Senior Principal Engineer - Sentinel Production IPTL; Onsite

Production Integrated Product Team Lead

Raytheon's Land Air Defense Systems (LADS) Engineering Execution Department is seeking a skilled and motivated Production Integrated Product Team Lead to support the Sentinel Product Line. The Sentinel Product Line (PL) is an organization within the Medium Range Air Defense Product Line (MRAD PL) within Raytheon containing multiple programs within its portfolio including Sentinel, NASAMS, and HAWK. The MRAD PL is a complex program area executing work across the Raytheon business, through a key partnership with Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace (KDA) and Raytheon Australia.

With NASAMS in 12 different countries and Sentinel in 16 countries, the current 5-year strategy is to further expand the global footprint.

The Sentinel Production Integrated Product Team Lead will be responsible for coordinating the engineering support for the Sentinel Production efforts. This includes program technical performances, financial management, customer interface, technical support for business growth and a collaborative partnership between multiple production sites. This position requires strategic and tactical direction for program execution via multi-functional, geographically dispersed teams and sub-contractors with cross-business teams and suppliers.

This position is onsite based in Fullerton, CA.

• Provide technical oversight and direction for a variety of Sentinel Production efforts.
• Manage engineering support to Production activities – including timely resolution of technical issues.
• Collaborate with other leads from various functions in support of production scope.
• Track status of issues engineering is engaged in resolving.
• Act as single point of contact for program leadership on engineering support to production.
• Report directly to Sentinel Office of the Chief Engineer.
• Periods of travel up to 10% of time both domestically and internationally.

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of ten (10) years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience managing cost, schedule and execution for technical projects.
• Experience in production.
• Program Manager Certification level six (6) or ability to obtain within the first year in the role.
• Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. Citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Earned Value Certification.
• Experience with program risk and opportunity (R&O) process to include program revenue and profit recognition to minimize risk to the organization.
• Working knowledge of radar operations.
• Strong communication skills and prior experience presenting to customers and senior leadership.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven ability to work effectively with all organization levels, including a matrixed environment.

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value:
  Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Relocation Eligibility– Relocation assistance is available.