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Raytheon · 2 hours ago

Sr. Principal Affordability Engineer

Lexington Park, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$124K/yr - $250K/yr

10+ years exp

Raytheon is a leader in defense and aerospace, dedicated to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms. They are seeking a Senior Principal Affordability Engineer to provide expertise in cost modeling and affordability solutions for Ground Radar and Sensor programs, ensuring system affordability while meeting mission performance requirements.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Developing DTUPC models to support program cost targets

Performing discrete event simulations using tools such as ExtendSim for modeling and analyzing dynamic systems across various modes, including discrete events to analyze cost, schedule, and risk trade-offs

Providing subject matter expertise in cost modeling, affordability processes, and decision-support analysis across program teams

Qualification

Cost modelingLife cycle cost estimatingDiscrete event simulationStatistical methodsData analyticsProcess documentationMS Office SuiteProposal developmentAI/ML techniquesRadar knowledgeSensor knowledgeCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 10 years of prior engineering experience or equivalent experience

Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance

Experience with production cost modeling, life cycle cost estimating, or affordability analysis

Experience applying statistical methods to perform predictive modeling

Experience with estimating supplier positions for hardware costs

Experience supporting proposal development

Minimum of 10+ years of experience in engineering, operations research, data analytics, or related technical discipline

Experience communicating complex affordability and cost analysis results to various audiences including engineering, program management, and external customers

Experience with developing, documenting and maintaining processes, methods and tools

Experience with MS Office Suite

Preferred

Experience with modeling, life cycle cost estimating, and affordability analysis

Hands-on experience with discrete event simulation tools (e.g., ExtendSim) and cost estimating tools (e.g., ACEIT) and parametric estimating tools (e.g., TruePlanning, SEER)

Background in data analytics with experience using tools such as Python, R, Power BI, Power Query, SQL, or Tableau to analyze and visualize large data sets

Familiarity with AI/ML techniques for cost prediction, trend analysis, or optimization is a strong plus

Active DoD Secret Clearance or greater

Master's degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics or related discipline

Knowledge of radar, sensors, or defense system development (a plus but not required)