Patriot Capital Test Execution Lead - Onsite Andover, MA

RTX•Andover, MA

1d•$157,200 - $298,800•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Patriot GEMT / Ground Capital Test Execution Lead responsible for leading the execution, deployment, sustainment, and modernization of approximately $100M in critical factory test capital supporting Patriot production. The position reports into Test Solutions within the Hardware Engineering Discipline in Raytheon Engineering. This role provides strategic and tactical leadership across engineering, programs, operations, and factories to ensure production‑ready test capability keeps pace with accelerating Patriot build rates. The Patriot franchise is undergoing rapid production acceleration, requiring coordinated planning, capital deployment, and test readiness aligned with factory throughput goals. The GEMT / Ground Capital Test Execution Lead ensures that test systems remain qualified, capable, and available to support rate increases (e.g., path to 50 and 100 systems per year). The position focuses on test system execution and delivery, partnering with program leadership, engineering teams, factory stakeholders, and operations to ensure timely deployment, modernization, and sustainment of the test architecture. This role is critical to preventing bottlenecks, maintaining test readiness, and ensuring uninterrupted product flow across multiple domestic and international Patriot contracts. This role supports both legacy GEMT test systems and emerging next‑generation platforms, ensuring that mature equipment remains reliable while new test capabilities are developed, qualified, and deployed into production.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience
Minimum ten (10) years experience with hardware and/or software design, development, or production
Minimum of four (4) years of experience developing, deploying, or sustaining production or depot‑level test capabilities
Leadership experience (e.g., CPT Lead, Program Technical Lead, Section Lead, or similar) and leading engineering or cross‑functional teams responsible for delivery, performance, or production‑ready solutions
Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) or certification
Experience developing and/or assessing technical or cost proposals
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

Broad technical background with demonstrated progression of engineering or technical leadership responsibilities
Communication skills with ability to influence cross‑functional stakeholders and present strategy, cost, and schedule impacts
Experience leading multi‑discipline teams across factories, programs, and engineering functions
Experience in DoD production environments, including HW/SW development or test deployment for complex defense systems
Experience driving alignment across production lines, factory areas, and development teams to support rate increases
Experience with Patriot system and test architecture, including understanding of key assemblies, functional interfaces, and requirements that drive production and acceptance testing

Responsibilities

Lead execution, deployment, sustainment, and modernization of Patriot GEMT and ground test systems supporting factory production rate increases
Oversee and manage approximately $100M in factory test capital, ensuring sequencing, prioritization, and on‑time delivery of test equipment
Drive modernization and sustainment strategies for critical legacy GEMT test equipment while transitioning toward newer, more scalable test platforms
Ensure test readiness for production ramps by aligning capital deployment plans with near‑term factory milestones
Partner with program leaders, IPTs, and engineering to ensure Design for Testability (DFT) and Transition to Production (TTP) requirements are integrated early
Direct multi‑discipline teams delivering hardware, software, fixturing, and integration for production test capabilities
Collaborate with factory leadership on readiness, test process improvements, and capacity‑driven initiatives