Test Solutions Software Section Leader

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 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

This position is 100% on site in Tucson, Arizona. Test Solutions (TS) within the Hardware Engineering Discipline is a multi‑discipline organization responsible for developing production and engineering test equipment solutions for all Raytheon products. We are hands‑on designers using the latest technology and tools and integrating state‑of‑the‑art software solutions with the most advanced engineering systems in the world. TS products are in engineering labs, in the field, and in factories and production testing environments utilized for testing weapon system products.

TS has job opportunities across all phases of the engineering lifecycle, including demonstrations, early engineering tests, design verification tests, production, and post‑production sustainment.

• Supervise and lead a team of approximately 15-20 section members
• The Section Lead role is anticipated to be approximately 15% of the work week, with the remainder of the work week charged to program contracts, within the TS organization
• Conducts formal and informal performance reviews and career development discussions with team members
• Leads by example, adheres to, and ensures alignment with Raytheon Values and Behaviors
• Establishes meaningful and measurable goals, and communicates effectively with their team to ensure alignment with the department and center
• Ability to design, develop, and integrate object-oriented software applications using C#, C++ in Microsoft Visual Studio in a Windows Operating System (OS)
• Prioritize and handle multiple software engineering tasks concurrently
• Drive solutions that work in a field test environment or automation production environment, with test solutions that have thermal and vibration testing capabilities
• Work within a multidiscipline engineering team environment
• Interact and engage with Engineering, Operations Managers, Operations PTEs, Directorate leads, Program Leaders and Functional leaders to drive SW test solution readiness and robustness
• Supports Test Equipment Solutions program hiring goals as well as leads the onboarding of new section personnel
• Mentor junior and mid-career software engineers

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations
• Eight (8) or more years of professional software engineering design experience using C/C++/C# or other closely related software languages, working with Windows Based computing environments
• Experience in factory/laboratory test instrumentation, electronics, and software (Ex. oscilloscopes, power supplies, digital multimeters)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

• Previous experience with career development and personal skills development of team members
• Experience developing software for field test and/or production test environments
• Previous work experience developing in an object-oriented software environment
• Experience working in Agile development process
• Experience developing and interpreting models to generate software solutions using UML
• Working understanding of the TSEC One Page Process
• Ability to work in a team environment
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