Principal Mechanical Engineer – Hardware Lead

RTX

8d•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 Airframes Department within Raytheon Hardware Engineering provides Mechanical Engineering support to develop solutions for products across the Raytheon portfolio. Our core mechanical engineering responsibilities include requirements/conceptual development, design, integration, and test support. We partner with several Mechanical Product Team departments to provide full system solutions. For an integration and demonstration effort, the Advanced Airframes Department is seeking a Principal Team Lead with experience in mechanical design, team leadership, Earned Value Management, hardware integration, and flight test support. Additionally, the individual will support a parallel development/fabrication contract as the deputy Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) to assist the IPTL in providing both technical guidance and supervision in meeting project commitments during the development phase.

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor’s in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 7 years of prior relevant experience
7 years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Mechanical product and/or subassembly design, integration, and/or production support
A minimum of 1 year of experience in Earned Value Management (EVMS) and Cost Account Management (CAM) of full EVM (IMS baselining, Baseline Change Requests, Variance Narratives, etc.)
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.
8+ 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 mechanical or aerospace engineering
2+ Years of experience as a CAM
Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and drawing practices and interpretation for mechanical hardware
Proposal Experience including writing Basis of Estimates (BOE’s) and providing material estimating inputs
Experience Managing Suppliers
Highly self-motivated individual that can perform multidiscipline work
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.
Experience working with missiles or similar systems, particularly in the Alternative Missions and Space environment
Experience leading teams and managing resources (cost, people, and schedule) and delegating tasks and holding others accountable, with or without Earned Value Management (EVM) experience
Experience with effective communication (written and verbal) during collaboration with others to document design decisions and results, to perform trade studies, and to communicate to program leadership and customers through presentations and reports.
Demonstrated collaboration with cross-disciplined teams, using trust, respect, and innovation to drive results towards a shared vision.
Experience working with quick-turn fabrication houses to develop mass mockup hardware

Responsibilities

Assist the development-phase IPTL with the execution of the Mechanical development effort by leading a team of engineers to design, develop, integrate, and test mechanical hardware within the Advanced Technologies area
In parallel with the above role, for a related integration and demonstration contract, lead the cross-discipline (Avionics, Sensor, Mechanical) hardware team’s contributions through planning and execution of the hardware team’s contribution to this phase
Work independently, under limited supervision, and act in a project leadership role, often requires the ability to delegate and review the work of others.
Own the Earn Value Management System (EVMS) and Cost Account Management (CAM) for several accounts across multiple contracts
Assist with the management of mechanical risk and opportunities
Support failure investigations as required
Collaborate with both Functional and Program higher level management.
Collaborate with Customer and Suppliers