Engineering Services Lead

Date Posted:

2025-07-16

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ807: RMS AP Bldg 807 1151 East Hermans Road Building 807, 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: 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 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 ESSM Program has an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Services Lead.  The Engineering Services Lead will be responsible for supporting the ESSM Japan Program with integrated logistics support as it applies to: ESSM Block 1 sustainment, ESSM Block 2 production, spares procurement, supplier coordination & logistics, and repair activities. 
This position requires cross-functional collaboration, in addition to direct customer interaction, supporting Direct Commercial Sales and Foreign Military Sales contracts. Customers for this effort are: The United States Navy, The NATO SEASPARROW Project Office, The Japan Ministry of Defense, Mitsubishi Corporation, and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. 
The applicant must ensure contract commitments are on track for meeting delivery deadlines, as well as supporting a steady pipeline of proposal activities.
 

This role reports to the Engineering function under the Whole Life Systems directorate but will be dedicated 100% to the Japan ESSM Program Office. 
Since this is an international program with deliveries to Japan, the Engineering Services Lead must understand US and Japanese Export Compliance regulations, and support US licensing in partnership with RMD Global Trade. 

This position will be onsite based out of Tucson, Arizona.
 

What You Will Do:

• Enhance partnerships with internal functional organizations, such as contracts, finance, procurement, manufacturing, quality, engineering, and administrative functions.
• Collaborate with program personnel to ensure agile planning is aligned to meet program strategies, objectives, and milestones.
• Assist the Program Manager in developing execution strategies for varying work scope and leading individual projects.
• Support Program with coordination and planning for: internal reviews, supplier reviews, Customer program review meetings (PRMs), staffing reviews, and decision reviews to achieve contract commitments.
• Display strong communication, influential leadership, and presentation skills, and comfortably interact with both internal and external stakeholders at various levels of leadership.
• Support contract proposal process to include bidding, gating, negotiation, contract definition, and start-up efforts.
• Serve as a critical link between engineering development and field operations, driving solutions from start up through deployment.
• International and domestic travel required. 

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Experience with Direct Commercial Sales or Foreign Military Sales requirements and/or contracts with knowledge of imports & exports, Global Trade (GT), and/or Trading Partner(s).
• 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:

• Knowledge of Contracts and contract requirements and/or Finance to discuss and review customer agreements.
• Experience utilizing tools to manage performance and drive execution.
• Experience with Raytheon IPDS – specifically Gates 4 & 5 and Estimating & Pricing processes and proposal development.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, detail oriented, and able to follow instructions from leadership and peers with a flexible ability to work in office, lab, or field setting.
• Demonstrated experience magnifying and supporting multi-disciplined, cross-functional, matrixed team including members from Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Contracts, Finance, and Mission Assurance.<