Senior Principal Systems Chief Engineer

Arinc International Of Canada Ulc - Portsmouth, RI

Full-time - Senior

Portsmouth, RI

10,001+ employees

About the position

The Chief Engineer position at Raytheon involves leading the lifecycle of programs related to undersea and sonar systems, ensuring technical performance and successful integration across multiple disciplines. This role requires expertise in system integration, acoustics, and undersea vehicles, along with strong leadership and communication skills to manage technical teams and interface with customers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead program throughout lifecycle, from program startup through requirements development, design, test and verification.
• Develop and mature architectures for undersea and sonar systems.
• Lead technical teams in areas related to undersea systems design, analysis, test and execution.
• Manage technical performance and interface across multiple disciplines.
• Manage risks and opportunities against the programmatic baseline.
• Work within program leadership team, including with the program manager, to ensure program success.
• Provide primary technical interface to Customers and key stakeholders.
• Communicate through oral presentations and written reports on program status, issues and success.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and 7 years of prior relevant experience.
• In absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience is required.
• Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret US security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Past experience in a technical leadership role, e.g. Chief Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer, IPT Lead, etc.
• Experience with Risk and Opportunity Management.
• Experience with undersea vehicles or sonar systems.
• Experience across a wide variety of program lifecycles.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

• Parental (including paternal) leave
• Flexible work schedules
• Achievement awards
• Educational assistance
• Child/adult backup care
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Paid time off
• Holidays