Principal Mechanical Engineer - Proposal Lead

Date Posted:

2025-07-21

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA802: Marlborough, MA Building 1 1001 Boston Post Road Building 1, Marlborough, MA, 01752 USA

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:

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 Raytheon Hardware Engineering Organization leads the hardware design, development and production support of a wide breadth of air, land, sea, and space systems.  The Hardware Engineering team strives to be the premier organization for mechanical design and development through our world class people and technology - creating trusted, innovative solutions to make the world a safer place.  Hardware Engineering’s capabilities encompass a broad range of technical disciplines which include engineering, technical services, materials, processes, analysis, test, and documentation.

Within the Hardware Engineering Organization, the Undersea, Sensors & Structures (USS) Department leads the mechanical design, development, and integration of multiple sets of products, including but not limited to undersea sensors and analysis, naval platforms, shipboard/ground-based processing and power equipment, and launchers. 

The USS department is looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead the Undersea, Sensors & Structures (USS) Department team efforts relative to supporting pursuits in the Ground-based and Shipboard Radar supporting electronics technology space. Lead activities will include executing proposal activities, guiding metric development, and peer reviewing proposal positions.

This position is in Marlborough, MA. (On-site position)

The primary focus of this role is responsibility for leading, documenting and delivering on-time proposals for the Mechanical Engineering scope associated with our growing Radar electronics portfolio, based on leadership experience and backed by established historical metrics. This includes generating the proposal, writing the Basis of Estimates (BOEs), scheduling functional management reviews, securing management approval, and communicating results back to the internal customer.

Complimentary responsibilities of this role include leadership of Mechanical Engineering project execution across the portfolio, focusing on Ground-based and Shipboard Radar Electronics Systems.

What You Will Do:

• Estimation of Mechanical Engineering labor required to perform tasks as defined by customer and internal proposal documents

• Understanding and communication of project plans, earned value approach, and Risk and Opportunity

• Understanding the technical baseline and requirements to establish a basis for proposal scope

• Routinely present proposals to leadership

• Works closely with the section leaders in development and selection of applicable metrics from which to leverage bids and document Tests of Reasonableness

• Identify bid assumptions, risks and opportunities

• Evaluate proposed design, procurement and build schedules to establish attainability

• Participate in organizational proposal reviews

• Support Department team members in peer review and mentoring of proposal execution

• Lead and periodically generate formal Basis of Estimates (BOE’s) for auditable bids

• Lead program execution across the Department portfolio in conjunction with proposal efforts

Qualifications You Must Have: :

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience.

• Eight years of professional experience, and five years in task leadership and program execution.

• Experience in developing cost proposals, program plan, and execution metrics

• Strong communication skills with peers and leadership

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as