Patriot Capital Test Execution Lead - Onsite Andover, MA

RTX (Raytheon); Andover (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX in Andover, MA seeks a Patriot GEMT/ Ground Capital Test Execution Lead to direct the deployment, sustainment, and modernization of factory test capital, driving readiness for production ramp goals. The role reports to Test Solutions within Hardware Engineering and requires coordinating with program leaders, engineering teams, and factories to ensure scalable, production-ready test capabilities.

The candidate will manage approximately $100M in capital, oversee both legacy test systems and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM is required with 10+ years in related roles.
• Experience leading engineering or cross-functional teams delivering production-ready solutions.
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) or related certification is preferred.
• Ability to develop and assess technical or cost proposals for programs.
• Proven leadership with ability to influence stakeholders and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication and strategic thinking for capital deployment in production.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution, deployment, sustainment, and modernization of Patriot GEMT and ground test systems for production rate increases.
• Oversee about $100M in factory test capital, ensuring sequencing and on-time delivery.
• Drive modernization and sustainment of legacy GEMT test equipment, while transitioning to newer platforms.
• Ensure test readiness for production ramps by aligning capital plans with milestones.
• Collaborate with program leaders, IPTs, and engineering to incorporate DFT/TP requirements early.
• Direct multi-discipline teams delivering hardware, software, fixturing, and integration.
• Partner with factory leadership on readiness, test process improvements, and capacity initiatives.

Skills

Leadership experience

DFT/TTP awareness

EVMS experience

Cost/proposal development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-06

Country: United States of America

Location: US-MA-ANDOVER-AN1 ~ 350 Lowell St ~ AN1 ESSEX BLDG

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable 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

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status: Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world.

Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

This position is for a Patriot GEMT / Ground Capital Test Execution Lead responsible for leading the execution, deployment, sustainment, and modernization of approximately $100M in critical factory test capital supporting Patriot production.

The position reports into Test Solutions within the Hardware Engineering Discipline in Raytheon Engineering.

This role provides strategic and tactical leadership across engineering, programs, operations, and factories to ensure production‑ready test capability keeps pace with accelerating Patriot build rates. The Patriot franchise is undergoing rapid production acceleration, requiring coordinated planning, capital deployment, and test readiness aligned with factory throughput goals.

The GEMT / Ground Capital Test Execution Lead ensures that test systems remain qualified, capable, and available to support rate increases (e.g., path to 50 and 100 systems per year).

The position focuses on test system execution and delivery, partnering with program leadership, engineering teams, factory stakeholders, and operations to ensure timely deployment, modernization, and sustainment of the test architecture. This role is critical to preventing bottlenecks, maintaining test readiness, and ensuring uninterrupted product flow across multiple domestic and international Patriot contracts.

This role supports both legacy GEMT test systems and emerging next‑generation platforms, ensuring that mature equipment remains reliable while new test capabilities are developed, qualified, and deployed into production.

This role is 100% onsite in Andover, Massachusetts.

What You Will Do

• Lead execution, deployment, sustainment, and modernization of Patriot GEMT and ground test systems supporting factory production rate increases
• Oversee and manage approximately $100M in factory test capital, ensuring sequencing, prioritization, and on‑time delivery of test equipment
• Drive modernization and sustainment strategies for critical legacy GEMT test equipment while transitioning toward newer, more scalable test platforms
• Ensure test readiness for production ramps by aligning capital deployment plans with near‑term factory milestones
• Partner with program leaders, IPTs, and engineering to ensure Design for Testability (DFT) and Transition to Production (TTP) requirements are integrated early
• Direct multi‑discipline teams delivering hardware, software, fixturing, and integration for production test capabilities
• Collaborate with factory leadership on readiness, test process improvements, and capacity‑driven initiatives

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience
• Minimum ten (10) years experience with hardware and/or software design, development, or production
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience developing, deploying, or sustaining production or depot‑level test capabilities
• Leadership experience (e.g., CPT Lead, Program Technical Lead, Section Lead, or similar) and leading engineering or cross‑functional teams responsible for delivery, performance, or production‑ready solutions
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) or certification
• Experience developing and/or assessing technical or cost proposals

Qualifications We Prefe r

• Broad technical background with demonstrated progression of engineering or technical leadership responsibilities
• Communication skills with ability to influence cross‑functional stakeholders and present strategy, cost, and schedule impacts
• Experience leading multi‑discipline teams acro