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Raytheon · 2 weeks ago

Lead Systems Engineer - Electronic Warfare (Onsite)

Goleta, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$137K/yr - $275K/yr

10+ years exp

Raytheon is a leader in defense technology, dedicated to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms. They are seeking a Lead Systems Engineer specializing in Electronic Warfare (EW) to oversee the design, development, and implementation of EW systems, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and engineering processes.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary Systems Engineering focal point for the program

Manage configuration process, performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications

Partner with the Program Chief Engineer in ensuring the engineering team aligns to cost/schedule

Provide technical directions to multi-disciplinary program teams

Implement and ensure adherence to systems engineering processes throughout the program lifecycle

Oversee the development and maintenance of technical documentation, including system specifications, design documents, and test plans

Coordinate system engineering activities, including requirements analysis, system design, integration, and testing

Conduct system-level trade studies and performance analysis

Participate in design reviews, technical meetings, and customer presentations

Support program management with technical risk assessments and mitigation strategies

Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs architectural exploration

Decomposes customer specifications and system level requirements into sub-system and piece part requirements and generates verification criteria and plans for the requirements

Qualification

Electronic Warfare (EW)Systems EngineeringRADAR systemsRequirements EngineeringModel Based Systems EngineeringMatlab/SimulinkEarned Value ManagementDigital Signal ProcessingTechnical BriefingCross-functional Team Leadership

Required

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

Experience managing the full lifecycle of Electronic Warfare (EW), RADAR, and/or RF products/systems, encompassing development, production, or sustainment, along with systems design and requirements engineering experience

Experience planning, managing, and/or leading the execution of Electronic Warfare (EW) or Radar systems integration, verification, and validation activities in laboratory or field environments

Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Preferred

Active DoD Top Secret clearance with investigation within five years

Experience delivering technical briefs to subcontractors, senior executives, and customers

Experience leading cross-functional teams to resolve technical problems in an environment involving multiple stakeholders

Model Based Systems Engineering (Cameo Enterprise Architecture (SysML specifically), digital thread concepts, digital engineering, MBSE with DevSecOps)

Experience in preparing and presenting reports and briefings both orally and in writing

Matlab/Simulink, DOORS, DNG, Cameo, Jira, and Confluence

Earned Value Management / Cost Account Management experience

Millimeter and microwave RF design, as well as experience in digital signal processing