Advanced Guidance Section​/Avionics Tech Lead

Date Posted: ;
Country:
United States of America;

Location:

US-AZ-TUCSON-9020. Position Type:
Onsite. U.S. citizenship and active U.S. government issued security clearance (Secret) required prior to Start Date.

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

The Advanced Effector Guidance Systems team provides Electrical Systems Engineering to develop Guidance System and Flight Avionics solutions for products across the Raytheon portfolio. The Electrical Subsystems Lead will manage a cross‑functional, cross‑discipline team of engineers through product development, providing technical guidance and supervision to meet project commitments.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing suppliers and leading efforts in proposal development.
• Guiding the team through several phases of the hardware systems lifecycle: design, analysis, architecture of new electronic systems, and development of subsystem requirements and test plans.
• Peer reviews of designs as a subject‑matter expert, presentations to peers, management, and government customers.
• Root‑cause failure investigations.
• Collaboration with functional and program higher‑level management, as well as customer and supplier relationships.
• Supporting multiple programs and traveling, including foreign travel.

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in flight avionics with electrical hardware development, subsystems, systems engineering, requirement development, and/or requirement validation.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance required prior to start date.
• Project leadership, systems engineering, architecture experience and desire to grow into a higher level.
• Experience working with missiles or similar systems.
• Experience in Earn Value Management System (EMVS) and Cost Account Management (CAM).
• Knowledge of mixed signal electronics.
• Ability to manage cross‑functional teams and drive suppliers in meeting commitments.
• Knowledge of DoD hardware development process (design gates).
• Experience in all phases of the product development lifecycle and in developing proposals.
• Knowledge and/or experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE).

• Designing and troubleshooting of missile guidance electronics subsystems, such as antennas, analog RF circuit cards, digital circuit cards, and configurable logic.
• Experience in Earn Value Management System (EMVS) and Cost Account Management (CAM).
• Experience in DBSE (Model Based System Engineering) and Knowledge of DoD hardware development guidelines.

Salary range: $107,500 - $204,500 USD.

Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.