Arbitrary Scaled Product Owner

Date Posted:

2025-07-10

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA311: Woburn MA 225 Presidential 225 Presidential Way Goddard Building 27, Woburn, MA, 01801 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.

Raytheon is looking for a Scaled Product Owner (SPO) for the Arbitrary Agile Release Train (ART).  This role is responsible for the execution of a subset of Systems Engineering, Software, and Integration and Test scope for the AN/TPY-2 Programs. The Arbitrary ART is responsible for the design, development, integration and test of Electronic Protection capabilities and advanced signal processing applications associated with Arbitrary Waveforms.  These activities span software, firmware and hardware interactions.

The SPO is responsible for the management and coordination of the technical execution, cost and schedule for multiple teams covering Systems Engineering, Software Engineering and Electrical Engineering for the applicable scope across multiple geographic locations, reporting to the Chief Product Owner. This includes task planning to create milestones and schedules, tracking earned value and managing competing priorities. The successful candidate will be expected to build the team’s abilities and be able to work with both internal and external customers. They will also be expected to participate in proposal efforts in support of new business and have knowledge of the financial status and planning for the team.  They will also work hand-in-hand with the Release Train Engineer (RTE) responsible for impediment removal, continuous improvement, metric roll-up, and JIRA validation.

What You Will Do:

Product Ownership: Act as the primary point of contact for the product, responsible for defining, prioritizing, and maintaining the product backlog, using it to coordinate work through the Product Owners (POs) for the ART Agile teams

Product Quality and Escalation: Ensure on-time, high-quality delivery of team products and services and escalate concerns as appropriate to the Chief Product Owner (CPO)

Prioritization: Prioritize features and user stories based on customer feedback and technical feasibility, work with the POs to ensure the teams understand the ART goals and work on high-priority items

Requirements Gathering: Elicit and document product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to provide a clear understanding for agile teams

Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with stakeholders, customers, and development teams, to ensure everyone is aligned with the product vision

Roadmap Development: Work with SubIPTs (Integrated Product Teams), CE (Chief Engineer), and CPO to create and maintain a product roadmap that outlines the delivery schedule and milestones along with future development paths

Customer Interaction: Define deployment needs, schedules, and installation plans with customers. 

Project Support: Develop plans and estimates, task execution, project tracking, reporting, and risk identification and mitigation plans. 

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience, unless prohibited by local laws/regulations. 
• Experience as an Agile product owner or equivalent team lead
• Experience with Software, systems, and/or integration & test
• Understanding of agile methodologies and the SAFe and/or Scrum at Scale framework

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience as a Chief/Scaled Product Owner or similar role in an agile, SAFe and/or Scrum at Scale environment
• Experience on AN/TPY-2 System and/or current Missile Defense programs with specific experience in large, complex systems
• Experience with Agile Management and Engineering Tools (Jira, PDM, etc.)
• Contributions in a team environment for the purpose of developing creative solutions to technical problems
• Interactions with the Missile Defense Agency
• SAFe Product Owner certification