Sr. Principal Avionics CCA Lead (P5)

RTX; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) match

Flexible work schedules

Paid time off

Job summary

RTX in Tucson, AZ is seeking an experienced Electronics Engineer for the Advanced Effector Guidance Systems (AEGS) department. You will oversee architecture, requirements, integration, and test of electronic systems across Raytheon products, with emphasis on Navigation/IMU/GPS, Data Link, Digital, and Power technologies.

The role requires strong leadership in hardware design, risk management, and collaboration with customers and suppliers.

Qualifications

• 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 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 and validation, CCA design, test integration, or supplier management.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for Technical, Cost, and Schedule Execution.
• Ensure the technical integrity of electronics, including the TDP development, validation, and integration with TE.
• Manage costs and schedule for the design, verification, and hardware procurement.
• Manage technical risk for electronics.
• Provide 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.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Job description

Location: 9020 S Rita Rd, Tucson, AZ

Position: Onsite. Security clearance: Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret clearance required; U.S. citizenship required.

About RTX

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.

About the Role

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.

What You Will Do

• Be 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.
• Provide 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

• Prior experience as a technical leader on a complex subsystem during Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) Phase.
• Advanced degree in mathematics, physics, or related engineering degrees.
• Systems engineering thought process with analytical skills background.
• Highly self-motivated individual that can perform multidiscipline work.
• Electrical subsystems typically contain antennas, analog 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 to a higher level.
• Able to network / influence outside of the AEGS Department with other design and production support organizations, program leadership, other engineering disciplines and Manufacturing organizations.
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to interact positively with peers, suppliers, management, and customers in a production environment.
• Proven experience in balancing engineering process discipline and innovation for rapid development and program success.
• Experience working with missiles or similar systems.
• Ability to effectively work multiple tasks and priorities.
• Knowledge of mixed signal electronics.
• Practical experience in all phases of the product development lifecycle.
• Experience in developing proposals.
• Experience leading large, complex trade studies.
• Experience developing and materializing conceptual designs and integrating them into a system of systems.

Salary & Benefits

Salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 USD.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on level and collective-bargaining agreement.
• Payments under annual incentive programs are not guaranteed and depend on performance and business unit performance.

Other Details

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm.

This position is classified as: Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role. Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility. Requires expert or mastery level knowledge of work area, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have deep knowledge of project management. Advanced knowledge of related disciplines within work area and ability to identify links and potential impact on projects, programs or systems. Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience.

Engineering/Other Technical Positions typically require a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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.