Sr Principal Advanced Guidance IPT Lead

RTX; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Sr. Principal Advanced Guidance Leader to manage an Integrated Product Team and drive advanced guidance systems for missile hardware. The role focuses on electrical lead responsibilities, architecture, requirements, and cross-functional collaboration with government customers and suppliers.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in flight avionics, strong leadership, and a DoD Secret clearance. Expect extensive lab work and travel as programs require.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 10+ years in flight avionics and hardware development.
• Experience in subsystems, systems engineering, requirements development and validation.
• Active and transferable U.S. government security clearance required before start.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional IPTL team to deliver guidance electronics hardware.
• Architect and review subsystem requirements, designs, and test plans.
• Mentor team members and coordinate with suppliers and government customers.
• Travel may be required to support programs.

Skills

Flight avionics

Electrical hardware development

Systems engineering

Requirements development

Requirements validation

IPTL experience

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Security clearance eligibility

Tools

EMVS

Cost Account Management (CAM)

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-23

Country: United States of America

Location: US-AL-HUNTSVILLE-315 ~ 315 Bob Heath Dr ~ BOB HEATH

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: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

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.

The Effector Guidance Electronics team provides Electrical Hardware Engineering to develop Guidance System and Flight Avionics solutions for products across the Raytheon portfolio. Our team develops missile Guidance and Flight Avionics Hardware. Our core electrical engineering responsibilities include architecture, analysis, requirements, integration, and test. Our core electrical engineering technologies include FPGA, RF/RADAR, Navigation/IMU/GPS, Digital, and Power. We partner with several Electrical Product Team departments that provide the detailed design of our electrical products as well as missile level systems teams.

The EGE Team is searching for a Sr. Principal Advanced Guidance Leader with experience as Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL). The role of the Electrical Lead is to manage a cross-functional and cross-discipline team of engineers through product development. The Electrical Lead provides both technical guidance and supervision in meeting project commitment. They also manage suppliers and may lead efforts in proposal development.

What You Will Do

• Work environment is primarily in an office, but may include labs, field work, or a combination.
• Assignments may include guiding a team through several phases of hardware systems lifecycle such as designs and analysis; architecting new electronic systems; developing and documenting subsystem requirements and test plans; peer reviews of designs as a subject matter expert; presentations to peers, management, and government customers; and root-cause failure investigations.
• Missile Systems has a strong culture of mentoring; it is expected that employees will be both mentors and mentees.
• Assignments may require supporting multiple programs.
• Assignments may require some travel, including foreign travel.
• Work within a multi-disciplined team.
• Collaboration with both Functional and Program higher level management.
• Collaboration with Customer and Suppliers.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in flight avionics with electrical hardware development, sub-systems, systems engineering, requirement development and/or requirement validation.
• 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

• Missile guidance electronics subsystems typically contain antennas, analog RF circuit cards, digital circuit cards, and configurable logic so the ideal candidate will have a background in designing and troubleshooting of one or more of these components. Ideal candidates will also have experience in project leadership, systems engineering and architecture and have a desire to grow into a higher level.
• Experience working with missiles or similar systems.
• Experience in Earn Value Management System (EMVS) and Cost Account Management (CAM)
• Knowledge of mixed signal electronics.
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams.
• Ability to drive suppliers in meeting commitments.