Senior Principal Guidance Section (GS) Technical Lead

About the role

The Flight Avionics Department within Raytheon Hardware Engineering provides Electrical Systems Engineering to develop Electronic Systems solutions for products across the Raytheon portfolio. Our core electrical engineering responsibilities include architecture, requirements, integration, and test. Our core electrical engineering technologies include RF/RADAR, Navigation/IMU/GPS, Digital, and Power.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the technical integrity of the GS, including the Technical Data Package (TDP) development, validation, and integration
• Manage the technical risk for the GS
• Technical oversight of GS failure investigations
• Support component level design and test reviews
• Work environment is primarily in an office, but may include labs, field work, or a combination
• Collaborate with suppliers and customer for procuring and demonstrating capabilities in lab or field environments
• Assignments may include guiding a team through several phases of hardware systems lifecycle such as designs and analysis; architecting new electronic systems; developing and documenting subsystem requirements and test plans; peer reviews of designs as a subject matter expert; presentations to peers, management, and government customers; and root-cause failure investigations

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience
• Ten years of experience in one or more of the following areas: RF product and subassembly design, integration, and production support
• Analog, digital, and power electronics design, integration, and production support
• Deconvolving high level requirements into actionable design electronics and subsystem architectures
• Experience in RF sub-systems, systems engineering, requirement development, requirement validation, Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) Design, RF Test Integration (including RF Test Solutions), and/or RF Supplier Management on an effector-based product
• Prior experience as a technical leader on a complex subsystem
• Advanced degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, or related engineering degree. Systems engineering thought process with analytical skills background. Highly self-motivated individual that can perform multidiscipline work
• Able to network / influence outside of the Flight Avionics Department with other design and production support organizations, program leadership, other engineering disciplines and Manufacturing organizations
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to interact positively with peers, suppliers, management, and customers in a production environment
• Proven experience in balancing engineering process discipline and innovation for rapid development and program success
• Experience working with missiles or similar systems
• Able to effectively work multiple tasks and priorities
• Knowledge of mixed signal electronics
• Practical experience in all phases of the product development lifecycle
• Experience in developing proposals
• Knowledge and/or experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE)
• Experience leading large, complex trade studies
• Experience developing and materializing conceptual designs and integrating them into a systems of systems

Benefits

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Pay

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 USD.

Schedule

This role is onsite in Tucson, AZ and is eligible for relocation.