Test Solutions Northeast Senior Principal Program Lead

Test Solutions, Senior Principal Program Lead

This position is for a Test Solutions, Senior Principal Program Lead with at least ten (10) years of hardware engineering experience. If you enjoy working in hands-on multidisciplinary teams, the 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.

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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 Solutions, Senior Principal 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 life cycles, 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.

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• 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

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years relevant experience
• At least ten (10) years of leadership experience overseeing mid- to large-scale technical teams and projects
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM), and baselining Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) of projects
• Experience with bidding proposals and long-range planning

• 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

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