Digital Engineering Initiatives Lead, Director

RTX•Marlborough, MA

5d•Hybrid

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 is seeking a highly motivated Digital Engineering Initiatives Lead (Director) to drive transformation within our Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) Center. This role will be responsible for advancing Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Digital Engineering (DE) capabilities across both proposal and program execution environment, ensuring alignment with evolving Department of War (DoW) requirements. The ideal candidate will work with cross-functional leadership teams and lead both strategic and tactical digitally-enabled transformation where programs execute using standard work and standard environment, engineering teams consume and contribute data seamlessly, and decision-makers have real time insight into system maturity, compliance, cost and risk. The selected individual will own the DE SE&TC Improvement Target and report status on a monthly cadence to SE&TC Engineering Leadership. The role will also include engagement in other initiatives across SE&TC and in support of annual improvement targets, as well as developing DE/MBSE staff competency and training roadmap.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience.
Experience with applying and scaling MBSE/DE on programs
Experience with project and/or program management and technical execution .
Experience leading multi-disciplined efforts
Experience developing proposals/bids and/or writing technical volume, including generation of cost/technical Basis of Estimates
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Nice To Haves

Commanding knowledge of DE and MBSE customer directives, especially applied experience operating in operational deployment of key digital capabilities
Experience leading large initiatives with impact spanning multiple programs.
Strong executive presence including excellent interpersonal & communication skills
Experience in financial planning and budgeting, as well as experience assessing and managing risk
Able to network/influence both internal and externally to Engineering
Past management experience working with all levels of management including an engineering leadership team, business area managers/executives within the corporation

Responsibilities

Lead deployment of Digital Engineering Strategy and Execution, including alignment of engineering practices with DoW and customer specific digital requirements.
Support both capture/proposal activities and program execution with Integrated Digital Solutions
Define, implement, and govern standardized digital engineering workflows, processes, program startup capabilities and enablers, including standard deployment strategies across Closed Spaces
Define and track key performance indicators and measure productivity based on standard deployments aimed at program standardization
Work across Engineering, SBU and cross-functional leadership and execution teams aimed at standardization of digital processes and technologies
Work with SE&TC Center Leadership to mature model-based training and execution on programs, including new emerging requirements such as SysMLv2 and AI for MBSE
Periodic reporting of status for SE&TC and other DE initiatives status, including accomplishments, measurable improvements, and learnings from the pilot programs to the Engineering Leadership Team