Principal Systems Engineer - SM-3 Development & Obsolescence Lead (Onsite)
About The Position
The Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SETC) organization is hiring a Principal Systems Engineer for its Effectors team in Tucson, Arizona. The role leads the Standard Missile (SM)-3 IIA Development and Obsolescence Program as part of the SM-3 family of programs. The lead engineer plans and executes obsolescence validation programs, including requirements development, hardware and software integration, and formal qualification testing as needed to qualify redesigns of Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs) and other missile components. The position leads a cross-functional, multidisciplinary engineering team working across multiple hardware configurations and coordinates with suppliers providing products and assemblies to Raytheon. The engineer manages time and resources to meet deadlines, provides technical oversight to functional leads, and may lead other engineering projects as needs arise. The role also includes coordinating project operations, planning team staffing for program commitments, communicating status to program leadership and customers, and supporting proposals, business plans, statements of work, specifications, budgets, and contract terms. This is an onsite role in Tucson, Arizona. An active, transferable U.S. government Secret security clearance is required before the start date, and U.S. citizenship is required.
Requirements
- Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
- Experience in subsystems, systems engineering, requirements development, and requirements validation.
- Experience leading a team.
- Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance required before the start date; an active existing clearance is required on day one.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Master's or Ph.D. in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or Physics.
- Demonstrated strong team and strategic leadership skills.
- Demonstrated exceptional customer focus.
- Excellent verbal communication, technical writing, and engineering presentation skills for audiences at all management levels.
- Experience with systems engineering activities involving a complex system-of-systems architecture.
- Experience developing system- and subsystem-level weapon specifications, interface design documents, and specifications for overall system architecture and performance objectives.
- Experience generating qualification plans and procedures for hardware and software.
- Experience working with Computer-in-the-Loop/Hardware-in-the-Loop systems.
- Experience working on SM-3.
- Experience in a team-leader or similar task-leadership role.
Responsibilities
- Lead a multidisciplinary team in an engineering environment.
- Plan and execute obsolescence validation programs, including requirements development, hardware/software integration, and formal qualification testing as needed.
- Lead work to qualify obsolescence redesigns of Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs) and other missile components.
- Follow established processes and procedures and recommend changes when appropriate.
- Oversee and coordinate the administrative and operational aspects of ongoing projects within program guidelines.
- Provide technical oversight and direction to functional leads within the Integrated Product Team (IPT).
- Plan ahead for program needs to ensure the team is adequately staffed to meet IPT commitments.
- Manage time and resources to meet assigned deadlines and lead other engineering projects as needed.
- Lead a cross-functional team working across multiple hardware configurations and interface with suppliers providing products and assemblies to Raytheon.
- Present project status to program leadership and customers.
- Coordinate preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal statements of work, specifications, operating budgets, and contract financial terms and conditions.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance is available to eligible candidates.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Short-term disability coverage.
- Long-term disability coverage.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Employee assistance program.
- Employee Scholar Program.
- Parental leave.
- Paid time off.
- Holidays.
- Applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation; payments are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
