Test Equipment Program Lead

RTX•Andover, MA

3d•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Test Equipment Program Lead with at least eight (8) years of hardware engineering experience. If you enjoy working in hands-on multidisciplinary teams, the Sensor Test Solutions Center (TS) in hearing from you! This position is 100% on site in Andover, MA. Andover and Tewksbury offer a great mix of career opportunities and quality of life — minutes away from Boston’s tech scene while still giving you a comfortable, suburban environment. The North Shore of Boston is an area known for great schools, safe neighborhoods, and easy access to beaches, mountains, and city life. In this role, you’ll work on mission‑critical technologies with experienced engineers, with strong long‑term stability and advancement potential. The Test Solutions (TS) Center within the Hardware Engineering Discipline is a multi-discipline organization responsible for developing Production and Engineering test equipment (TE) solutions for all Raytheon products. We are hands-on designers using the latest technologies and tools to integrate state-of-the-art test solutions. TS products are utilized in engineering labs, foreign and domestic depots, and in production testing environments utilized for tactical products. TS has work opportunities across all phases of the engineering lifecycle, including demonstrations, early engineering tests, design verification tests, production, and post-production sustainment. The Test Solutions Center seeks a Test Equipment Program Lead to oversee multiple project teams who are responsible for the execution of capital TE scope. Capital Execution Leaders are responsible for all elements of capital TE scope through all lifecycles, budget, metrics and Estimates At Completion (EACs). The selected candidate will support and drive the development of capital execution rigor and long-range planning for engineering and operations capital. You will establish meaningful and measurable goals and communicate effectively with your team to ensure alignment with the department and directorate.

Requirements

Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience in leading mid- to large-sized teams technical projects
Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM), and baselining Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) of projects
Experience with bidding proposals and long-range planning
Active or ability to obtain a Secret Clearance
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Program Configuration Management principles and tools such as IMS, PMX tools, or tracking books
Knowledge of business and program improvements through process improvement methodologies
Experience supporting technical issue resolution, and mentoring early career staff members, or managing project teams of various sizes

Responsibilities

Lead multiple capital projects and teams from TE Startup to Factory Deployment
Understand scope, factory and program needs of capital programs
Drive and be involved in long range planning for capital TE
Lead capital TE proposal efforts supporting the Engineering / Operations Long Range Plan
Follow TS EAC process for capital scope execution and metric generation
Lead by example, adhere to, and ensure alignment with Raytheon values and behaviors
Collaborate with multi-discipline teams in the operation, testing, and troubleshooting of systems
Provide independent business health checks by evaluating capital execution metrics
Involvement in TS Center initiatives
Interact with Program Managers, Chief Engineers, Cross Product Team (CPT) / Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads, as well as other functional management to drive results to achieve program and business unit objectives.