Lab Lead

RTX•Mckinney, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Raytheon Engineering designs, produces, and builds new technologies and enhances existing capabilities to solve our customer's most complex challenges. The Apertures and Radio Frequency Department is a team of engineers responsible for electrical design and development of RF products within Raytheon. Our charter is to provide expertise in sub-systems engineering, RF and radome design, digital apertures, antenna ranges and module test. The Lab Lead shall ensure lab personnel operate to standard lab run rules and applicable RF & Microelectronics policies within the lab, ensuring compliance with Safety, Quality controls, 6S, FOD/FOE, Equipment Calibration, Raytheon Property controls, ESD controls, Housekeeping, Shelf-life Controls, Preventative Maintenance, and Ergonomics. This position is an onsite role, located in McKinney, TX.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 5 years of prior relevant experience to include any combination of the following.
Experience in an engineering lab environment area overseeing or implementing safety, security, compliance and/or property management.
Experience with coordination and implementation of Environmental Health Safety and Sustainment
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.

Nice To Haves

Strong mechanical and/or electrical/electronic skills
Experience with OSHA/NFPA industrial policies and regulations
Experience with working directly with engineers, technicians and leadership in an engineering lab environment in the areas of safety, security, compliance and property management
Experience with EHS, NISPOM, JAFAN and Foreign Object Elimination
Ability to organize and track Capital and Expense assets
Ability to build positive, lasting relationships with customers
Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Responsibilities

Lab Operating Procedure (LOP) Management; provide direction for lab users on established policies
Management coordination and implementation of Environmental Health Safety and Sustainment
Property & Metrology Management including maintenance of equipment service contracts and ongoing equipment repairs
Perform cost analysis, ensure task completion within approved budgets
Perform lab purchase requests through SAP, SRM, and Vallen, while providing process support to Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Oversee audit/assessment preparation.
Overseeing Engineering Lab Objective Evaluation and Voluntary Protection Program; develop corrective action plans and assist in the development of long-range objectives, including engineering customer goals
Safeguarding of classified/proprietary material, hardware, and documentation, utilizing defense material/property under Export Administration Regulations
Develop and implement communication plans, providing consulting support to functional and engineering customer management
Work to influence stakeholders within and outside responsible areas at an operational level regarding policies, practices, and procedures
Work autonomously with limited oversight; provide professional input, guidance, and problem solving