the customer to assure timely awareness and customer trust
• Establishes growth strategies, with a significant focus on growing the business for both existing capabilities and future capabilities
• Briefs leadership and customer stakeholder to maintain budgets and influence to attain future funding

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10 years of prior relevant experience OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
• Minimum of 10 years of leadership experience in government, defense, aerospace or related industry
• Experience with Government contracting requirements and the DoD acquisition management process
• Experience leading development and production programs
• A strong command of PM best practices to enhance program execution with demonstrated experience managing and overseeing program management tools such as R/O Management, Cost and Schedule Management and Earned Value Management
• 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
• Experience with the Government budgeting and acquisition process from the Government's perspective
• Demonstrated understanding of the Estimate at Complete (EAC) process

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited university
• RTX PM Certification Level 4 minimum
• RTX CORE certified
• Understanding of application and execution of Raytheon's Integrated Product Development System (IPDS) or similar business processes and experience with Gate Reviews conducted for Program Start-up through Close-Out
• Experience submitting compliant proposals and establishing systems requirements and funding allocations
• Demonstrated knowledge of Strategic Communications Systems and satellite communications technologies and software development
• Experience managing a budget over $25M
• Experience working specifically with US Air Force Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Center (NC3)
• Experience working with DCMA

About Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers' toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions.

By joining our team, you'll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow.

Work Environment

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. Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again. Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview.