Senior Engineer – Electrical Fuze & Initiation Systems

Raytheon; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 86,800 - 165,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Educational assistance

Healthcare and retirement benefits

Job summary

Raytheon in Tucson, AZ is seeking a seasoned engineer to apply advanced technologies to the systems integration of fuzing, ignition, and safety devices for missile and space vehicles. You will support the Systems Safety Engineering Organization, interface with customers, and travel to government and subcontractor facilities.

Candidates must have a STEM degree and at least five years of experience in electronic circuit design or safe/arm device development, plus project management skills and an

Qualifications

• Requires a STEM bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience; advanced degree may substitute for 3 years.
• Five years in development of electronic circuit design from concept to testing and assembly, or safe/arm device development.
• Experience with project management in team settings.

Responsibilities

• Apply or develop advanced technologies for missile system fuze and initiation devices
• Support the Systems Safety Engineering Organization
• Interface with customers to identify user needs
• Develop fuze architectures and top-level designs
• Design, analyze, test, and evaluate fuze and initiation systems
• Develop Statements of Work (SOWs)
• Prepare DoD safety design updates for reviews
• Travel to government and subcontractor facilities

Skills

Electronic circuit design

Safety devices development

Project management

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Job description

What You Will Do

• Apply or develop highly advanced technologies, scientific principles, theories, and concepts to the systems integration of fuzing, ignition, and safety devices for integration into missile systems and space vehicles
• Support the Systems Safety Engineering Organization
• Interface with the Customer to identify user needs
• Work with customers, subcontractors and suppliers to resolve engineering issues, develop new products and hold technical reviews
• Develop initial fuze and initiation systems architectures and top-level designs
• Design, analyze, test, and evaluate fuze and initiation systems
• Develop Statements of Work (SOWs)
• Develop Critical Item Development Specifications (CIDS) and electrical logic and interface requirements
• Support fact-finding and contract negotiations
• Ensure technical rigor and depth of all deliverables
• Develop and present technical fuzing designs and updates to the Department of Defense (DoD) safety review boards
• Will travel periodically to government and subcontractor facilities

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum of five (5) years of prior relevant experience. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for three (3) years of relevant experience
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in development of electronic circuit design from conceptual design through final test/analysis and assembly, etc., or electronic safe and arm device development experience
• Project Management as applied to team interaction and deliverables
• 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

Qualifications We Prefer

• Advanced degree
• Eight (8) or more years of directly related experience in fuzing and initiation systems devices and their applications
• Experience with safety devices design, manufacturing, testing, safety certification and/or compliance
• Experience performing electrical stress analysis, electrical thermal analysis, environment survivability assessmentAbility to analyze analog, digital, mixed signal and power conversion circuits using simulation and computational skills
• Experience in developing fuzing, safe & arm products that meet MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-1901, and MIL-STD-464
• Working knowledge of JOTP-051, 052, 053
• Experience with energetic and pyrotechnic initiators, exploding foil deflagrating initiators (EFDI), and Low energy exploding foil initiators (LEEFI) and their operation
• Technical writing skills in the area of detailed design requirements, test requirements, statements of work, white paper and technical presentations
• Project engineering skills and experience using Earned Value Management System
• Demonstrated success as a proposal/cost account manager as well as project/team leader
• Supplier collaboration experience and oversight generating specifications and statements of work (SOW)
• Working knowledge or experience with either missile design or development, production support and integration
• Experience with DoD customers and/or associated contractor executives and technical leadership
• Active Secret or Top Secret Clearance (Department of Defense)

What We Offer

We offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the superior benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance, and child/adult backup care.

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD.

Employee Referral Award Eligibility: This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award. ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

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.