Senior Subsystem Design Verification Test (DVT) Lead Engineer

RTX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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. Job Summary The Advanced Effector Guidance Systems Department provides Electrical Systems Engineering to develop Guidance Electronics solutions for products across the Raytheon Missiles and Defense (RMD) portfolio. Our team develops missile Guidance Electronics Hardware. Our core electrical engineering responsibilities include architecture, analysis, requirements, integration, and test. Our core electrical engineering technologies include RF/RADAR, Navigation/IMU/GPS, Digital, and Power. We partner with several Electrical Product Team departments that provide the detailed design of our electrical products as well as missile level systems teams. The Advanced Effector Guidance Systems Department is searching for a Senior Subsystem Design Verification Test (DVT) Lead Engineer with experience in testing and troubleshooting Guidance Electronics. The primary purpose of the role is to integrate and validate electronics design during development phase of program. Electronics validation includes testing hardware, assessing performance, failure resolution, analysis, modeling and preparation of test reports. Electrical Subsystem DVT Engineer collaborates with design team and influences design iteration along with interfacing with missile level integration engineers for hardware handoff and support.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience with electrical hardware development and/or testing
• Experience in sub-systems, systems engineering requirement development and/or requirement validation.
• 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."

Nice To Haves

• Missile guidance electronics subsystems typically contain antennas, analog RF circuit cards, digital circuit cards, and configurable logic so the ideal candidate will have a background in detailed design, testing and/or troubleshooting of one or more of these components in RF applications.
• Ideal candidates will also have some experience in systems engineering and architecture and have a desire to grow into engineering fellow.
• Experience working with environmental profiles and test configurations covering thermal, vibration, shock, humidity, altitude, and acceleration.
• Experience with lab instrumentation to troubleshoot and measure electrical signals.
• Experience with test equipment used to test the functionality of the electronics.
• Experience developing fault trees, 5-why’s, and fish bone root cause failure analysis.
• Experience working with missiles or similar systems.
• Experience working with systems requirements.
• Experience presenting at failure review boards, leadership, and customer.
• Experience leading small teams for test and integration efforts.
• Knowledge of mixed signal electronics.
• Manage cross-functional teams working on test and integration efforts such as Structural Analysts, Mechanical Engineers, Thermal Analysts, Test Architects, Systems Engineers, and others.
• Knowledge of DOD Hardware development process (knowledge of design gates).
• Practical experience in all phases of the product development lifecycle.
• Experience in developing test plans, test procedures, Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), test reports, and test data reviews.
• Knowledge and/or experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE).

Responsibilities

• Work environment is primarily in an office and lab environment and may include occasional field work.
• Assignments may include integration and validation of electronics; analysis of hardware designs; influence architecture development/refinement; developing and documenting subsystem requirements and test plans; peer reviews of designs as a subject matter expert; presentations to peers, management, and government customers; and root-cause failure investigations.
• Missile Systems has a strong culture of mentoring; it is expected that employees will be both mentors and mentees.
• Assignments may require executing and leading multiple DVT efforts within the program.
• Assignments may require being in a lab environment utilizing lab instrumentation and test equipment.
• Assignments may require some travel, including foreign travel.
• Assignments may require identifying opportunities to improve test efficiency and productivity.
• Assignments may require developing test plans, test procedures, test readiness reviews, test reports, and test data reviews.
• Assignments may require conducting failure investigations, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Collaboration with both Functional and Program higher level management.
• Collaboration with Customer and Suppliers.

Benefits

• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
• Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level