Sr. Principal Systems Engineer, Sustainment Tech Lead Onsite

RTX•Woburn, MA

38d•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world’s 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. Raytheon’s Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) Surface Radars & Sensors Center is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join our team Systems Integration & Test Long Range Radars Department within the Systems Engineering & Test Capabilities Directorate who will support X-Band Radar technology. The Radar Systems Engineer will be the primary point-of-contact for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) deployed radars. The SI&T Sustaining Engineering Technical Lead will be the primary SI&T interface to the customer community, program management, the integrated product team (IPT), the chief engineer and other stakeholders. The individual in this role leads a small team of Radar Systems Engineers in their analysis, reporting of radar performance, and development of troubleshooting and corrective action plans for a range of issues including mechanical, electrical, microwave, software and cyber security.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience.
Experience with MATLAB, Python, C/C++, Linux, Unix, shell scripting and/or other programming languages.
Experience with systems engineering, radar data analysis, integration, verification, validation and/or system testing.
Experience with electronic schematics and/or diagrams.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with X-Band radar technology radar hardware and software.
Experience with DoD or similar major programs throughout the product lifecycle.
Experience working on international programs.
Experience in management of engineering teams.
5+ years in technical and program leadership positions (IPT Lead, CPT Lead, Project Manager, Systems Lead, Test Director, etc.).

Responsibilities

Manage the execution of all scope of work assigned to the radar sustaining engineering teams, determine the allocation of personnel within the team to perform that work, and review and approve any SI&T deliverables before delivery to the customer.
Support program growth through the deployment and continuous improvement of people, processes, and tools.
Lead internal status meetings with systems and site engineers and develop weekly technical status and issue reports.
Support maintenance event planning with site team, Logistics, and Maintenance planning.
Provide guidance to systems and site engineers in development of fault isolation procedures, identification of root cause, and implementation of candidate corrective actions.
Interact with Program Managers, Business Development, Directorate Managers, and Business Area VPs to achieve business objectives.