Senior Hardware Lab Lead

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a U.S. government-issued security clearance. An active and existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one.

About the role

Raytheon's Effector Analog & Power (EAP) team is responsible for the development, from concept to integration, of Telemetry and Flight Termination products; power systems from all-up round to the lowest level power regulation; servo electronics supporting all mechanical motion in our products; and low-noise mixed-signal electronics that provide the analog-to-digital interface to our front-end sensors.

We are seeking a Senior Hardware Lab Lead to manage and implement environmental test projects, as well as oversee the day-to-day administrative functions of multiple engineering and environmental test labs. This role will focus on ensuring safety, security, and compliance in alignment with established doctrine and governance. You will be creative and innovative, possessing strong organizational, coordination, planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills. In this position, you must be able to collaborate with customers, employees, and senior leaders when implementing process and procedural changes.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction for lab users on established Lab Operating Procedures (LOP).
• Manage, coordinate, and implement Environmental Health and Safety standards.
• Ensure company and customer-owned property is properly tracked, managed, and calibrated.
• Maintain and improve the lab access list and training matrices, ensuring all personnel entering the labs are properly trained and cleared.
• Uphold company policies and practices to ensure compliance and provide a safe and secure lab environment.
• Develop, understand, and implement common lab processes, tools, templates, and metrics.
• Communicate issues and opportunities for improvement to team members and management.
• Oversee audit assessment preparation, including Engineering Lab Objective Evaluation and Factory & Lab Assessment reviews; develop corrective action plans and assist in the development of long-range objectives.
• Safeguard classified/proprietary material, hardware, and documentation.
• Adhere to the RTX Code of Conduct by exhibiting respect and ethical behavior to serve as a positive role model within the organization.

What You Will Learn

• Time management skills resulting from broad administrative management responsibilities.
• Varied horizontal and vertical communication skills.

Requirements

• Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years’ prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 3 years’ experience.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience managing safety, compliance, and processes in an Engineering or similar environment.
• Experience working directly with engineers, technicians, and leadership in an engineering lab environment.
• Mechanical and/or electrical/electronic skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with chemical handling, metrology, and property control requirements and processes.
• Experience with OSHA/NFPA industrial policies and regulations.
• Experience working directly with engineers, technicians, and leadership in the areas of safety, security, compliance, and property management.
• Experience with EHS, NISPOM, JAFAN, and Foreign Object Elimination.
• Ability to build positive, lasting relationships with customers.
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Exemplary oral communication and interpersonal/human relations skills.
• Leadership behaviors and willingness to make decisions and embrace change.
• Experience developing solutions and maintaining audit readiness procedures and goals for an organization.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term/long-term disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules (9/80 schedule: every other Friday off).
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program.
• Parental leave.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (dependent on role level and collective-bargaining agreement).

Pay

The salary range for this role is $86,800 – $165,200 USD. The salary range provided is a good-faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Schedule

9/80 schedule (every other Friday off). This is an onsite position.