Principal Engineer – Fuzing

Date Posted:

2025-06-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ802: RMS AP Bldg 802 1151 East Hermans Road Building 802, 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 Energetics and Propulsion Department is an engineering organization in the Hardware Engineering Directorate. This Department is responsible for the full spectrum of warhead, fuzing, and propulsion designs/technology, including power systems, ignition, and all other weapon initiation safety systems technology. The department is seeking to hire a Principal Engineer – Fuzing.

This position is an onsite role located in Tucson, Arizona.

What You Will Do

In this Principal Engineer – Fuzing role you will be responsible for supporting and applying the following:

• Apply or develop highly advanced technologies, scientific principles, theories, and concepts to the systems integration of fuzing devices, controllers, software, mechanical and electrical interfaces for integration into missile systems and space vehicles. 

• Apply knowledge and expertise in Safety Device Energetics and related requirements, such as LEEFI, EFDI, EBW and MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-1901(A), and JOTP plan and execution.

• Apply Electrical Engineering knowledge for digital or analog electronics & design/mixed signal, and electrical requirements generation and interpretation, including complex logic architecture.

• Involvement with both development and production programs across Raytheon product lines

• Review manufacturing processes and problem resolution as well as working directly with subcontractors on the design and manufacturing of fuzing, initiation, and safety devices

• Work in a collaborative environment with program management in long-range program planning concerning new or projected areas of technological research and advancements and be a key spokesperson on program’s technical capabilities and future directions

• Manage fuzing, initiation, and safety device development projects and propulsion subcontracts; review and disposition subcontract data and change requests; and oversee supplier operations

• Provide frontline lead activities and mentor engineers who develop fuzing devices

• Develop and deliver technical presentations to management and government agencies

• Frequently interface with the Customer to identify user needs

• Be instrumental in obtaining new company business and act independently to uncover and resolve issues associated with the development and implementation of operational missile programs

• Will travel extensively to government and subcontractor facilities

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.

• A minimum of eight years of experience in fuzing / one shots / engineering technology and/or engineering design

• Experience with fuzing devices design, manufacturing, testing, safety certification and/or compliance

• 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.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Advanced degree

• 10 or more years of directly related experience in fuzing devices and their applications

• Systems knowledge to assure full development of fuzing device requirements and dissemination and flow down to subcomponent levels

• Ability to perform fuzing trade studies evaluating different electrical designs and estimate design and production cost and schedule

• Project engineering skills and experience using Earned Value Management System

• Demonstrated success as a proposal/cost account manager as well as