Senior Principal RF CCA Lead

RTX•Tucson, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. The Advanced Effector Guidance Systems (AEGS) Department within Raytheon Hardware Engineering provides Electrical Systems Engineering to develop Electronic Systems solutions for products across the Raytheon portfolio. Our core electrical engineering responsibilities include architecture, requirements, integration, and test. Our core electrical engineering technologies include RF/RADAR, Navigation/IMU/GPS, Data Link/Communication, Digital, and Power. We partner with several Electrical Product Team departments that provide the detailed design of our electrical products as well as systems teams. The AEGS Department is searching for a Senior Principal RF CCA Lead for the Ultra Electronics Product to provide technical oversight and direction for the RF subsystems (Ultra Blk1 and Ultra Blk2), responsible for the production engineering execution for Ultra RF CCAs to meet monthly Ultra Electronics Product deliveries. This lead will be responsible for monitoring the factory for RF issues and leading a multi-disciplinary team of RF SMEs, REAs and Suppliers to resolve production roadblocks. This role includes assessing obsolescence and producibility issues and driving technical approach for resolving them.

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience
Ten (10) years of experience in one or more of the following areas: RF product and subassembly design, integration, and production support
Analog, digital, and power electronics design, integration, and production support
Deconvolving high level requirements into actionable design electronics and subsystem architectures
Experience in RF sub-systems, systems engineering, requirement development, requirement validation, Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) Design, RF Test Integration (including RF Test Solutions), and/or RF Supplier Management on an effector-based product

Nice To Haves

Prior experience as a technical leader of an RF hardware design activity
Advanced degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, or related engineering degrees.
Systems engineering thought process with analytical skills background.
Highly self-motivated individual that can perform multidiscipline work
Electrical 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 to a higher level.
Able to network / influence outside of the AEGS Department with other design and production support organizations, program leadership, other engineering disciplines and Manufacturing organizations.
Interpersonal skills with the ability to interact positively with peers, suppliers, management, and customers in a production environment.
Proven experience in balancing engineering process discipline and innovation for rapid development and program success.
Experience working with missiles or similar systems.
Ability to effectively work multiple tasks and priorities.
Knowledge of mixed signal electronics.
Design and test experience in areas such as broadband/superheterodyne receiver design, cascade analysis, automatic gain control (AGC) scheduling, filter design and fabrication, circuit card assembly design and fabrication, high-speed data converter test/characterization, and high-power RF design or test.
Background in designing for manufacturability, producibility, and cost constraints, including yield and margin analysis.
Improve production yield on RF circuit cards
Able to dive into trade space between system needs and product requirements
Experience in production execution and oversight in a technical environment.
Experience managing TDP and processing IRs, CNs, and variances

Responsibilities

Provide technical oversight and leadership for an interdisciplinary team developing an RF subsystem and its component CCAs
Act as the technical interface between individual contributors and program leadership
Work in a factory lab setting to accomplish testing of circuit card assembly and its next higher assembly
Travel as required to oversee supplier activities.
Responsible for Technical, Cost, and Schedule Execution.
Be responsible for the technical integrity of RF CCAs for the Ultra Electronics Unit, including the Technical Data Package (TDP) development, validation, and integration with Test Equipment (TE)
Manage costs and schedule for the design, verification, and hardware procurement
Manage technical risk for electronics
Technical oversight of failure investigations
Support component level design and test reviews
Manage transition to production and early Production units
Raytheon has a strong culture of mentoring; it is expected that employees will be both mentors and mentees.
Collaboration with both Functional and Program higher level management.
Collaboration with Customer and Suppliers.