Systems Engineering Department Lead (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-11-22

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CA601: Goleta (EW) Bldg H01 6380 Hollister Avenue Building H01, Goleta, CA, 93117 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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.

Raytheon’s Advanced Airborne RF department is searching for a Department Leader.  The Department Lead will report to the Systems Engineering Director and provide leadership to the engineering staff at five sites (Goleta, CA, Point Mugu, CA, El Segundo, CA, McKinney, TX and Fort Wayne, IN).  As the Department Manager, you are responsible for the technical performance and career development of approximately 200 systems engineers. You will develop and staff the program leaders who perform the following roles: System/Product IPT Leaders, Lead Systems Engineers, System Architects, Chief Engineers. The DM has responsibility for department strategy, capability roadmaps, technology development, staffing, EACs, gate reviews, proposals and systems engineering execution of the full lifecycle of EW systems deliveries.

What You Will Do

• Staffing of pursuits, IRADs, and programs with systems engineering expertise.

• Champion, implement, and sustain engineering transformation initiatives (Agile, Model Based Systems Engineering - MBSE, R6S methods, metrics / reporting, etc.).

• Ensure the highest quality, technical integrity, and efficiency of systems engineering work across the department; develop and maintain department plans, guidelines, best practices, and communications; maintain a product level capability roadmap and implementation strategy.

• Provide guidance and direction to Section Leaders (SLs), Integrated Product Team Leads (IPTLs), technical Fellows and other Department leaders; oversee performance management; champion diversity and inclusion across the organization; develop & monitor a strategic workforce development plan.

• Provide guidance to Systems Engineers and Section Leaders in proposal development as well as approving and/or coordination of proposal approvals.

• Accountable for leading Systems Engineering in scope execution to assigned and agreed to scope within cost/schedule/performance budgets.

• Frequent engagement with Program Managers, Program Area CEs, and mission area program directors as well as regular collaboration with other Systems Engineering functional leaders and the Software, Electrical, Mechanical, and Specialty engineering groups; ensure a robust functional matrix environment.

• Serve as systems engineering spokesperson, with full accountability through proactive engagement in pursuits, independent reviews, gates, program reviews, and Estimate at Complete (EAC) reviews; communicate consistent and timely messaging throughout the department.

• Guide System Engineers and Section Leaders in the development of proposals for the department. Approve / coordinate approval of bids for the department.

• Accountable for leading System Engineering Department in executing assigned and agreed to scope within required cost/schedule/performance budgets.

Qualifications You Must Have  

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 12 years of prior experience in one or more of the following: architecting, designing, integrating Electronic Warfare/RADAR systems.

• Experience in RF technologies and requirements development as well as prior leadership experience, (such as SE IPTL, Technical Director, Lead Systems Engineer, Section Manager, Chief Engineer, etc.).

• Experience leading multi-disciplined engineering teams and developing/fostering talent.

• Experience developing technology roadmaps and the strategies to implement them; developing and managing Technical Baselines throughout multiple phases of a program lifecycle.

• Experience with the bidding process and proposal development; managing EVMS, IMS, &/or IMPs

• Active and transferrable final U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain program access after start. US citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Must be an excellent communicator, both written