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Unspecified
Tucson, AZ (On-Site/Office)
Date Posted:
2025-07-18
Country:
United States of America
Location:
AZ852: RMS AP Bldg M02 1151 East Hermans Road Building M02, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA
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:
DoD Clearance: Top Secret
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 defer 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 Flight Avionics 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, 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 Flight Avionics Department is searching for a Sr. Principal Guidance Section (GS) Technical Lead with experience leading large complex teams, conducting trade studies, defining interfaces in multiple domains (Hardware and Software), and materializing conceptual designs that integrate into a system of systems. The role of the GS Technical Lead is to lead a cross-functional and cross-discipline team of engineers through product development. The Technical 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:
Qualifications You Must Have:
Qualifications We Value:
What We Offer
Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.
This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.
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.
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2025-07-18
Country:
United States of America
Location:
AZ852: RMS AP Bldg M02 1151 East Hermans Road Building M02, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA
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:
DoD Clearance: Top Secret
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 defer 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 Flight Avionics 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, 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 Flight Avionics Department is searching for a Sr. Principal Guidance Section (GS) Technical Lead with experience leading large complex teams, conducting trade studies, defining interfaces in multiple domains (Hardware and Software), and materializing conceptual designs that integrate into a system of systems. The role of the GS Technical Lead is to lead a cross-functional and cross-discipline team of engineers through product development. The Technical 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:
- Be responsible for the technical integrity of the GS, including the Technical Data Package (TDP) development, validation, and integration
- Manage the technical risk for the GS
- Technical oversight of GS 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.
- Work with suppliers and customer for procuring and demonstrating capabilities in lab or field environments.
- 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.
- Raytheon has a strong culture of mentoring; it is expected that employees will be both mentors and mentees.
- Assignments may require some travel, including foreign travel.
- Collaboration with both Functional and Program higher level management.
- Collaboration with Customer and Suppliers.
Qualifications You Must Have:
- Typically requires a Bachelor's in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of a minimum of Ten (10) years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
- RF product and 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 RF sub-systems, systems engineering, requirement development, requirement validation, Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) Design, RF Test Integration (including RF Test Solutions), and/or RF Supplier Management on an effector based product
- Prior experience as a technical leader on a complex subsystem
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued Top 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:
- Familiarity with Hypersonics
- Prior experience as a technical leader on a complex subsystem during Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) Phase
- Advanced degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, or related engineering degree.
- Systems engineering thought process with analytical skills background.
- Highly self-motivated individual that is able to perform multidiscipline work
- Electrical 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.
- Able to network / influence outside of the Flight Avionics 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.
- Knowledge and/or experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE)
- Experience leading large, complex trade studies
- Experience developing and materializing conceptual designs and integrating them into a systems of systems
What We Offer
Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.
This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.
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.
Privacy Policy and Terms:
Click on this link to read the Policy and Terms
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