Sr. Principal Advanced Effector Guidance Systems (AEGS) Section Leader (SL)

RTX (Raytheon); Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX in Tucson seeks an engineering leader to oversee the Data Link Section within the AE gs Department, guiding 13–20 engineers through full lifecycle electrical subsystem development. Role requires DoD Secret clearance, on-site presence, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Lead design reviews, staff development, and program metrics while partnering with program leadership to ensure performance and career growth.

Qualifications

• Typically requires Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or related field.
• Minimum of 8–10 years of related work experience depending on degree level.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, coaching, and leadership to engineers within the section to ensure effective communications and program execution.
• Ensure staff development through performance management, including goal setting and career development.
• Provide engineering oversight to programs through planning and leading design and peer reviews for internal and external customers.
• Lead and manage section staff, recruiting, hiring, retaining, and developing engineers and engineering leaders.
• Create, capture, and analyze metrics to manage organizational and program performance.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Performance management

Team building

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field

Job description

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.

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.

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: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

The Advanced Effector Guidance Systems (AEGS) Department within Raytheon Hardware Engineering provides Electrical Systems Engineering to develop Electronic Systems solutions for products across the Raytheon portfolio. Our core electrical engineering responsibilities include architecture, requirements, integration, and test. Our core electrical engineering technologies include RF/RADAR, Navigation/IMU/GPS, Data Link/Communication, Digital, and Power. We partner with several Electrical Product Team departments that provide the detailed design of our electrical products as well as systems teams.

The Section Leader (SL) for the AEGS Department is responsible for performance and career development, goal planning, disciplinary actions, and execution of Raytheon and Engineering organization initiatives. The SL is also accountable to the programs for their Section team members performance, including cost, schedule, and technical solutions. The SL ensures that members of the section support product design activities in accordance with established Raytheon engineering design practices, interacts with cross-functional teams, and partners with the other organizations within Raytheon, including Supply Chain Management (SCM), Operations and other engineering disciplines.

The team is seeking an engineering leader to oversee the Data Link Section with a proven track record in leading and managing teams as an Integrated Product Team Leader (IPTL), Electrical Engineer, and Front-Line Leader (FLL) for the full lifecycle product development of Electrical Subsystems. They will lead a team between 13 to 20 highly skilled and early career engineers. This leader will be critical in development and sustainment of key relationships with program leadership and within the engineering organization.

What You Will Do

• Provide guidance, coaching, and leadership to engineers within the section to ensure effective communications and program execution.
• Ensure appropriate staff development through effective performance management, including goal setting, career development, compensation, employee learning, and developmental task assignments.
• Provide engineering oversight to programs supported by the section through the planning and leadership of project design reviews and peer reviews, including technical briefings to internal leadership and external customers.
• Lead and manage section staff, recruiting, hiring, retaining, and developing effective engineers and engineering leaders.
• Create, capture, and analyze metrics to manage associated organizational and program performance.

This 1st shift role will be 100% on-site and based in Tucson, AZ.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM), Physics or related engineering degree and a minimum 10 years' of prior related work experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum 8 years' of prior related work experience.
• Work experience in one or more of the following areas: Analog, digital, and power electronics design, integration, and production support RF product and subassembly design, integration, and production support Electro Optical product and subassembly design, integration, an