Kuwait Patriot Chief Engineer/Technical Director – (P5 – Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Onsite – Tewksbury, MA)

Date Posted:

2025-02-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA135: Innovation Dr Tewks Bdg 300 836 North Street Building 300, Tewksbury, MA, 01876 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.

The System Engineering Directorate is the central focus for Mission Systems Integration activities within Raytheon, responsible for defining customer needs, functional and product architecture, requirements definition and decomposition, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), system performance, and System Security Engineering (SSE).

The Land Warfare and Missile Defense Systems (LWMDS) department is seeking a Chief Engineer (CE) and Technical Director (TD) with the technical expertise and engineering leadership skills to drive the design and development of world-class Air and Missile Defense Systems.  The Kuwait CE/TD will be directly responsible for all country capability roadmaps, system analysis, concept development, requirements development, hardware design, software design, integration thread development, system performance to include integration and test, and integrated sustainment plans on the Kuwait Patriot program and future Kuwait LWAD programs. This position will directly interface with the customers from the United States Government (USG) and the Kuwait Government.  This position is in Tewksbury, MA and may require occasional travel.

We value diverse skills and experience, so don't hold back. Your qualifications could add tremendous value to our team. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you're passionate about what you could accomplish here, we'd love to hear from you.

This is an onsite role in Tewksbury, MA

What You will Do :

• You will establish and manage a program vision, strategy and goals to align the Program with the Customer and facilitate conflict resolution
• You will ensure technical integrity and engineering execution across all Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Cross Product Teams (CPTs), and disciplines within the Program to cost, schedule, technical requirements
• You will be the primary program technical point of contact with the customer senior technical counterparts and internal senior program management and engineering leadership.
• You will provide technical advisory disposition for Export / Import (EXIM) compliance
• You may anticipate 10% Domestic/International travel

Qualifications You Must Have :

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and ten (10) years of prior relevant experience.  In absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience is required.
• Active and transferable Secret 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. 

Qualifications We Prefer :

• Experience in Patriot Program (or similar program) system design, development, integration/verification, production, and sustainment
• Demonstrated experience in strategic development, customer interface, or contract capture in the Defense Industry
• Direct experience with International FMS programs and International Supplier’s/Partner’s engineering execution
• Direct experience with Army IAMD Systems of Systems (SoS)
• Direct experience in concepts of operations development and/or design of system level architecture
• Direct experience managing resources with annual budgets exceeding $25 million
• Direct experience supporting proposals with annual engineering run rates exceeding $25 million
• Direct experience with Engineering Risks and Opportunities (R&O) Management
• Demonstrated experience with globally distributed engineering execution organizations (CONUS and OCONUS)
• Direct experience with international industrial participation and technology transfer
• Existing Secret Clearance (DoD)
• Raytheon Chief Engineer Leveled

What We Offer:

• Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life be