Vision Systems - Program Chief Engineer

RTX•Goleta, CA

4d•$145,600 - $276,800•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon Vision Systems is seeking a Program Chief Engineer to shape and lead the technical execution of our Tactical and Transition programs. The Program Chief Engineer is the single engineering leadership point of contact responsible for the engineering execution of a program(s). The Program Chief Engineer will work with the Portfolio Chief Engineer, Technical Director, Engineering Director and Program Managers to establish and manage the program vision, strategy, and goals. The Program Chief Engineer is a key participant in establishing a technical baseline, setting program vision, strategy and goals, and proposal development. The Program Chief Engineer is also the primary directorate technical point of contact with the customer’s senior technical and programmatic counterparts. This position is located onsite in Goleta, California.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline (preferably Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or Physics)
10+ years of relevant systems engineering experience in EO/IR system development: focal plane arrays, ROICs, optics, cryogenic systems, sensor calibration, and data paths
Experience as a Technical Lead for complex electro-optical or sensing systems
Program design reviews, integration & test, verification/validation, and readiness reviews.
EVMS, risk management, and technical metrics; ability to balance performance/cost/schedule
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

Experience with environmental/qualification testing reliability, and manufacturability
Familiarity with cryocoolers, vacuum packaging, microelectronics assembly, and precision opto-mechanical design
Proposal leadership (SOW/BOE development), WBS planning, staffing forecasts, and cost-volume authorship
Ability to mentor and develop technical leads, IPT owners, and early‑career engineers

Responsibilities

Ensure successful end‑to‑end technical execution, meeting performance, cost, schedule, and risk objectives across the program lifecycle
Define program technical risk posture and deliver balanced, technically sound risk-mitigation strategies
Own the system architecture, technical baseline, requirements, and interface control documents (ICDs)
Lead technical trade studies, modeling/simulation, flow-downs, verification/validation strategies, and test plans
Ensure technical integrity and compliance to performance, cost, schedule, and manufacturability objectives
Drive technical risk/opportunity management, performance parameter tracking, and corrective actions using EVMS data