Principal Specialist, Estimating & Pricing - Hybrid

About Us:

At Raytheon Missiles & Defense, you have the opportunity to try new things and make a bigger difference across a broader end-to-end solution, a richer technology and product set, an expanded range of disciplines, a growing global footprint and a more diverse team of colleagues and customers.

Job Summary:

An excellent hybrid opportunity exists within the Land Warfare & Air Defense (LW&AD) Estimating organization. In this estimating organization, the employee will be responsible for the preparation of various types of proposals for development, production and contracts including modifications to existing contracts. In addition, the estimating organization supports gate reviews, government audits and negotiations with the customer.

We value diverse skills and experience, so don’t hold back. Your qualification could add tremendous value to our team. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you’re passionate about what you could accomplish here, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities to Anticipate:

• Support the development and understanding of proposals
• Work with functions from across the company to develop the labor, material and other direct costs associated with proposed contracts
• Utilize company estimating and pricing programs and tools
• Develop detailed bidding guidelines which are used to kick off proposals
• Provide estimating support for the development of Basis of Estimates to include validating and analyzing actuals, ensuring consistency within task descriptions, and confirming estimating approach is sound
• Prepare and present limited complexity Gate 4 charts for program/company leadership review of proposal information
• Ensure proposals comply with basic FAR and internal requirements
• Assess and formulate potential solutions leading to a thorough proposal submittal
• Ability and willingness to gain special access clearance to work activities as appropriate.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of prior relevant experience OR an Advanced degree and three (3) years of relevant experience OR In absence of a degree, nine (9) years of relevant experience is required
• Experience with Microsoft Office products (i.e., basic formulas, lookup functions, pivot tables, filtering/sorting, etc.)
• The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Value:

• Possess good investigative/analytical abilities
• Strong organization skills
• Demonstrated ability to consistently meeting deadlines in a schedule driven environment
• Effective planning and scheduling skills that lead to the completion of proposal efforts in accordance with customer and company requirements
• The ability to work well in teams, with peers and management
• Oral and written communication skills
• The ability to follow and apply internal and external regulations to the development of company proposals
• Basic working knowledge of the Advanced Company Estimating System (ACES), the RTN pricing tool, Pro-Pricer, is desired but not required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to interact with senior levels of management and customer organizations
• Active Secret Clearance is a plus, but not required

What We Offer:

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the first class benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance, and child/adult backup care.

Additional Details:

Employee Referral Award Eligibility: Only employees currently within RMD and RI&S have the potential to receive a Referral Award for submitting a referral to RMD and RI&S roles.  ALL eligibility requirements must be met (see guidelines) to receive the Referral Awarding.