Program Obsolescence Lead

RTX RTX · Aerospace · tucson, AZ +1 · Engineering

This role focuses on Program Obsolescence Management within the defense sector, requiring a technical understanding of electronic components and their applications. The Lead will develop and sustain obsolescence management processes, drive issue resolution through strategies like lifetime buys or alternate parts, and interface with various program disciplines and customer leadership. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in STEM, experience with obsolescence management methodologies, project management, and financial/contract management.

What you'd actually do

  1. Understand and/or generate a program statement of work (SOW) and other defined customer component application requirements.
  2. Develop and/or sustain a proactive Obsolescence Management process to deliver cost saving obsolescence mitigation strategies and solutions.
  3. Drive resolution through support or execution of lifetime buys, selections of alternate parts, redesign efforts or other mitigation strategies and will facilitate and support contract negotiations, basis of estimates, and supplier statements of work for proposal efforts.
  4. Interact with Program and customer leadership on a regular basis to communicate status of mitigation strategies.
  5. Conduct trade study analysis help identify cost effective obsolescence driven cut in points for proposed unit redesigns.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
  • 5 years of prior relevant experience
  • proactive and reactive component obsolescence management methodologies
  • data collection, analysis, and presentation skills
  • project management working with schedules, costs, and integration of stakeholder needs
  • Financial and Contract Management experience with proposals, BOE, EVMs, SOWs, CLINs and CDRLs
  • BOM (Bill of Material) development and management
  • Risk and Opportunity business case analysis

Nice to have

  • Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or other related science or engineering discipline
  • Ability to navigate multiple complex processes and tools
  • Understanding of the application of technical theories and concepts as they apply to electronic components and the parts management field
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and hierarchy definition
  • Knowledge of component failure modes by commodity
  • Knowledge of Component MIL drawings, standards, test specifications, and associated QPLs and QMLs
  • Knowledge of component selection, screening, qualification, and derating for use in military, and aerospace flight applications
  • Knowledge of analog design and analysis, general knowledge of digital circuitry and interfaces
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Capable of supporting regular customer interactions
  • Outstanding organizational, presentation and technical skills
  • Ability to multi-task and appropriately prioritize responsibilities
  • Willingness to support occasional travel

What the JD emphasized

  • U.S. citizenship is required
  • Active and existing security clearance required after day 1
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
  • STEM
  • 5 years of prior relevant experience