About The Position

Raytheon is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer, Mission Assurance and Product Safety (MAPS) for its Air & Space Defense Systems (ASDS) Strategic Business Unit. MAPS is part of the Raytheon Office of the Chief Engineer organization. In this role, the engineer partners with program managers, chief engineers, quality leads, and other cross-functional stakeholders to meet customer needs and protect the Raytheon brand. The position ensures delivered products and services meet customer and Raytheon requirements, identifies and documents technical and programmatic risks, supports independent assessment of system and mission readiness, and builds program relationships for future alignment. This is a hybrid role available within commuting distance of Raytheon locations in Tucson, Arizona; Richardson, Texas; Andover or Woburn, Massachusetts; El Segundo, California; or Aurora, Colorado. The position requires on-site work and up to 20% travel as needed. An active, transferable U.S. government Secret security clearance is required before starting, and U.S. citizenship is required.

Requirements

  • Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and at least 10 years of relevant experience, unless prohibited by local laws or regulations.
  • Experience with system development and design, requirements development and management, verification, system integration and test, and production.
  • Experience with root cause and corrective action methodologies.
  • Experience with quality systems, ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9102, and/or quality sciences or statistical analysis processes and tools.
  • Experience leading groups or teams.
  • Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance required before the start date.
  • U.S. citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

  • Excellent communication, technical writing, oral presentation, and interpersonal skills.
  • Proven ability to develop effective customer relationships.
  • Experience interfacing and communicating with all levels within an organization.
  • Ability to technically interface with various engineering disciplines.
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment and apply decision-making skills.
  • Experience in risk and opportunity management.
  • Familiarity with the ASDS SBU portfolio of products and programs.
  • Raytheon CORE qualification or demonstrated skill.

Responsibilities

  • Partner proactively with stakeholders across the SBU and business to identify and minimize risks to the Raytheon brand and customer mission.
  • Provide process governance and root cause and corrective action rigor for failure investigations and escalated Failure Review Boards across the SBU.
  • Lead escalated risk characterization and disposition across the SBU through the Mission Assurance Board process.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to resolve multi-program disruptions affecting the business.
  • Promote product safety best practices and reduce safety risk through participation in Engineering Safety Review Boards.
  • Support independent gate reviews, Test Readiness Reviews, Consent to Ship reviews, and Hardware Readiness Reviews.
  • Work on-site and travel up to 20%, as required.

Benefits

  • Relocation eligibility.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Life insurance.
  • Short-term and long-term disability.
  • 401(k) match.
  • Flexible spending accounts.
  • Flexible work schedules.
  • Employee assistance program.
  • Employee Scholar Program.
  • Parental leave.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
  • Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, subject to eligibility and applicable factors.
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