Principal Radar Power Lead

RTX•Mckinney, TX

6d•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 Multi-Product Power & Digital (MPD) department designs FPGAs, circuit cards, and electronics subassemblies for a range of products including missiles/effectors, radars, and electronic warfare systems. The team leverages digital, analog, and power design skills to provide support throughout the product lifecycle from architecture and design through production and sustainment. We are currently seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer, with strong technical leadership ability, to function as the Radar Power Lead for a product line of ground-based radar systems. The Radar Power Lead will join the Multi-Function Radio Frequency System (MFRFS) Engineering team in McKinney, TX and have product responsibility for multiple variants of the radar AC to DC and DC to DC power distribution solutions. This is an onsite role, in McKinney, TX.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience
Technical leadership experience, including the ability to lead the resolution of tough technical challenges
Electrical hardware design and development experience including design standard adherence
Experience with production of new and/or significantly evolved power sub-assemblies
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Nice To Haves

One or more advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major.
Specific experience with the design, development, and production of complex military electronics subsystems
Broad-based technical background with the ability to lead complex technical projects
Ability to maintain high performance in a highly dynamic, team-based environment
Ability to assimilate inputs from multiple sources and derive design and operational requirements
Experience with performing circuit card assembly-level power architecture trades, and/or with system-level power architecture trades.
Experience with development of power converter specifications.
Design considerations for voltages > 400V and/or power > 10kW.
Three-phase power systems, power factor control, and inverter/rectifier development.
Military standard power specifications.
Understanding of CCA design and manufacturing
Subcontract Management
Collaborating with Global Supply Chain and Mission Assurance to identify and resolve supplier quality, lead time, and manufacturability issues
Proposal writing including cost estimation
Earned Value Management System (EVMS) / Control Account Manager Certified
Developing and maintaining complex integrated master schedules

Responsibilities

Primary technical point of contact and responsible engineer for development, production and sustainment activities for power solutions within the MFRFS Product Line
Provide recommendations to the chief engineer on design improvements, technical risks and benefits, and overall technical maturation of product line power solutions
Drive execution to resolution of technical issues associated with power sub-assemblies
Work with the production factory team to understand the power sub-assembly build process and to assist in the optimization of the process, especially engineering-specific areas
Work with the cross-functional design team to complete development and integration of the next generation power solutions
Lead the investigation of potential alternative power sources that differ from the current Army customer (e.g., Navy, Air Force, or other location AC Power inputs)
Support the sustainment team and assist subject matter experts in the evaluation of repaired units to return to the field
Planning and coordinating hardware design efforts