Job Description

Raytheon Missiles and Defense (RMD) is the world's largest developer, producer and integrator of weapon systems. In fact, we've produced over one million missiles in our history. Military forces in more than 50 countries look to us for a high-quality product portfolio that includes missiles, smart munitions, projectiles, kinetic kill vehicles and directed energy weapons.
The Algorithm & Simulation (A&S) Directorate is responsible for algorithm development including Guidance, Navigation, and Control; radio frequency (RF) and electro-optical/infrared (EO-IR) Signal Processing; and missile-and-sensor-level Modeling and Simulation for RMD's broad portfolio of projects, programs and products.
In our experience, diversity of talent and thought is what drives innovation, and we are looking for motivated engineers with subject matter expertise in autopilot design and performance analysis for missile systems to perform in the role of Autopilot Design Section Lead at our Tucson, AZ location.
Job Description:
The Autopilot Design Section Lead will have a technical role on at least one program in addition to performing the day-to-day leadership of a group of control algorithm engineers, with the primary responsibility of ensuring that each employee has suitable work assignments and opportunities for growth and advancement. Leadership duties include performance development and appraisal, salary planning, manpower planning, career coaching, and ensuring adherence to company policies. Candidates will contribute to the technical oversight of employees, monitor program execution, and provide subject matter expertise in direct support of program efforts and proposal activities. The Section Lead will be part of the Flight Sciences Department leadership team within the Algorithm and Simulation directorate.
U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance as of day one of employment.

Note: This position can be Salary Grade G09 (Senior Systems Engineer II) or Salary Grade G10 (Principal Systems Engineer) based upon the applicants qualifications as they relate to the skills, experience and responsibility requirements of the position.

Required Skills:

* BS degree in Engineering or Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics

* Minimum six (6) years of work experience in design and analysis of control algorithms, with at least three (3) of these years in missile systems applications

* Experience with control system integration and testing, including at least three of the following: 6DOF simulation, flight software integration, modal testing, and closed loop frequency response testing

* Experience coding in Matlab/Simulink and C++
* Active Secret Level DoD Clearance

Desired Skills:
* Prior experience in a functional or leadership role
* Strong knowledge of fundamental concepts, with high level of analytical ability to drive technical solutions
* Ability and strong desire to facilitate career growth and knowledge transfer
* Experience in empowering employees, leading and motivating teams, fostering collaboration
* Ability to manage multiple, competing priorities
* Strong communication, interpersonal and decision making skills
* Experience with capture effort coordination and developing proposals to obtain funding, spanning technical proposal development, work breakdown structures and cost estimation

* Ability to effectively interact with subordinates, customers and other organizations and disciplines

* Ability to implement strategic goals established by functional leadership across the organization

* Knowledge of related disciplines: guidance and navigation; RF signal processing and tracking algorithms; embedded software development and hardware/software integration; system engineering design methods including requirements analysis and allocation, specification derivation and interface control documentation

* Experience with LINUX operating system and/or Microsoft Visual Studio.

* Masters/PhD Degree in an Engineering discipline, Computer Science, Math or Physics
A diverse company is a strong company.
The people of Raytheon Technologies come from different backgrounds. We value our different perspectives and styles of tackling the worlds most complex challenges and toughest threats.
Through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), our employees are empowered to impact business results, build professional networks, advocate for causes that matter to them and contribute to their local communities.

Diversity of thought is critical to the future of innovation. We leverage these unique voices to generate solutions toward a united and singular purpose: to define the future of aerospace.

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