Section Lead – Energetics & Propulsion

About the role

The Energetics and Propulsion Department is an engineering organization in the Hardwar Engineering (HE) Directorate. This Department is responsible for the full spectrum of warhead, fuzing, and propulsion designs/technology, including power systems, ignition, and all other weapon initiation safety systems technology. The department is seeking to hire a Section Lead – Energetics & Propulsion.

Responsibilities

• Develop architectures, top level design concepts, requirements, and manage development efforts for a variety of energetic and/or propulsion systems
• Provide direct line management for a team of engineers
• Support the design, development, and integration of Energetics and Propulsion systems
• Contribute to Bid and Proposal efforts
• Manage career and performance development, mentoring, training, tool and process improvement, resource allocation, and championing the use of established procedures and work instructions
• Serve as a liaison to programs, ensuring technical, cost, and schedule performance
• Oversee section member assignments, performance, and recognition
• Partner with the E&P Chief Technologist, Department Leader, and Technical Fellows to ensure adequate resources are assigned to programs under section oversight to meet Raytheon priorities and commitments
• Provide technical guidance and act as a mentor to their staff
• Make technical presentations and establish customer relationships

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) or related degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience OR an Advanced degree and 5 years of relevant experience
• 8 years of experience in Energetics & Propulsion engineering or related
• The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree
• 10 plus years of directly related experience in various Energetic & Propulsion subsystems design, development, and test
• Demonstrated success as an engineering team leader on programs across product life cycles including development, critical design, and integration and qualification
• Experience in working with and managing suppliers
• Willingness to travel, up to 50%, including international, to provide supplier support
• Supplier collaboration experience and oversight generating specifications and statements of work (SOW)
• Experience in business development and technology road mapping
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities
• Experience in missile design or development, production support and integration
• Active Secret or Top Secret Clearance (Department of Defense)

Skills

• Technical presentation skills
• Customer relationship management
• Leadership and mentoring
• Resource management
• Tool and process improvement
• Supplier collaboration
• Business development
• Technology road mapping

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
• Paid time off
• Holidays