LTAMDS Development Execution Chief Engineer (Onsite)

RTX • Tewksbury, MA

1d • $132,400 - $251,600 • Onsite

About The Position

The LADS SBU is seeking a Development Execution Chief Engineer (P5) to support technical execution for the LTAMDS (Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor) Development program. LTAMDS is a Raytheon franchise program delivering next-generation radar capability with 360-degree coverage to counter advanced threats, including hypersonic weapons.

Reporting to the Development Chief Engineer, this role supports the LTAMDS Sub-Strategic Business Unit Office of the Chief Engineer. The Development Execution Chief Engineer assists with daily technical oversight across design, development, and delivery of LTAMDS production units and variants, focusing on disciplined execution, issue resolution, technical coordination, and alignment with program goals. The position is based onsite in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, and includes domestic travel up to 25%; occasional international travel may be required.

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience supporting system development activities such as trade studies, requirements development, integration, testing, or production support.
• Experience driving engineering execution, including developing work plans and coordinating cross-functional activities.
• Experience leading engineering teams or task forces and supporting proposals or Estimate at Completion (EAC) activities.
• Experience managing or influencing work associated with multi-million-dollar budgets.
• Experience with development in hardware or software.
• An active and transferable Secret U.S. government-issued security clearance is required before the start date; U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a similar technical discipline.
• Ability to operate effectively in evolving and ambiguous environments, including while developing new capabilities and transitioning them into production.
• Experience with radar systems, radar subsystems, or related sensor components.
• Familiarity with formal Technical Data Package (TDP) release processes.
• Strong communication, technical writing, and presentation skills.
• Experience supporting or executing complex system design and development activities.
• Demonstrated experience across the product lifecycle, including concept, design, integration, verification, and production.
• Experience working with Department of Defense and/or commercial customers, including requirements interpretation and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to cultivate strong customer relationships to support program success.
• Experience with Engineering Risk and Opportunity management.
• A master's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Experience supporting technical dispositions related to Export/Import (EXIM).

Responsibilities

• Interface with development teams as the technical lead, understanding and driving new capability scope through the design process.
• Chair the Configuration Control Board (CCB), leading, organizing, and driving the System Change Request (SysCR) process.
• Support execution of the product vision, technical strategy, and goals to meet program and customer milestones, and assist in resolving technical conflicts.
• Ensure technical integrity and rigor across engineering execution for development efforts while meeting cost, schedule, and technical requirements.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for internal program leadership and customer engineering stakeholders as delegated by senior Chief Engineer leadership.
• Contribute technical inputs to proposals and influence product roadmaps aligned with program planning.
• Drive continuous improvement in the development environment through participation in establishing and tracking metrics.
• Coordinate technical engagement with subcontractors and partners to ensure product deliverables meet requirements.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary engineering teams in resolving production and design issues.
• Coordinate across hardware, software, and test capabilities to ensure interface integrity and design cohesion; maintain technical accountability for platform/system-of-systems integration.
• Travel domestically up to 25% to support hardware, test, supplier, and program activities; occasional international travel may be required.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is available.
• Eligible benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, an employee assistance program, the Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• Applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, subject to eligibility and program factors.

What This Job Offers

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