Principal Engineer – One Shots

RTX

23d•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 Energetics and Propulsion Department is an engineering organization in the Hardware Engineering Directorate. This Department is responsible for the full spectrum of warhead, fuzing, and propulsion designs/technology, including power systems, ignition, and all other weapon initiation safety systems technology. The department is seeking to hire a Principal Engineer - One Shots.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience. In absence of a degree, 12+ years of experience. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for additional years of experience.
Experience in development of solid propulsion systems.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Nice To Haves

Ten (10) or more years of directly related experience in propulsive technology and its application to solid or liquid, and/or mono propellant propulsion systems
Systems knowledge to assure full development of propulsion requirements and dissemination and flow down to subcomponent levels
Project engineering skills and experience using Earned Value Management System
Demonstrated success as a proposal/cost account manager as well as project/team leader
Demonstrated ability to develop and lead collaborative efforts with other technical disciplines including structural, thermal, aerodynamics and low observables
Willingness to travel, including internationally, to provide supplier support
Supplier collaboration experience and oversight generating specifications and statements of work (SOW)
Working knowledge or experience with either missile design or development, production support and integration
Experience with DoD customers and/or associated contractor executives and technical leadership

Responsibilities

Apply and/or develop advanced one shot devices technologies using scientific principles, theories and concepts implementation into products
Provide technical oversight to various subcontractors
Manage subcontract suppliers to specify and deliver required subsystem components on schedule and on budget
Frequently interface with the customer to identify user needs
Technical oversight of our power source batteries development programs
You will ensure two-way communication management; serve as the day-to-day liaison to the programs concerning resource technical assignments
Contribute to technology development roadmaps
Support failure analysis and corrective action through redesign of failed one shot device components or systems
Present one shot device design models and supporting analyses/test results to internal and customer review meetings
Support proposals requiring one shots technologies
Support development of Critical Item Development Specifications (CIDS)
Oversee fact-finding and contract negotiations
Test data reduction
Ensure technical rigor and depth of all deliverables
Must be willing to travel to suppliers and government facilities
Technical management of subcontracts on Government programs
Proposal and cost preparation, requirements definition, and one shot device subsystems analysis, test and verification; operational test support; supplier collaboration