Subsystems Engineering & Photonics Section Leader

Date Posted:

2025-03-31

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MD810: 1362 Mellon Rd Hanover 1362 Mellon Road , Hanover, MD, 21076 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 Effector Sub-System Products Department is seeking a Section Leader to support the Subsystems Engineering & Photonics team located in Hanover and Columbia, Maryland. The department is responsible for full-scope RF, digital, and RF photonics product solutions, spanning architecture trades, design, development, fabrication, integration, and deployment of subsystems and associated solutions.

This position will manage engineers and technicians in the area of subsystems, RF, digital, configurable logic, and photonics engineering. The team of engineers and technicians focus on the architecture, design, prototyping, and integration and test of subsystems. This leader will be responsible to ensuring robust design practices and processes to deliver reliable work products for these design efforts. This individual will be responsible for section members across both Maryland locations spanning RF, digital and photonic engineering performing these responsibilities. This leader will also contribute directly to efforts as a task lead or individual contributor.

What You Will Do

• Work as a technical lead or individual contributor; Section Leader duties account for approximately 15-20% of the employee’s time.

• Participate in and guide the design, developments and testing of RF, digital and RF photonics subsystems.

• Develop and support proposals.

• Interface with program and business leaders to plan and coordinate activities.

• Performance management and career development activities.

• Support hiring efforts (resume reviews, interviews, etc.).

• Oversee the direct line management activities for the section including communication, performance management, career development, and talent acquisition.

• Collaborate and communicate with other sections and teams.

• Support department and directorate level initiatives.

• Ensure employee compliance with company policies and procedures.

• Oversight of personnel issue resolution.

• Manage employee timecards.

• Manage team staffing assignments.

• Adhere to and ensure alignment to Raytheon Technologies Values and Behaviors.

• Obtaining clearances and program accesses will sometimes be required to effectively manage team members.

• Occasional travel is required to support business, program, and department activities.

• This 1st shift role will be 100% on-site and based either in Columbia, MD or Hanover, MD.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum 10 years of prior work experience, or an Advanced degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of prior work experience.

• 10+ years’ engineering experience, to include at least 5 years’ of leadership roles (i.e. technical and/or management background).

• Work experience in aerospace and defense design and development processes, procedures, and compliance in one or more of the following areas:

  • Digital and configurable logic product design, integration, and production support.

  • RF product and subassembly design, integration, and production support.

  • RF photonics product design, integration, and production support.

• Experience with EVMS, development of budgets, task planning milestone development/tracking, and program performance tools for managing projects and/or program planning.

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

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