Senior Principal Engineer - Fixed Wing UAS SI&T

Date Posted:

2024-07-03

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ202: 3350 EHemisphere Loop Bldg M09 3350 EHemisphere Loop Bldg M09 Building M09, Tucson, AZ, 85706 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.

In Systems Integration and Test (SI&T) we integrate, verify, and validate our products. We put our systems together, exercise them in the lab or in the field, measure and analyze performance, and make sure our products work the first time and every time. To accomplish this, we develop plans and procedures, debug and evaluate system functions and interfaces, develop test environments, and work together with our customers.

Do you have a passion in Autonomous Systems? Do you enjoy working in fast paced, innovative, and groundbreaking technology environments? Do you want to be part of a team that can rapidly design, develop, and field open, trusted, secure, certified, and operationally effective collaborative autonomous solutions?

We are currently looking for Senior Principal Systems Integration and Test (SI&T) Engineer to join the SI&T organization located in Tucson, AZ.  The Senior Principal SI&T Engineer is a key program role that is accountable for key decisions throughout the life cycle of the program which affects our competitive position and executability. Senior Principal SI&T Engineer operates through coordination across all other Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) among disciplines in the development, integration, and test phase of the program.

Please Note:  This position may require travel (up to 50%).

Responsibilities to Anticipate

• You will apply extensive hands-on integration and test experience with Fixed Wing UAS rapid development to creatively develop test strategies that maximize test coverage within cost and schedule constraints.
• Lead/Manage a multi-disciplinary team in defining, planning, coordinating, and conducting test and verification events for Fixed Wing UASs.
• Stay abreast of development schedules to plan and coordinate technology integrations and test events.
• Identify areas of high technical risk, collaborate with the team to define development priorities, and develop test plans to mitigate technical risk.
• Develop test roadmaps and plans that balance development timelines, technical risk mitigation, and program schedules and priorities.
• Conduct test readiness reviews, after action reviews, and participate as needed in customer engagements.
• Ensure test configurations and events are carefully controlled and documented.
• Capture, track, and ensure the resolution of findings from test events.
• Estimate, track, and communicate cost, schedule, and risk in support of test planning and execution.
• You will influence the architecture of the system, establishing processes, and align RMD program leadership, office the of chief engineer, and multiple IPTs
• You will have regular communication to the RMD leadership to provide program status, accomplishments, issues, and help needed..
• You will mentor and guide all team members with coordinate engagement of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) when appropriate.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in STEM and a minimum of 10 (ten) years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience working and/or leading cross-disciplined teams in a technical capacity.
• Experience with leading and conducting UAS trade studies, UAS system development and design, UAS systems requirements development and management, and UAS system integration and test.
• Experience Fixed Wing UAS rapid development integration and testing.
• 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.

Qualifications We Value

• Domain and/or background knowledge in one or more of the following areas related to Fixed Wing UAS system design.  These include but are on limited to:
  • UAS Command and Control Systems
  • Airframes, Structures, and Thermodynamics
  • Electronics, Communications, and Power
  • Autonomous Systems and Algorithms
  • Flight Management Systems
  • Surveillance sensors and algorithms
  • Human / machine interf