Cyber and Special Missions - Technology Director Raytheon
Dulles, VA

Job Description

What does it take to make the world a safer place? It takes delivering innovative technology and collaborating with some of the finest talent in the engineering field. Whether you're a software engineer or a mechanical engineer, at Raytheon you'll grow a varied and rewarding career. And you'll be supported with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that promotes work/life. If you're ready to take on today's big challenges, discover a world of opportunity at Raytheon.

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Responsibilities

Job Description:

The Technology Director is the primary technology and engineering point of contact for the customer and program office on this classified program. The Tech Director will be responsible for designing new and advanced technologies in support of proprietary customers. The candidate will lead multi-disciplined teams in defining solutions, being responsible for architecting and planning for these products through their research and development and implementation stages. The selected candidate will be expected to effectively present their work in program and Business Unit reviews and to provide expert counseling and mentoring. The selected candidate will work with the customer engineering leadership to define design requirements to validate and to verify that hardware and software being designed is compliant with requirements.

Additionally, the Technology Director will seek out and establish apprenticeships to enable a teaching culture within Raytheon IIS. The candidate of choice will encompass a history of design innovation validated by presentations and technical papers, serving as the expert through integration and qualification and leading Failure Investigation Teams in the resolution of complex production sustainment issues and / or sensor anomalies.

Interpersonal and presentation skills must be excellent given the expected level and frequency of customer interaction. As a technical leader within the business, extensive knowledge of classified customers, particularly as they relate to cyber capabilities, special missions' tradecraft and customer plans are necessary. Intimate and current knowledge of the government customer base and knowledge of the applicable industry base is critical.

Required Skills:

Minimum 15 years of experience in electrical, optical, and systems engineering.

Demonstrated ability to decompose a complex problem into an executable plan.

Demonstrated experience developing and presenting technical briefings to Customer and Senior leadership.

Demonstrated experience leading optical design trade studies and engineering efforts involving engineers across multiple disciplines.

Experience in Numerical Optimization Techniques, Analysis of Alternatives, or Design of Experiments.

Proficiency with scientific computing environments, models, and/or simulations such as the following: MATLAB, Simulink, MathCAD, AREPS, and NVIPM.

Demonstrated ability to develop a business strategic vision and execute changes.

Extensive proven credentials in the relevant government customer space.

Knowledge and experience of RF operations: Filtering, Pulse Compression, Calibration, and/or Antenna Array processing.

Knowledge of RF signal processing techniques, experience developing advanced mathematical algorithms, analytic techniques and computer simulations.

Current TS/SCI clearance, with willingness to take and pass a polygraph examination.

Desired Skills:

Possess a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness.

Experience in machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning, convolutional neural networks

Communicate and collaborate with Program Management and Technical Leadership, Engineering Leadership, Manufacturing, Suppliers, and Customers.

Experience developing mathematical algorithms for RF signal processing and calibration.

Experience in the modeling and simulation of sensor physics and phenomenology to predict performance.

Experience designing and deploying cloud solutions using Amazon, Microsoft, IBM and/or Google cloud platforms

Experience in hardware and/or software development of embedded, real-time systems (e.g. FPGAs).

Technical publications and/or patents.

Job Function

Electrical Engineering, Optics/Optical Engineering, Data Science, Algorithms, Machine Learning, Systems Engineering

Clearance Type

TS/SCI - Current

Required Education (including Major):

Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) plus a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. An advanced degree is preferred.

This position requires a U.S. Person who is eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization. 142056BR 142056

Business Unit Profile

Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services delivers innovative technology to make the world a safer place. Our expertise in cyber, analytics and automation allow us to reach beyond what others think is possible to underpin national security and give our global customers unique solutions to solve the most pressing modern challenges -- from the cyber domain to automated operations, and from intelligent transportation and training solutions to creating clear insight from large volumes of data. IIS operates at nearly 550 sites in 80 countries, and is headquartered in Dulles, Virginia. The business area generated $6.2 billion in 2018 revenues. As a global business, our leaders must have the ability to understand, embrace and operate in a multicultural world -- in the marketplace and the workplace. We strive to hire people who reflect our communities and embrace diversity and inclusion to advance our culture, develop our employees, and grow our business.

Relocation Eligible

No

Clearance Type

TS/SCI - Current

Expertise

Engineering Technology

Type Of Job

Full Time

Work Location

VA - Dulles

Raytheon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.