Systems Security Engineering Section Lead - M4 (Onsite)

About the role

The System Security Engineering (SSE) Department is seeking a Systems Security Engineering Section Lead - M4. This role is central to developing our talent, strengthening our engineering rigor, and driving secure solutions across critical defense programs.

Responsibilities

• Invest in the continuous growth of our engineers: deliver thoughtful performance feedback, guide career planning, and cultivate a strong internal pipeline of future technical leaders
• Translate business strategy into actionable direction for the section and communicate insights upward to department and directorate leaders
• Lead workforce planning to ensure programs have the right talent at the right time
• Manage tasking and ensure section members are positioned for both success and development
• Partner with HR to navigate and resolve personnel matters
• Collaborate closely with Program Managers, CAMs, and IPTLs to align technical execution with business objectives
• Engage directly with customers to define SSE requirements, evaluate solutions and trade studies, and communicate cost, system impacts, and security effectiveness
• Lead planning, estimating, execution oversight, project tracking, reporting, and risk mitigation
• Ensure robust compliance with NIST RMF controls and champion best-in-class security engineering practices
• Provide architecture expertise and guidance to programs on SSE approaches and challenges
• Support high-visibility bids and proposals that shape future business
• Define solutions that meet rigorous system security requirements
• Guide the definition, planning, and testing of security controls across networks, databases, OSs, hardware, and software components
• Integrate SSE development activities seamlessly across the system lifecycle
• Navigate and uphold DoD technology release and export licensing requirements

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of prior relevant experience
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued DoD Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Experience in System Security Engineering and/or Cybersecurity Engineering
• Experience working with the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Demonstrated experience managing, developing and motivating engineering teams
• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and fielding SSE systems
• Experience driving SSE implementation and business growth across full system lifecycles
• Experience defining solutions that meet rigorous system security requirements
• Familiarity with systems engineering processes and artifacts (A/B analyses, ConOps, architectures, SEMP, etc.)
• Experience with matrixed organizations and Systems Engineering processes (EVMS, EAC, Agile, proposal development, etc.)

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of prior relevant experience
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued DoD Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Experience in System Security Engineering and/or Cybersecurity Engineering
• Experience working with the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Demonstrated experience managing, developing and motivating engineering teams
• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and fielding SSE systems
• Experience driving SSE implementation and business growth across full system lifecycles
• Experience defining solutions that meet rigorous system security requirements
• Familiarity with systems engineering processes and artifacts (A/B analyses, ConOps, architectures, SEMP, etc.)
• Experience with matrixed organizations and Systems Engineering processes (EVMS, EAC, Agile, proposal development, etc.)

Benefits

At RTX, we offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth and development. Specific details about benefits are contingent upon the specific business unit and the position.

Schedule

This role is an onsite position at Raytheon. Employees are expected to report to the workplace as scheduled.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $107,500 - $204,500. The actual salary offered will depend on various factors including the candidate's qualifications, experience, and the specific business unit.