Senior Principal Excalibur SEI&T IPT Lead (Onsite)

RTX • Tucson, AZ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Excalibur’s Guidance Electronics Assembly (GEA) 2.0 program is seeking a Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEI&T) Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead. The role covers a broad range of engineering disciplines including Integration and Verification (I&V), Systems Engineering, Hardware in the Loop (HWIL), Cyber Security, Safety, and Reliability. The program has completed its initial design, Proof of Design (POD), and is starting its integration and testing efforts of it. Accordingly, the need for I&V experience will be central to the role in guiding teams and mentoring their members in their daily activities. Under the current contract, POD will be followed by a Proof Of Manufacturing (POM) phase before a separate qualification contract is awarded. GEA 2.0 utilizes Earned Value (EV) to monitor progress and measure performance. The SEI&T IPT lead will complete CAM responsibilities for the IPT to report its EV. This is an onsite position based in Tucson, AZ. The selected candidate will be assigned to the Land and Air Defense Systems strategic business unit.

Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of ten (10) years of prior relevant experience
• Program Manager Certification level six (6) or ability to obtain within the first year in the role.
• Prior leadership of I&V, Systems, or equivalent technical teams developing requirements and their methods for verification.
• Experience in conducting technical and programmatic reviews, such as Critical Design, Systems Requirements, and Estimate At Completion reviews.
• Experience in performing Risk & Opportunity management.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued SECRET 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

• Experience collaborating across engineering disciplines to achieve program milestones
• Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, and allocate team tasks
• Strong communications skills for working with program leadership and internal/external customers
• Capable of conducting trade studies and analyses, and guiding their influence in program decisions
• Knowledge of projectile programs, and development and test of electrical subsystems
• Experience planning Design Verification Test (DVT), Highly Accelerated Life Test (HALT), Live Battery Test (LBT), and van/mobile tests
• Experience with requirements development, their ongoing management, and DOORS
• Experience in architecture development and/or maintenance for application to ConOps, System, and System of System (SoS) analyses
• Experience managing and/or maintaining specifications, Interface Control Documents (ICD), and Test Requirement Documents (TRD)
• Working knowledge of configuration management tools and documentation control processes

Responsibilities

• You will provide technical leadership for a cross-disciplined engineering team with an emphasis in the areas of I&V and Systems
• You will be responsible for cost and schedule including Earned Value management and reporting.
• You will conduct and organize technical reviews
• You will communicate to program and functional leadership to provide status, accomplishments, issues, and help needed
• You will interact with Program Leadership and Technical SMEs to define the execution path and form consensus on technical decisions.
• You will provide guidance and mentoring to team members

Benefits

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance is available.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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, and holidays.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level