SIM-2 Product Owner Senior Systems Engineer

About the position

Raytheon is looking for an AN/TPY-2 Systems Engineering Agile Product Owner for team Mission Simpossible 2 to support the Missile Defense and Sensors (MDS) department. The MDS department provides subject matter expertise for concept development, architectural design, requirements generation & flow down, modeling and simulation, systems analysis, integration, test and evaluation of world-class Missile Defense & Sensors to be achieved through our people, processes, technology and performance. This position is located onsite in Woburn, MA.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to define the product vision and ensure that the team understands it.
• Communicate the vision and goals to the team and ensure alignment with program objectives.
• Create, prioritize, and maintain a reasonable and partnered backlog, ensuring it is clear, detailed, and aligned with the program vision.
• Ensure that the backlog is understood by the program.
• Collaborate with the Scrum Master to clarify and refine backlog items.
• Balance the needs of stakeholders, customers, and the program.
• Prioritize items based on value, risk, dependencies, and stakeholder requirements.
• Define acceptance criteria for necessary backlog items and ensure that the acceptance criteria are met before approving work as complete.
• Act as the primary liaison between stakeholders and the program.
• Gather and incorporate feedback from stakeholders throughout the process.
• Work with the Scrum Master and integration team during sprint planning to clarify and refine backlog items.
• Responsible for Sprint Planning to ensure that the team understands the priorities and objectives for the upcoming Sprint.
• During the Sprint, work with the team to refine the Sprint backlog and associated delivery forecast as needed.
• Participate in sprint reviews to provide feedback and ensure that the product meets expectations.
• Work with the Chief Product Owner, Chief Release Train Engineer, Scaled Product Owner (SPO), Release Train Engineer (RTE), and other Product Owners to align on program increment goals.
• Participate in Program Increment (PI) planning to align team goals with the overall program objectives.
• Highlight team dependencies, deliveries, risks, and assumptions.
• Facilitate continuous improvement within the team.
• Participate in retrospectives and use feedback to improve processes and product quality.
• Support the team in self-organizing and taking ownership of tasks.
• Monitor the team's progress and intervene to assign work as needed to ensure that tasks are correctly allocated and deadlines are met.
• Provide guidance and support to help the team improve their self-organization skills over time.

Requirements

• Typically requires Bachelor of Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior engineering experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and 2+ years of related experience.
• Experience leading a technical effort.
• Execution of technical, cost and schedule performance.
• 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

• Excellent communication, technical writing, oral presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with interfacing with customers and lead technical solutions to complex user requirements.
• Prior experience with the AN/TPY-2 System and/or Missile Defense programs.
• Ability to understand radar systems technology in the areas of radar design and analysis, and systems engineering development.
• Experience supporting hiring activities, including interviews and staffing planning.
• Familiarity with Integrated Product Development System (IPDS) and CMMI-compliant Gate Reviews, particularly associated with SRR, PDR and CDR.
• Knowledge of and ability to work within the Agile Scrum development practice.
• Proven experience with current Missile defense programs with specific experience in large, complex systems.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment with time-critical requirements.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management principles and metrics.
• PhD/Master’s Degree in Engineering, or relevant discipline (Math, Physics or Business).

Benefits

• 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.