Platform Automation & Cyber (PAC) Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) / Product Owner (PO)

Date Posted:

2026-01-15

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CO-AURORA-S79 ~ 16510 E Hughes Dr ~ BLDG S79

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:

DoD Clearance: Secret

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Raytheon is seeking an Associate Director to join our Engineering team in Aurora, Colorado as the Platform Automation & Cyber (PAC) Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) /Product Owner (PO). In this role, you will work with a team of engineers that are responsible for factory development and operational environments consisting of a mix of servers, workstations, storage, networks, and custom hardware. These environments provide the enterprise hybrid-cloud backbone for product development and testing for a large program producing a critical, strategic national asset.

The IPTL/PO plans the team’s scope to complete tasks timely and efficiently during each program increment. The team’s scope involves ensuring that the program’s complex suite of software and hardware subsystems are available and ready to support its mission. In this role, the IPTL/PO will report to the Chief Product Owner and will have an impact across various functions and program teams.

What You Will Do

• Manage multiple environments, managing various labs and operational site support, managing the team’s backlog, leading the team during program increment planning, managing the team’s capacity, conducting retrospectives to continuously improve after each program increment, and developing metric-driven BOEs in support of EAC as it relates to cost and schedule.

• Participate in various program reviews and conduct presentations to the customer as well as senior program management.

This role includes but is not limited to:

• Lead a cross-functional Integrated Product Team (IPT) to achieve program objectives, including technical, cost, schedule, and quality performance.

• Oversee and provide daily directions to the PAC Product Team to include guidance on Project resource allocation, utilization, and optimization.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of goals, progress, and risks.

• Manage multiple factory & site environments across various locations and ensure their readiness and availability.

• Define and track detailed program schedules, budgets, and resource plans.

• Ensure compliance with RTX processes, standards, and customer specifications.

• Present status and EAC data to program leadership

• Responsible for metric-driven BOEs and support LRE/EAC activities.

• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, while driving opportunity capture to improve program outcomes.

• Regularly interact with the End-User (US Space Force) by managing and nurturing the business relationship, managing expectations versus scope of contract, proactively addressing emerging needs, and identifying results.

• Collaborate with the Chief Product Owner and align the Product Team’s priorities with program leadership.

• Ensure security and compliance are integrated into the platform.

• Foster a culture of teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement within the IPT.

• Willingness to travel in support of offsite testing and meetings.

• Work in an Agile program environment converting strategy and strategic initiatives into well-developed plans and objectives over different time frames captured a backlog of features and stories.

• Work in a classified lab on-site in Aurora, Colorado.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years of prior relevant experience.

• Experience in Program Management (Leading a Technical Team) and/or large IPT execution or related experience in the Defense Industry to include managing and implementing design changes, including preparation of technical artifacts, impact analysis, and participation in formal design and configuration review boards (e.g., CCB, TRB, or equivalent).

• Experience developing a track record of developing customer relationships to fulfill their needs and ensure their satisfaction and continued business In the Defense Industry.

• Experience using program management tools such as Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Integrated Master Plan (IMP) / Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Risk and Opportunity Management.

• Experience with Agile Development Methodologies (E.g.: Scrum, SAFe, pipelines) to include experience troubleshooting and resolving software system execution problems.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with VMware and RedHat products including RHEL

• Experience with automation frameworks such as Chef, Puppet, and Ansible.

• Experience with programming/scripting languages (E.g. Python, Bash, Java, Ruby, Bash, C++, C#, Go).

• Knowledge of secure coding practices such as OWASP, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation.

• Experience with scanning tools (E.g. Nessus, Fortify, Anchore).

• Experience with Cyber hardening and STIG compliance.

• Experience executing releases within a DevSecOps framework, including integration of automated testing, security controls, change governance, and operational handoff.

• Experience planning and executing orchestrated environment release deployments designed to maintain continuous mission operations, minimizing or eliminating system downtime while preserving full operational availability.

• Advanced Experience designing, configuring, deploying, and supporting on premise Platform/Infrastructure systems Network, Storage, and Typical Data center designs.

• Experience working in a Satellite Ground System development or operations environment.

• Experience with ground station and satellite domains (such as terrestrial data networking, command and telemetry, launch operations, flight dynamics, mission planning, on-orbit operations).

• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).

• Software Deploy Automation experience (Chef).

• Experience in transitioning systems to operations.

• Ability to knock down barriers, remove roadblocks and negotiate change.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Demonstrated comprehensive planning skills with the ability to analyze technical and financial data and reports.

• Exceptional judgment and decision-making.

• Demonstrated consistency, accountability and flexibility managing multiple and competing priorities.

• Understanding of systems engineering principles and activities.

• Cybersecurity integration experience, including implementing security requirements, system hardening, patching strategies, vulnerability remediation, and ensuring systems maintain an approved security posture within governed.

• Experience with COTS/FOSS product installation, configuration, and integration.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

• Relocation Eligible – relocation assistance is provided for this position

Learn More & Apply Now!

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.

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 132,400 USD - 251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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