Program Chief Engineer (Onsite)

Raytheon; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 145,600 - 276,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive salary range

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company in Goleta, CA, seeks a Program Chief Engineer for their Electronic Warfare Systems. In this role, you will lead a product team through system lifecycles, ensuring technical oversight and guiding external vendors. Candidates must have a STEM degree and 10+ years of relevant experience, along with an active Secret security clearance. The company offers a competitive salary range of $145,600 to $276,800 and relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in airborne and electronic warfare systems design, use-case development, operational analysis, integration/test and/or system qualification.
• Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

Responsibilities

• Perform as the Program Chief Engineer responsible for engineering execution of an entire program.
• Establish a program vision, strategy, and goals to align with customer expectations.
• Develop and maintain a Product Roadmap that aligns with customer’s needs.

Job description

Location: CA601: Goleta (EW) Bldg H01 6380 Hollister Avenue Building H01, Goleta, CA, 93117 USA

Date Posted: 2026-01-12

Country: United States of America

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizenship: U.S. citizenship is required. Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

Security Clearance: Secret - Current

Raytheon’s Advanced Products & Solutions (APS) strategic business unit (SBU) is a product focused, merchant-supplier business that leverages scale and technology commonality to provide leading-edge, reliable, and cost-competitive products in both the high- and low-end segments. APS supplies mission equipment directly to original equipment manufacturers and government entities for integration on larger systems. Raytheon’s Electronic Warfare Systems (EWS) is seeking a motivated Program Chief Engineer (PCE) for their EWS / Emerging Programs (EP) product line. This role will lead a product team through the system and project lifecycles, providing technical oversight and guidance to external vendors.

What You Will Do

• Perform as the Program Chief Engineer who is the single engineering leadership point of contact and is responsible for the engineering execution of an entire program, overseeing all technical, schedule, and financial aspects.
• Help establish and manage a program vision, strategy, and goals to align the Program with Customer expectations / requirements.
• Develop and maintain a Product Roadmap that aligns with Customer’s needs and business goals.
• Ensure technical integrity and engineering execution across all IPTs, CPTs, and disciplines within the Programs.
• Perform as the primary product line technical POC with the customer senior technical counterparts.
• Manage all program engineering related activities across the Program. Direct management of the lead engineers to ensure that the overall system design is optimized to meet the required performance within the project constraints (cost and schedule), and production efforts execute as planned.
• Interact and lead engagement with senior customers.
• Leverage product design engineering experience, with demonstrated ability to establish a strong technical baseline with disciplined change management, while operating in a rapid development environment.
• Establish and guide the Digital Engineering / Model-Based strategy for the product / program.
• Lead across a highly multi-disciplinary team, requiring experience across all design engineering disciplines, technical supplier management, business development, and program leadership.
• Travel as needed to support Program / Customer (~10%).

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in airborne and electronic warfare systems design, use-case development, operational analysis, integration/test and/or system qualification.
• Experience as a Lead Design Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer, Integrated Product Team Lead, Cross Product Team lead, or other, related Engineering Lead.
• Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain special program access after start.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Advanced degree in STEM.
• Design experience with the Electronic Support (ES), Radar Warning Receivers (RWR), and Electronic Attack (EA) systems, or other Electronic Warfare systems of similar complexity.
• Experience in factory establishment, production experience, and ability to facilitate and coordinate activities across multiple facilities and locations.
• Systems Architecture experience.
• Experience with capture effort coordination and developing proposals to obtain funding, spanning technical proposal development, work breakdown structures and cost estimation.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership, other engineering disciplines and external customers / stakeholders.
• Experience with capture effort coordination, developing proposals to obtain funding, spanning technical proposal development, work breakdown structures and cost estimation.

What We Offer

• 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 Eligible – Relocation assistance is available.
• Salary range: 145,600 USD -276,800 USD.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. 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.