Senior Principal RF CCA Lead

Date Posted:

2026-03-27

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AZ-TUCSON-801 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 801 (External Site)

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 Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

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 Advanced Effector Guidance Systems (AEGS) 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, Data Link/Communication, 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 AEGS Department is searching for a Senior Principal RF CCA Lead for the Ultra Electronics Product to provide technical oversight and direction for the RF subsystems (Ultra Blk1 and Ultra Blk2), responsible for the production engineering execution for Ultra RF CCAs to meet monthly Ultra Electronics Product deliveries.

This lead will be responsible for monitoring the factory for RF issues and leading a multi-disciplinary team of RF SMEs, REAs and Suppliers to resolve production roadblocks. This role includes assessing obsolescence and producibility issues and driving technical approach for resolving them.

What You Will Do

• Provide technical oversight and leadership for an interdisciplinary team developing an RF subsystem and its component CCAs

• Act as the technical interface between individual contributors and program leadership

• Work in a factory lab setting to accomplish testing of circuit card assembly and its next higher assembly

• Travel as required to oversee supplier activities.

• Responsible for Technical, Cost, and Schedule Execution.

• Be responsible for the technical integrity of RF CCAs for the Ultra Electronics Unit, including the Technical Data Package (TDP) development, validation, and integration with Test Equipment (TE)

• Manage costs and schedule for the design, verification, and hardware procurement

• Manage technical risk for electronics

• Technical oversight of failure investigations

• Support component level design and test reviews

• Manage transition to production and early Production units

• Raytheon has a strong culture of mentoring; it is expected that employees will be both mentors and mentees.

• 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 10 years of prior relevant experience

• Ten (10) years of 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

Qualifications We Prefer

• Prior experience as a technical leader of an RF hardware design activity

• Advanced degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, or related engineering degrees.

• Systems engineering thought process with analytical skills background.

• Highly self-motivated individual that can perform multidiscipline wor