Associate Director

Date Posted:

2025-06-30

Country:

United States of America

Location:

FL410: Largo FL MFG 7887 Bryan Dairy Road , Largo, FL, 33777 USA

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: Top Secret

Raytheon Company, Managed by Collins Aerospace

We are seeking an Associated Director of Voice Conferencing and Integration within the Mission System business, specifically in the Protected Communications Systems business area and the Voice C2 & New Markets segment. This pivotal role is responsible for overseeing and directing the Voice Conferencing programs, ensuring that all initiatives align with the overarching business objectives. You will play a crucial role in achieving the annual operating plan by leading and coordinating cross-functional teams. This includes managing contract performance across various dimensions such as cost, schedule, and technical/quality, while also ensuring effective communication with stakeholders to maintain transparency and alignment throughout the organization.

In addition to these responsibilities, you will oversee an interorganizational transfer agreement with Raytheon, which is essential for managing a key contract that supports nuclear command and control communications capabilities for the U.S. government. The services encompassed within this contract include a range of critical functions such as help desk support, depot operations, spare parts management, repairs, obsolescence management. The Associate Director will also manage the software base management, software patching, and software enhancements provided under the Collins business. Furthermore, the role involves overseeing the installation and checkout of equipment for both aircraft and ground facilities, ensuring that all operations meet the highest standards of quality and efficiency.

This is an onsite role at our Largo, FL facility.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• 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
• Typically requires: Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of prior relevant experience OR  Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience
• Strategic Program Leadership: Experience overseeing complex contracts and aligning them with corporate business objectives
• Cross-Functional Team Coordination: Proven ability to lead and integrate efforts across engineering, operations, contracts, subcontracts, and logistics teams
• Contract Management & Compliance: Experience managing contract performance across cost, schedule, and technical quality dimensions
• Stakeholder Communication: Strong skills in interfacing with internal and external stakeholders to ensure organizational transparency and alignment
• Interorganizational Partnership Management: Experience handling transfer agreements and strategic partnerships
• Quality Assurance & Engineering Excellence: commitment to maintaining the highest standards in technical execution and operational effectiveness
• Clearances: US citizenship and active DoD Top Secret clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Certifications: CAPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent demonstrate commitment and PM knowledge
• Voice & Command-Control Systems Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of nuclear C2 communications and related system architectures
• Help Desk & Depot Operations Oversight: Experience in managing and supporting services including troubleshooting, logistics, repairs, and spare parts provisioning
• Obsolescence & Lifecycle Management: Experience in managing and overseeing software baseline control, patching strategies, obsolescence mitigation, and system enhancements
• Technical Installation & Checkout Oversight: Experience in managing equipment installation, checkout and testing for both aircraft and ground facilities

What We Offer :

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.

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? 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. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to 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.

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.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes: 

• 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.

The salary range for this role is 147,000 USD - 295,000 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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