SECURITY CLEARANCE:

None/Not Required
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.
We are seeking a Quality Proposal Specialist to serve within the Quality and Mission Assurance (QMA) Proposal and Capture team.
As a member of the QMA proposal team you will assist the QMA Proposal and Capture Manager, Program Quality Leads (PQLs) across the business, and business and program cost estimators.
This is a key QMA role and provides a fast track to learn about all the business opportunities in the pipeline and improve business acumen. Members of the QMA proposal team collaborate with functional organizations and proposal teams to ensure compelling, affordable, compliant and defendable bids. You will work at various levels of the organization and across the enterprise to generate solid bids using proposal experience, effective analytical capabilities, and communications skills. You will be involved in the entire proposal and bidding lifecycle to generate the highest quality and compliant QMA bids. You will provide QMA Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and process compliance to meet tactical and strategic goals for various types of routine as well as key and complex proposals. You will support the generation, tailoring and use of enablers, including historical program actuals, databases, compliance metrics, BOE approver authorizations, BOE templates and continuous improvement initiatives. Finally, you will assist internal programs and customer requests for information and contract negotiations.
The most successful candidates will be high-energy critical thinkers, drive innovative solutions, thrive within a fast-paced environment and treat short deadlines as a personal challenge that they are excited to meet and overcome.
As a Remote employee, you must be able to communicate effectively with teams across the enterprise and be committed to meeting proposal milestones. This role requires you to become familiar with our proposal and bidding processes and tools, become a certified BOE Developer, and integrate industry best practices through experience and research. Quality and Mission Assurance thrives within a results-based culture with a strong focus on continuous process improvement.

POSITION ROLE TYPE:

Remote
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.

What You Will Do:

• Engage with program and functional QMA partners, Estimating and Pricing personnel, and program capture teams to ensure effective QMA Bid and Proposal strategies
• Develop accurate, compliant and effective pricing to aid bids, proposals and contract negotiations
• Develop accurate, compliant and effective Basis of Estimates (BOEs)
• Ensure effective root cause analysis and corrective actions related to the QMA proposal process, including sharing of lessons learned
• Participate in the design, generation and continuous improvement of enablers, including historical program actuals databases, compliance and effectiveness metrics, BOE approver authorizations, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Drive compliance with the Quality Management System while driving continuous improvement
• High-energy, time-flexible, team-oriented player, who can occasionally work flexible hours including evenings and/or weekends (estimated to be up to 5% of the time on average)