Sr. Principal Avionics CCA Lead (P5)

RTX; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX in Tucson seeks a Sr. Principal Avionics Lead to direct an electrical design and integration team, delivering circuit card design, procurement, test and integration across hardware programs.

You will mentor engineers, manage technical risk and ensure schedule, cost, and technical integrity of electronics, working with government customers and suppliers in a lab/office setting with possible travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in subassembly design, analog/digital/power electronics, and production support.
• Strong ability to translate high-level requirements into actionable designs and architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design and integration for multiple circuits across programs.
• Oversee design, procurement, testing, verification, and transition to production.
• Provide technical risk management and root-cause analysis for electronics
• Mentor and collaborate with engineers, programs, and suppliers; travel as needed

Skills

Electrical design

System integration

Requirements development

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

EDA tools

Test Equipment integration

Circuit Card Assembly design

Job description

Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-9020 ~ 9020 S Rita Rd ~ BLDG 9020

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.

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.

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 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 AEGS Department is searching for a Sr. Principal Avionics Lead with experience leading an electrical design and integration team. The role of the Lead is to lead a team of electrical engineers through the design, procurement, test and integration of multiple circuit cards. These complexity of these circuit cards vary from analog, digital and power.

What You Will Do

• Responsible for Technical, Cost, and Schedule Execution.
• Be responsible for the technical integrity of electronics, including the Technical Data Package (TDP) development, validation, and integration with Test Equipment (TE)
• Manage costs and schedule for the design, verification, and hardware procurement
• Manage technical risk for electronics
• Technical oversight of failure investigations
• Support component level design and test reviews
• 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.
• Manage transition to production and early Production units
• Raytheon has a strong culture of mentoring; it is expected that employees will be both mentors and mentees.
• Collaboration with both Functional and Program higher level management.
• Collaboration with Customer and Suppliers.
• Assignment may require some travel

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 unless prohibited by local laws/regulations

• Ten years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Subassembly design, integration, and production support
• Analog, digital, and power electronics design, integration, and production support
• Deconvolving high level requirements into actionable design electronics and subsystem architectures
• Experience in electrical sub-systems, systems engineering, requirement development, requirement validation, Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) Design, Test Integration, and/or Supplier Management on an effector-based product
• Business Acumen, Communication Skills, Risks and Opportunity Management

Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret 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 Value:

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