Date Posted:

2025-08-04

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA131: Tewksbury, MA Bldg 1 Assabet 50 Apple Hill Drive Assabet - Building 1, Tewksbury, MA, 01876 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ 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. 

Raytheon’s Receiver Exciter and Back End Processing (REBP) Department is seeking an electrical engineering leader with experience in engineering management, design, test, and integration. The Section Leader will utilize advanced technical knowledge in Radar Receiver & Exciter Technology and understand the impact of this work on other areas of the organization.  The candidate should demonstrate organizational, leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.

This 1st shift position will be 100% onsite and based in either Tewksbury, MA or Marlborough, MA.

Section Leader Responsibilities to Anticipate:

Manage a section of 15 to 20 engineers.

Provide career and technical mentoring.

Support hiring goals and building high performance teams.

Mentor and develop junior staff.

Support employee performance, career development, and growth throughout the year.

Technical problem solving, project leadership, proposal writing, pursuing new business, leader of development teams, and lead organizational initiatives.

Work closely with other section leaders, the department leader, business units, program offices, senior leaders, senior staff engineers, and other development team members.

Communicate organizational goals and other pertinent information through monthly team meetings.

Modeling and Driving Raytheon Values and Behaviors.

Engineering Responsibilities to Anticipate:

Lead and support Receiver/Exciter product development, transition to production and integration activities.

Design and development of receivers, or exciters.

Participate in hardware design reviews.

Technical leadership during the transition to production and support to production activities.

Lead functional and cross-disciplinary teams to meet organizational goals.

Cost and schedule management.

Qualifications You Must Have:

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum 10 years of prior work experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum 7 years of prior work experience.

Experience with Microwave/RF system, Mixed Signal subsystem hardware analysis, design, test and integration.

Experience working on designs from concept through production.

Experience leading cross-functional technical teams.

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.  

Qualifications We Prefer:

Previous management experience.

Experience with electromagnetic simulation tools (e.g., HFSS, ADS, CST, and/or Mentor Graphics’ Xpedition) and analytical tools (e.g., MATLAB).

Experience translating system performance and operation specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.

Practical experience in all phases of the product development lifecycle.

Background in designing for manufacturability, producibility, and cost constraints, which includes yield and margin analysis.

Development of technical proposals, engineering project estimates, and/or white papers.

Experience creating and presenting professional design documentation to company leadership and program customers.

Experience with manpower planning, staffing and Earned Value Management Systems.

Technical background in any of the following areas:

Mixed Signal & Digital circuit design, integration & test

RF Cascade analysis and/or frequency planning

Circuit card assembly and fabrication

High speed data converter test and characterization

Low Noise RF source design and test experience

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.

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

 

Learn More & Apply Now!

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role. Onsite: 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.

Clearance Information: This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

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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