Principal Subsystem Engineer
About The Position
The Flight Avionics Team provides Electrical Systems Engineering to develop Guidance Electronics solutions for products across the Raytheon portfolio. Our team develops missile Guidance Electronics Hardware. Our core electrical engineering responsibilities include architecture, requirements, integration, and test. Our core electrical engineering technologies include RF/RADAR, Navigation/IMU/GPS, Digital, and Power. We partner with several Electrical Product Team departments that provide the detailed design of our electrical products as well as missile level systems teams. The Fight Avionics Team is searching for a Principal Subsystems Engineer with experience as Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL). The role of the Electrical Subsystems Lead is to manage a cross-functional and cross-discipline team of engineers through product development. The Electrical Subsystem Lead provides both technical guidance and supervision in meeting project commitment. They also manage suppliers and may lead efforts in proposal development. Work environment is primarily in an office, but may include labs, field work, or a combination. Assignments may include guiding a team through several phases of hardware systems lifecycle such as designs and analysis; architecting new electronic systems; developing and documenting subsystem requirements and test plans; peer reviews of designs as a subject matter expert; presentations to peers, management, and government customers; and root-cause failure investigations. Missile Systems has a strong culture of mentoring; it is expected that employees will be both mentors and mentees. Assignments may require supporting multiple programs. Assignments may require some travel, including foreign travel. Work within a multi-disciplined team. Collaboration with both Functional and Program higher level management. Collaboration with Customer and Suppliers.
Requirements
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience with electrical hardware development, sub-systems, systems engineering, requirement development and/or requirement validation in the areas of antennas, analog RF circuit cards, digital circuit cards. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for additional years of experience as follows: Master’s is equal to 2 years of experience, or a Ph.D. is equal to 4 years of experience.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Missile guidance electronics 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.
- Ideal candidates will also have experience in project leadership, systems engineering and architecture and have a desire to grow into a higher level.
- Experience working with missiles or similar systems.
- Experience in Earn Value Management System (EMVS) and Cost Account Management (CAM)
- Knowledge of mixed signal electronics.
- Ability to manage cross-functional teams.
- Ability to drive suppliers in meeting commitments.
- Knowledge of DOD Hardware development process (knowledge of design gates).
- Practical experience in all phases of the product development lifecycle.
- Experience in developing proposals.
- Knowledge and/or experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE)
Responsibilities
- Guiding a team through several phases of hardware systems lifecycle such as designs and analysis
- Architecting new electronic systems
- Developing and documenting subsystem requirements and test plans
- Peer reviews of designs as a subject matter expert
- Presentations to peers, management, and government customers
- Root-cause failure investigations
- Mentoring
- Supporting multiple programs
- Travel, including foreign travel
- Work within a multi-disciplined team
- Collaboration with both Functional and Program higher level management
- Collaboration with Customer and Suppliers
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- flexible work schedules
- employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- parental leave
- paid time off
- holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
