Principal Avionics Deputy Lead

Date Posted:

2025-11-18

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 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 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 RF/RADAR, Navigation/IMU/GPS, Data Links / 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.

The AEGS Department is searching for a Principal Avionics Deputy 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 Avionics Deputy Lead is to assist the Avionics Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) in providing both technical guidance and supervision in meeting project commitment. They also manage suppliers and may lead efforts in proposal development. 

What You Will Do:

• Assist with the execution of Avionics by leading a multi-discipline team of engineers to design, develop, integrate, and test avionics hardware within the Advanced Technologies area
• Be responsible for the Earn Value Management System (EVMS) and Cost Account Management (CAM) for several accounts
• Assist with the management of the technical risk
• Support failure investigations
• Work with the development team collaboratively to ensure alignment of changes
• 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.
• Raytheon has a strong culture of mentoring; it is expected that employees will be both mentors and mentees.
• Assignments may require some travel.
• Collaboration with both Functional and Program higher level management.
• Collaboration with Customer and Suppliers.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years 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
• Experience in Earn Value Management System (EVMS) and Cost Account Management (CAM)
• 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 Prefer:

• Advanced degrees in engineering, mathematics, physics, or related engineering degree.
• 10+ years of professional experience in hardware design, development, and or test of defense-related components or systems
• Bachelor of Science or master’s degree in electrical engineering
• 2+ Years of experience as a CAM
• Proposal Experience including writing Basis of Estimates (BOE’s) and providing material estimating inputs
• Managing Suppliers and/or remote teams
• Systems engineering thought process with analytical skills background.
• Highly self-motivated individual that can perform multidiscipline work
• Electrical subsystems typically contain antennas,