Senior Principal Systems Engineer, Deputy CPT Team Lead

RTX • Woburn, MA

19h • 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. Raytheon’s Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) is seeking a Deputy Systems Integration & Test (SI&T) Cross-Product Team (CPT) Lead within the Upper Tier Missile Defense (UTMD) Product Area. You will be a self-motivated, passionate leader who collaboratively works with the UTMD SI&T CPT Lead. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving execution and efficient engineering practices across development, production, and sustainment programs for X-Band Radars and reports directly to the UTMD SI&T CPT Lead. This role requires strong technical expertise and engineering leadership skills to drive the integration, test, and sustainment of world-class missile defense systems. Every day will bring new challenges, requiring you to reprioritize your focus, collaborate across disciplines, and find the path forward to meeting our customers’ needs. Even an experienced engineering lead from a smaller team would find multiple areas for career growth in this role and discover something new every day.

Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with systems engineering, system integration, system verification, and/or system test.
• Experience with technical and/or functional leadership.
• Experience with Cost Account Management (CAM), Integrated Master Plan (IMP)/ Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Risk and Opportunity Management, and/or bids/proposals.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Integrated Master Plan (IMP) / Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), and/or Risk and Opportunity Management.
• Program Manager Level 6 certified with experience communicating and negotiating with multiple internal/external stakeholders.
• Experience working in an integration lab, test facility, or in the field supporting integration and/or verification of RF systems while also managing various tasks, requirements, and commitments.
• Experience with proposals and bidding processes, developing staffing plans, identifying staffing assignments, and creating/using metrics to inform data driven decisions.
• Experience with DoD or similar major programs throughout the product lifecycle including compliance with DoD technology release and export licensing policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide team (team size>150 engineers) direction, manage through uncertain/changing priorities, and guide engineering sub-team leads to make plans and engineering decisions.
• Manage/monitor the execution of work scope, determine team staffing allocations, and provide feedback on team execution.
• Coordinate across organizational disciplines and functions to identify team/work issues, resolve roadblocks and ensure completion of team objectives.
• Lead development and reporting of proposal costing efforts and develop, manage and refine functional metrics.
• Support program execution and growth through continuous improvement of people, processes, and tools.
• Develop a team capable of delivering integration plans, integration information sheets, test plans, verification items, analysis scripts, test procedures, and test reports.
• Occasional local and non-local travel.

Benefits

• 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.
• Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
• 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.
• Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

What This Job Offers

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