Principal Avionics Deputy Lead

RTX•Tucson, AZ

47d•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. The Advanced Effector Guidance Systems (AEGS) Department within Raytheon Hardware Engineering provides Electrical Systems Engineering to develop Electronic Systems solutions for products across the Raytheon portfolio. Our core electrical engineering responsibilities include architecture, requirements, integration, and test. Our core electrical engineering technologies include RF/RADAR, Navigation/IMU/GPS, Data Links / Communication, Digital, and Power. We partner with several Electrical Product Team departments that provide the detailed design of our electrical products as well as systems teams. The AEGS Department is searching for a Principal Avionics Deputy Lead with experience leading large complex teams, conducting trade studies, defining interfaces in multiple domains (Hardware and Software), and materializing conceptual designs that integrate into a system of systems. The role of the Avionics Deputy Lead is to assist the Avionics Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) in providing both technical guidance and supervision in meeting project commitment. They also manage suppliers and may lead efforts in proposal development.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years experience in one or more of the following areas: RF product and subassembly design, integration, and production support Analog, digital, and power electronics design, integration, and production support
Experience in Earn Value Management System (EVMS) and Cost Account Management (CAM)
Active and transferable U.S. government issued Top 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

Advanced degrees in engineering, mathematics, physics, or related engineering degree.
10+ years of professional experience in hardware design, development, and or test of defense-related components or systems
Bachelor of Science or master’s degree in electrical engineering
2+ Years of experience as a CAM
Proposal Experience including writing Basis of Estimates (BOE’s) and providing material estimating inputs
Managing Suppliers and/or remote teams
Systems engineering thought process with analytical skills background.
Highly self-motivated individual that can perform multidiscipline work
Electrical subsystems typically contain antennas, analog RF circuit cards, digital circuit cards, and configurable logic so the ideal candidate will have a background in designing and troubleshooting of one or more of these components.
Able to network / influence outside of the Department with other design and production support organizations, program leadership, other engineering disciplines and Manufacturing organizations.
Interpersonal skills with the ability to interact positively with peers, suppliers, management, and customers in a production environment.
Proven experience in balancing engineering process discipline and innovation for rapid development and program success.
Experience working with missiles or similar systems.
Ability to effectively work multiple tasks and priorities.
Knowledge of mixed signal electronics.
Practical experience in all phases of the product development lifecycle.
Experience leading large, complex trade studies

Responsibilities

Assist with the execution of Avionics by leading a multi-discipline team of engineers to design, develop, integrate, and test avionics hardware within the Advanced Technologies area
Be responsible for the Earn Value Management System (EVMS) and Cost Account Management (CAM) for several accounts
Assist with the management of the technical risk
Support failure investigations
Work with the development team collaboratively to ensure alignment of changes