Capacity Growth Office Test Architect - Onsite Tucson, AZ

RTX•Tucson, AZ

5d•$157,200 - $298,800•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon is seeking a Test Architect to support the Capacity Growth Office (CGO) Engineering organization Supplier Resilience (ESR) swim lane. The role shapes the technical vision, architecture, and long-term strategy for test approaches that influence Critical Munitions Acceleration programs. It provides enterprise-level leadership and technical integration to promote product-line consistency, sustainability, supplier readiness, and production scalability. The Test Architect partners with engineering, operations, quality, suppliers, and program leadership to define and execute scalable test strategies, processes, optimization, and factory operations for rapid production acceleration. The position is 100% onsite in Tucson, Arizona, and requires U.S. citizenship and an active, existing DoD Secret clearance after day one, as well as the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
At least 12 years of engineering experience in hardware and/or software development, production test, or test system deployment.
Experience leading technical teams or Integrated Product Teams delivering production-ready engineering solutions.
Experience architecting, developing, or sustaining production- or depot-level test capabilities.
Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
Experience preparing technical and/or cost proposals.
U.S. citizenship; only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance.
Active and existing DoD Secret clearance required after day one.

Nice To Haves

Raytheon Test Architect Certification, or commitment to become certified.
Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) certification.
Test Strategy and Architecture experience across the entire product lifecycle.
Experience with development, integration, qualification, and manufacturing operations testing.
Experience influencing engineering, operations, factory leadership, program management, suppliers, and customers.
Technical background with increasing leadership responsibility.
Experience integrating common test methods, executing test optimization or reduction strategies, or leading major test equipment programs.
Experience shaping or executing strategies to increase factory throughput or capacity.
Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to convey architectural strategies and drive cross-functional alignment.

Responsibilities

Define and own CGO-level architecture for technical progression and test approaches across product development, integration, qualification, productionization and factory stand-up, and sustainment, ensuring scalability, sustainability, commonality, and lifecycle alignment.
Lead cross-organizational technical integration to develop and execute test strategies incorporating second-source suppliers and verified-good supplied hardware.
Provide architectural guidance for modernization, optimization, and standardization, including movement from performance-based testing toward acceptance-focused, takt-aligned methodologies.
Shape test system strategies that support factory throughput goals and production ramps to higher annual rates.
Use Common Test Methods, Manufacturing Validation Test, and Design for Manufacturability to optimize testing while ensuring products meet performance requirements.
Drive development and alignment of integrated master plans and schedules for test capability deployment, ensuring predictability and interoperability.
Partner with program IPTs, SMEs, factory leadership, suppliers, and sub-tier providers to ensure architectural alignment and supply-chain readiness.
Support implementation of Design for Testability (DFT), Transition-to-Production (TTP), and early integration of common test methods into program and product architecture baselines.
Document architectural decisions, frameworks, and best practices for enterprise reuse and future program deployment.
Provide technical mentorship and thought leadership across engineering communities.

Benefits

Relocation assistance
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
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
Holidays
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.