Director of Engineering Software Services & Management, Onsite

Date Posted:

2026-03-24

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WC ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING C BLDG

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

Director, Engineering Software Services & Management

Raytheon Digital Technology

Digital Engineering Solutions Team

McKinney, TX (Tucson AZ or Tewksbury, MA)

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.

The Director of Engineering Software Services and Management delivers engineering operational efficiency overseeing the team responsible for managing and supporting the engineering software tool portfolio, engineering software tool deployments, and hosted engineering software applications across all Raytheon engineering environments.  This role ensures that engineers across all engineering disciplines (systems engineers, software engineers, electrical engineers and mechanical engineers) are equipped will all required software tooling to effectively and efficiently design solutions to meet our customers’ most challenging requirements. The Director partners closely with senior Digital Technology and Engineering leadership on strategic software portfolio initiatives while ensuring flawless execution and lifecycle management of all engineering software capabilities. The ability to effectively manage across major Engineering and Digital Technology leadership stakeholders to ensure alignment on streamlining and standardizing software tool adoption and development and asset management across the business.

What You Will Do:

• Represent the “face” of the Digital Technologies organization to the engineering community with respect to the engineering software portfolio.
• Establishes and implements software asset management and tools transformation strategies to drive standardization and cost efficiencies across the engineering software portfolio with respect to number of titles supported as well as overall reduced spend.
• Develops and owns the execution of long-term strategy (e.g., more than 3 years) and operational direction for the Raytheon engineering software tool portfolio consisting of thousands of software titles and an annual spend of > $100M. Achieve business results, which may require substantial development of new processes, standards or operational plans.
• Partner with Raytheon Engineering senior leadership, Finance leadership, RTX Corporate leadership, and external partners to establish, maintain, and enforce a defined list of business preferred engineering software tools and establish business processes for leveraging this list to optimize the portfolio and provide a robust ecosystem.
• Create an annual operating plan for the engineering software portfolio and track and regularly report status of the software portfolio spend to senior leadership and finance with the ability to forecast an accurate Estimate at Completion.
• Establish a robust risk and opportunity plan and track and report on all risks and opportunities associated with the engineering software portfolio.  Establish and execute risk mitigation plans as well as opportunity capture plans in order to drive additional value into the portfolio.
• Transition the organization to a software asset management system with full visibility into the software portfolio, software entitlements, and be able to rationalize utilization/demand to the available licenses.
• Establish a catalog of all hosted engineering applications and provide a roadmap for optimizing the portfolio against business needs as well as managing obsolescence and technical debt.
• Define, implement, operate and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and key risk indicators (KRIs) metrics related to engineering software and services
• Report key risk and performance indicators and provide regular status updates to the senior leadership team
• Serve as the Product Manager for the Digital Technologies Engineering Agile Release Train.  This role works closely with the System Architect, Release Train Engineer, and Business Owners as leaders of the Agile Release Train (ART). Product Managers play a crucial role in aligning product strategy, vision, and roadmaps with customer needs and business objectives, fostering innovation and ensuring the delivery of new features.
• Responsible for creating global workforce and operating model to ensure availability of resources necessary to accomplish business results. Coaches and develops talent.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 14 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years’ experience.
• Experience leading teams in Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technology discipline.
• Experience in managing budgets and/or operating plans for technology related projects or programs.
• U.S. Citizen - U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under these programs/contracts.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and ability to communicate and influence senior executive leadership.
• Ability to communicate with senior executive leadership regarding matters of strategic importance to the organization.
• Experience leading initiatives across stakeholders in different functional organizations.
• Ability to conduct briefings to senior leaders both within and outside of the job function
• Ability to face problems and issues that are complex and multidimensional, requiring broad-based consideration of variables that impact multiple areas of the organization.
• Ability to extensively analyze problems to seek understanding of the underlying issue and root cause of the problem.
• Ability to improve upon entire processes or systems, leveraging on personal past experiences and in-depth understanding of best practices in the marketplace that may improve the competitive position of the organization.
• Ability to provide guidance and leadership to implement changes, which are transformational and have broad impact on the achievement of results for the organization.
• Ability to communicate with parties within and outside of own business unit/region and typically has responsibilities for communicating with parties external to the organization, which may include customers or vendors.
• An advanced degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 14 years of prior relevant experience
• Broad and substantive knowledge of engineering software and tools
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office products with experience in preparing presentations and presenting to executive leadership
• Ability to leverage extensive professional network to form and influence complex teams.
• Leadership experience on a development program with significant engineering scope.  Leadership responsibilities should include budgetary planning and execution
• Earned Value Management System (EVMS) certification

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 Eligibility – this role is relocation eligible if the selected applicant meets the company policy criteria. We encourage relocation if necessary to allow the individual to work onsite to forge strong relationships across the Engineering and Digital communities. The primary location preference would be McKinney, TX, but we will consider applicants who are in the Tucson, AZ or Andover/Tewksbury/Woburn, MA areas.

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 186,200 USD - 353,800 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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