Mechanical Engineering Hardware Section Manager

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineering Hardware Section Manager to support program area responsibilities for the Advanced Mission Systems and Advanced RF portfolios. As an regular participant in the ACT (Advanced Concepts and Technology) hardware engineering team, this position entails being a section level leader to a multi-disciplinary hardware group as well as an individual contributor on programs. The program work will center on design and hardware integration of various developmental subsystems.

This effort will require the selected candidate to:

Perform functional management tasks for a team of up to 15 engineers as well as be actively engaged in the technical and engineering programmatic aspects of ACT programs. The Section Manager’s primary responsibility is to ensure that the work performed by those in the section is on schedule, on budget, and right the first time.

Engineering leadership tasks include but not are not limited to:

Ensuring adequate resources (personnel and assets) are made available to programs

Foster career development of team members, conduct performance development discussions, and ensure on-time completion of required and suggested training

Facilitating alignment with engineering command media, guiding productivity improvement and risk mitigation

Provide cost estimates for proposal activities

The Section Manager will interact frequently with Team Leads, Chief Engineers and Program Managers to ensure that the section is meeting the needs of its customers.

Collaborate with engineers from other disciplines. Ensure consistent application of engineering best practices and processes.

Three quarters of the Section Manager's time will be devoted to direct work on programs in roles such as Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL), discipline lead, and individual technical contributor, including the following:

Participate requirements analysis, design, implementation and testing, hardware integration and test, system level integration, and testing to ensure the subassembly will meet all customer requirements

Participate in hardware artifacts review

Participate technical review presentations, and provide task progress and solution status updates

This position is located in Dallas, TX

Required Skills:

8 years of experience in engineering development or equivalent experience

Technical leadership experience managing diverse teams including working with Program office and Customers

Multi-year experience in mechanical design and documentation of complex military electronics packaging including proficiency in the following:

Experience in the use of PTC Creo CAD software for conceptual design layout, detailed part design, complex assembly management and drawing creation and release

Familiarity with mechanical piece part and assembly drawing standards

Proficient in the use of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing for design documentation and fabrication

Proficient in tolerance analysis tools to support part and assembly producibility

Ability to work occasional overtime to support critical program events

Willing to travel <20% of the time to support off‐site activities

The ability to obtain and maintain a US Secret Security Clearance. US Citizenship is required as only US Citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Desired Skills:

Working experience with hardware interfaces with space and/or airborne sensor systems

Mechanical design of Antennas, RF Sensors, supporting Electronics and Sub-systems

Experience in Circuit Card Assembly design including CAD modeling and connector selection

Familiarity with Agile process including Scrum

Knowledge of Cost Account Management (CAM)

Experience managing vendors to develop sub-system components

Knowledge of Earn Value Management System (EVMS)

Required Education:

Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations

Desired Education:

Masters Degree in a STEM related discipline

Engineering/Other Technical Positions: Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

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Relocation Eligible: Relocation assistance available provided final candidate meets eligibility requirements.

Employee Referral Award Eligibility: Only employees currently within RMD and RI&S have the potential to receive a Referral Award for submitting a referral to RMD and RI&S roles. ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the Referral Awarding.

Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.