Date Posted:
2025-09-03
Country:
United States of America
Location:
AZ805: RMS AP Bldg 805 1151 East Hermans Road Building 805, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Security Clearance:
DoD Clearance: Secret
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 Precision Fire & Maneuver Systems Engineering organization is searching for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer, DeepStrike Launcher, Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) to lead the development of an autonomous missile launching weapon system for the DeepStrike Launcher program.
The DeepStrike Launcher program is an advanced U.S. Army initiative focused on developing a highly mobile, modular, and autonomous launch platform capable of supporting a variety of long-range precision fires across multiple domains. Designed to enhance battlefield agility and survivability, the DeepStrike Launcher enables remote operation, rapid deployment, and integration with a range of missile systems and sensor networks. Its open-systems architecture and autonomy features support seamless interoperability with Joint and Coalition forces, making it a key enabler for future multi-domain operations. The DeepStrike Launcher represents a transformative capability in the Army’s modernization efforts, and team members will play a critical role in shaping the next generation of autonomous, ground-launched firepower.
This IPTL role will lead the development of the DeepStrike Launcher Weapon System consisting of the mobility platform and launcher. As an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing the technical execution and successful delivery of a complex product from concept through fielding. You will lead a cross-functional team of engineering disciplines, ensuring alignment with program objectives, technical requirements, cost, and schedule constraints. Acting as the primary technical interface between engineering, program management, suppliers, and customers, you will drive design decisions, manage risk, and coordinate the integration and verification of the product. In addition, the IPT Lead guides the overall system requirements and architecture design decisions, utilizing the expertise of design teams to inform those decisions, and ensures design compliance and system performance. Your leadership will be essential in fostering collaboration, resolving technical challenges, and delivering a high-quality, mission-ready solution that meets all performance, reliability, and compliance requirements.
What You Will Do
- Plan, manage, and report on budget and schedule performance, including responsibility for Earned Value Management (EVM), alignment with the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), and coordination with program planning and finance teams
- Lead cross-functional engineering teams ensuring technical, cost, and schedule objectives are met, while driving collaboration and alignment across all technical sub-teams
- Shape the system architecture and design strategy, using inputs from engineering disciplines to make informed decisions that ensure design compliance, performance, and alignment with customer mission needs
- Interact with Raytheon program leadership, the Office of the Chief Engineer, and other IPTs to coordinate your team’s technical execution
- Interface with Raytheon leadership to report program status, accomplishments, challenges, and resource needs
- Engage directly with customers, suppliers, and functions across the Enterprise including Engineering, Operations, Mission Assurance, and Global Supply Chain
- Provide mentoring and support to engineering team members, and engagement of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) where needed to resolve complex issues
- Apply deep experience in system-level design, integration, verification, leading technical reviews, and managing risk
- Minimum 25% travel for supplier management at various locations, integration support in Tucson AZ, and customer interactions in Huntsville AL
Qualifications You Must Have
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of ten (10) years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum seven (7) years experience
- Experience managing or leading cross-disciplined teams in a technical capacity
- Experience in the integration and test of missiles or missile launchers in one or more of the following: leading and conducting trade studies; developing architectures; system development and design; requirements development and management
- Experience using one or more of the following program management tools to identify issues and develop recommended courses of action to management: Earned Value Management System (EVMS); Cost Account Management (CAM) certification; Integrated Master Plan (IMP); Integrated Master Schedule (IMS); Risk and Opportunity Management
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Qualifications We Prefer
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance
- Development, integration, test, or sustainment experience with AIM-9X, ATACMS, GMLRS, PrSM, Tomahawk, or Patriot missiles or their launching platforms
- Experience with missile launchers, heavy and medium military trucks, autonomy systems, vehicle navigation systems, and Command & Control integration.
- IPT leadership experience, Program Management certification or experience
- Experience with Agile development
- Experience with leading development across multiple program or company sites
- Experience developing and giving technical briefings, bidding and proposals
- Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities
- Master's degree in Systems Engineering or related discipline
What We Offer
- Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
- Relocation Eligibility
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- RTX solves some of the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense. That requires expansive thinking and bold innovation.
- 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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