Test Solutions Northeast Program Lead
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. 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 offers 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. Take a quick look at the area in this short video. 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. 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. Take a quick look at this short video from an independent content creator that features the Andover area and the type of work this team supports.
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 projects and teams from TE Startup to Factory Deployment
- Understand scope, factory and program needs of programs
- Drive and be involved in long range planning for capital TE
- Lead TE proposal efforts supporting the Engineering / Operations Long Range Plan
- Follow TE EAC process for 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.
Benefits
- 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
- holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
