AMRAAM® Production Engineering All-Up-Round (AUR) Integration Product Team Lead (IPTL)

RTX • Tucson, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Raytheon’s Air & Space Defense Systems (ASDS) strategic business unit (SBU) specializes in multi-integrated air and missile defense, advanced sensors, space-based systems, hypersonics, effectors and cyber solutions. Focused on program execution, business growth and the highest level of customer satisfaction, the ASDS team provides customers with unmatched capabilities of detection and sensing, command and control, and air-to-air, air-to-surface, and surface-to-air munitions to accomplish air, space and missile defense missions. The ASDS SBU Engineering Execution Team is looking for a Senior Principal Engineer to perform as an Integrated Product Team Lead for the AMRAAM® Production Engineering program. This position involves leading a team of multi-discipline engineers, providing technical oversight, managing multiple suppliers, safety significant items, test equipment and stakeholders to support AMRAAM® production. In this role, you will support the predictable delivery of the sub-system with the opportunity to identify and drive improvements to process. You will have a direct impact on the top-level factory for a $1B per year program. This is an onsite role located in Tucson, AZ.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years of relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
• Experience with the functionalities of Test Systems Engineering or equivalent Engineering experience for both hardware and test software development, integration, verification, validation, and maintenance activities within production, manufacturing, product qualification environments.
• Experience with program management tools such as EVMS, Integrated Master Plan (IMP), Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), and Risk and Opportunity Management.
• Experience with budget, schedule, Estimate at Complete (EAC) process, and financial performance report generation with Test Systems Engineering or equivalent Engineering programs.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in failure investigations.
• Familiarity with CREO, cPDM, and analysis tools.
• Understanding of TE product development cycle.
• EVMS certification, Program Management certification, or equivalent to Raytheon PM Level 6 certification
• Experience collaborating with program office, cross-functional teams, and internal/external customers.
• Strong influential communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to present analytic and performance results from program to functional leadership.
• Experience in small/medium program execution
• Demonstrate understanding of engineering development, transition to production, production, and maintenance.
• Experience with BOE development.

Responsibilities

• Manage a cross-functional team of up to 12 members including electrical and mechanical Responsible Engineering Authorities (REAs), test equipment engineers, and Configuration Management.
• Update, maintain, and improve technical documentation for prime hardware and test equipment.
• Lead and support TE design verification testing / data collection, prove-in activities and sustainment and maintenance while ensuring technical rigor.
• Analyze data related to factory test equipment, throughput and yield and make recommendations for their improvement.
• Lead major Failure Investigations on safety significant items
• Interface with program and factory chief engineers to ensure engineering alignment with constraints, improvements, and routine changes.
• Partner with Value Stream Managers (VSM) and Value Stream Leads (VSL) to ensure factory has the program support needed to maintain desired production throughput and yield rates.
• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SME), Product Test Engineers (PTE), and Manufacturing Engineers (ME) to ensure they are working in lockstep with your REA team members.
• Communicate with suppliers and travel when necessary to support critical constraints and important reviews.
• Manage material and labor budgets for the Integrated Product Team (IPT) and report deviations weekly in front of peers and Program Manager (PM).
• Maintain a project tracking system, holding REAs accountable for their projects and reviewing list a minimum of once per week with each REA.
• Innovate to create improvement projects improving throughput and yield across multiple factories including Andover CCA factory and Tucson RF/EI factory.
• Recognize REAs on team amongst their peers and leadership for project wins and excellence.
• Execute qualification efforts.
• Manage and execute Scope Board Projects.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior