Raytheon · 17 hours ago
Senior Systems Engineer - Affordability
Tucson, AZ
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$87K/yr - $165K/yr
5+ years expRaytheon is a leading defense contractor committed to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. They are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Transformation & Initiatives department, focusing on affordability and cost-informed decision-making initiatives across various programs. The role involves collaborating with engineering, program management, and supply chain teams to enhance the efficiency of systems engineering practices.
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No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
You will be working as part of the RMD Affordability Engineering team to support cost-informed engineering decisions across munitions, radar, and sensor programs
You will develop and apply affordability analysis techniques, cost modeling, and trade studies to support system affordability while meeting mission performance requirements
Support the affordability of various systems and products throughout their life cycle
In this role, you will contribute to affordability solutions as part of a cross-functional team, supporting pre-production, production, and sustainment affordability efforts
You will work closely with program management, systems engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain organizations to support the Raytheon Affordability Process
Support the development and maintenance of DTUPC, production cost, and life-cycle cost models aligned to program objectives
Perform and support affordability trade studies, cost assessments, and design-to-cost activities
Apply affordability and cost-performance trade study principles, including Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV) and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) concepts, in support of system and program decisions
Support supplier cost analysis, hardware cost estimate, and production learning assessments
Assist with proposal development, affordability inputs, and cost narratives
Communicate cost and affordability analysis results to engineering and program stakeholders
Provide documentation, improvement, and standardization of affordability processes, methods, and tools
Provide guidance or review support to junior engineers or analysts as needed
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience
Familiarity with production environments and supply chain processes
Familiarity with effector, radar, sensor, or munition systems
Experience with developing, documenting, or supporting processes, methods, or tools
Experience supporting one or more of the following: Production or life-cycle cost modeling, Affordability or cost trade studies, Design-to-cost or cost parametric modeling
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
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1
Preferred
Experience with affordability or cost engineering tools such as ACEIT, SEER, TruePlanning, or price analysis tools
Experience supporting proposal development or program execution activities
Familiarity with bills of material (BOMs), work breakdown structures (WBS), or manufacturing assemblies
Familiarity with affordability analysis activities aligned with evolving DoD contracting approaches, including familiarity with Section 890 production contracting concepts
Working knowledge of affordability trade studies, cost-informed decision-making, and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) concepts (CAIV familiarity a plus)
Working knowledge of data analytics with experience using tools such as Excel, Power BI, Python, R, or SQL
Benefits
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
Holidays
Company
Raytheon
Raytheon, an RTX business, creates next-generation defense solutions that are smarter, faster and better than previously thought possible.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$16MKey Investors
United States Air Force
2012-01-17Series Unknown· $5.5M
2009-10-26Acquired
2009-10-01Series Unknown· $10.5M
Leadership Team
Arunava Chatterjee
Executive Director of Ghost Black Operations & CEO & CTO
Kieran Nolan
Chief Enterprise Architect / IT CTO
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