HWIL Section Leader - M4

Overview

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspire to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. The Hardware in the Loop (HWIL) Department in Tucson, AZ is a multi‑discipline organization responsible for designing, building and integrating state‑of‑the‑art testing environments (flight simulators for missiles) as the last step before flight test.

Raytheon is seeking a Hardware in the Loop (HWIL) Section Leader. The candidate should have experience leading multi‑disciplined engineers, writing proposals, managing Earned Value (EV) and managing customer scheduling/priority conflicts. The IPTL will maintain the operation of SIMFAX, troubleshoot, and be on call if the lab goes down. The Section Lead (SL) portion of the role will require the candidate to hold career development and performance discussions with staff and report metrics to the Department Lead.

• Lead a multi‑disciplinary team in an engineering environment.
• Report status metrics for your team to stakeholders.
• Perform the duties of a section leader.
• Understand the scope, cost and schedule of the Program and work with your sub‑leads to define/delegate tasking.
• Possible travel up to 20% to support development and/or delivery of our test environment equipment.

• Critical Leadership skills on a large‑scale Program.
• Experience working across numerous functions from engineering to finance to security to supply chain and the Program Office.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years prior relevant experience (EE, SW, or CS preferred).
• Experience leading multi‑disciplined engineering teams.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong hardware, or software development skills.
• Active and transferrable US government issued Secret security clearance (not interim) is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for security clearance.

• Experience serving as an IPTL, developing large test environments.
• Strong organization, coordination, planning and teaming skills.
• Knowledge of or experience with equipment rack assembly, cable assembly/installation, electronics maintenance, data acquisition systems, oscilloscopes, bus analyzers, logic analyzers, network analyzers, and/or spectrum analyzers.
• Experience troubleshooting systems using test equipment.
• Experience with Agile Process.
• Experience with gate reviews.
• Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

• Tucson, AZ

The salary range for this role is $107,500 USD - $204,500 USD.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to 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. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement.

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 in 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.