Sr Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer (ONSITE)

Date Posted:

2026-08-10

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WD ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING D BLDG

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ 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 after 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 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.

Raytheon’s Advanced Products & Solutions (APS) strategic business unit (SBU) is a product focused, merchant-supplier business that leverages scale and technology commonality to provide leading-edge, reliable, and cost-competitive products in both the high- and low-end segments. APS supplies mission equipment directly to original equipment manufacturers and government entities for integration on larger systems.

Raytheon’s Electronic Warfare Systems (EWS) is seeking a motivated, Program Chief Engineer (PCE),  for their Electronic Warfare Systems (EWS) / Advanced Systems product line. The Program Chief Engineer is responsible for engineering cost, schedule, and technical execution of the program within the Advanced Systems product line. The Chief Engineer reports to the Advanced Systems Program Area Chief Engineer (PACE) and oversees the IPT Leads and engineering leadership on the program.  This individual will lead a product team through the system and project lifecycles, which includes technology maturation, development, verification, production, and sustainment. The Chief Engineer will be the technical focal point of the program to the customer, functional organizations, and leadership. This role will also provide technical oversight and guidance to external vendors to ensure requirements and schedule compliance along with providing leadership and guidance to the test architect and lead systems engineer.  This position is an onsite role in McKinney, TX.

What You Will Do

Perform as the Program Chief Engineer who is the single engineering leadership point of contact and is responsible for the engineering execution of an entire program, overseeing all technical, schedule, and financial aspects.
Help establish and manage a program vision, strategy, and goals to align the Program with Customer expectations / requirements. 
Perform as the primary technical POC with customer senior technical counterparts.
Manage all engineering related activities across the Program to ensure that the overall system design meets the required performance within the project constraints (cost and schedule), and production efforts execute as planned.
Partner with Engineering Discipline leaders to define the engineering skills required for successful program execution.
Ensure technical integrity and engineering execution across all IPTs, CPTs, and disciplines within the Program.
Lead Technical risk and opportunity management for the Program.
Establish and guide the Digital Engineering / Model-Based strategy for the product /