High-Power Microwave - Associate Director, Engineering (Onsite)
Raytheon
- Tucson, AZ
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Supports the HPM Business Director for the overall success of the programs, company and customer success, on-time delivery, and for identifying and assisting in the development of new technical opportunities within the customer community.
- Partners with the government customer and stakeholders to develop the goals, strategy, and vision for these programs starting from initial concept development through contract award and execution.
- Plans for integration of this technology with core product lines.
- Supports development of the portfolio strategy to meet the full spectrum mission and supporting needs of the customer community and the company.
- Works with the individual program managers to manage cost and schedule performance of the existing and any subsequently awarded contracts or modifications and communicating program status and strategies to senior leadership.
- Develops and maintains collaborative and responsive internal relationships with peers across the AT SBU, R&C, and corresponding SBU functional leads such as Supply Chain, Contracts, and Finance.
- Clearly articulates customer positions, status, and strategies to senior management.
- Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced degree in a related field and minimum 10 years experience
- Leadership experience within defense, government acquisition or similar industry
- Experience working within an Engineering Development programs environment
- 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.
- Experience leading research and development programs with high technical risk and high visibility
- Experience communicating complex technical knowledge to the technical community outside of Raytheon to include customers and vendors
- Proven ability to develop and maintain long term business relationships with customers and partners
- Experience with High Power Microwave (HPM) technologies such as high power RF, pulsed power, electron beam devices, semiconductor materials and device physics
- Experience and demonstrated success managing change, building teams in a matrixed organization, developing leaders and mentoring others
- Strong proficiency in developing and presenting Strategic Plans, AOP, Technology Roadmaps, and planning to senior management, and responsibility for executing approved plans
- Ability to focus, evaluate, motivate, and reward the teams, enabling them to achieve desired results
- Relevant Advanced Degrees
- An active and in-scope Top-Secret US security clearance