• Job Description

  Req#: 01758117

  Date Posted:

  2025-03-19

  Country:

  United States of America

  Location:

  VA146: 8320 Alban S100, Springfield 8320 Alban Road Suite 100, Springfield, VA, 22150 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.

  Raytheon is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer Operations Director (OD) to provide senior technical leadership, oversight and direction to a multidisciplinary multi-contractor team of engineers in support of 24x7 operational activities and provide responses to system hardware and software anomalies. The OD is the contractor team’s primary interface with the customer senior leadership teams and represents the management team off-hours. The OD interfaces with day staff senior leadership teams and supports integration of future hardware and software deliveries. This is a 24x7 operational position that requires working rotating shifts including weekends and holidays. Location: Near Springfield, Virginia

  What You Will Do

  • Interface with internal and external customer and contractor leadership.
  • Provide technical direction to the shift engineers in response to system hardware and software issues; call-in additional engineering skills to solve more complex problems.
  • Coordinate and provide solutions and options to anomalous conditions.
  • Coordinate problem resolutions with external segments by prioritizing system resources.
  • Perform quality control checks across the operations teams ensuring necessary processes and procedures are in place.
  • Support the integration of new hardware and software deliveries.
  • Document system discrepancies.
  • Approve operational procedures.

  Qualifications You Must Have

  • Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 10 years of prior engineering experience.
  • Experience and knowledge utilizing technical program operational domains.
  • Experience leading technical teams and other engineering teams during problem resolution in the customer environment.
  • Experience evaluating and assessing program system level requirements and the feasibility of products and interfaces
  • Experience planning and executing long and short-term tasks to set and accomplish operational objectives
  • Experience facilitating joint efforts between customer and contract lead
  • An active and transferable TS/SCI CI Poly 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 the required security clearance.

  Qualifications We Prefer

  • Possess a minimum of one operational certification.
  • Experience with multiple operational areas.
  • Experience transitioning new systems to operational environments.
  • Experience with risk management.
  • Experience with project management.

  What We Offer

  • Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
  • Not Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance not available

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  • Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

  • Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

  The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

  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.

  This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

  RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

  RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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• About the company

  Raytheon Technologies is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises four industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense.

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