Principal Guidance Section (GS) Technical Lead

Date Posted:

2025-07-28

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: 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 Flight Avionics 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, 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 Flight Avionics Department is searching for an Principal Guidance Section (GS) Technical 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 GS Technical Lead is to lead a cross-functional and cross-discipline team of engineers through product development. The Technical Lead provides both technical guidance and supervision in meeting project commitment. They also manage suppliers and may lead efforts in proposal development. 
 

What You Will Do:

• Be responsible for the technical integrity of the GS, including the Technical Data Package (TDP) development, validation, and integration
• Manage the technical risk for the GS
• Technical oversight of GS failure investigations
• Own, manage, and drive to conclusion key technical challenge areas of GS as agreed to by IPTL and CE (ex, GS calibration or HIL utilization management with HACM & other programs)
• 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.
• Work with suppliers and customer for procuring and demonstrating capabilities in lab or field environments.
• 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, including foreign 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 of prior relevant 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
  • Deconvolving high level requirements into actionable design electronics and subsystem architectures
• Experience in RF sub-systems, systems engineering, requirement development, requirement validation, Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) Design, RF Test Integration (including RF Test Solutions), and/or RF Supplier Management on an effector-based product
• 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 Value:

• Familiarity with Hypersonics
• Advanced degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, or related engineering degree.
• Systems engineering thought process with analytical skills background.
• Highly self-motiva