Patriot OCONUS Lead Systems Engineer - Switzerland

Date Posted:

2025-02-14

Country:

United States of America

Location:

RMA99: RTN Remote, Massachusetts

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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.

The System Engineering Directorate is the central focus for Mission Systems Integration activities within Raytheon, responsible for defining customer needs, functional and product architecture, requirements definition and decomposition, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), system performance, and System Security Engineering (SSE).  The Land Warfare and Missile Defense Systems (LWMDS) department is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer (LSE) with the technical expertise and engineering leadership skills to drive the design and development of world-class Air and Missile Defense Systems

The Switzerland Patriot Bodluv GR Commercial Contract (BCC) Lead Systems Engineer (LSE) will be directly responsible to ensure the quality and success of all systems engineering technical execution of the BCC scope. This role will require broad technical understanding of Air and Missile Defense Systems including engineering and manufacturing development standards, processes, and best practices. This position will directly interface with the Switzerland Government customer in addition to two key international suppliers located in Switzerland.

This position is located in Bern, Switzerland and is a 2 year international assignment with addition compensation emoluments.

We value diverse skills and experience, so don't hold back. Your qualifications could add tremendous value to our team. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you're passionate about what you could accomplish here, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities to Anticipate:

• Provide BCC systems engineering technical leadership across globally distributed cross functional team, with representatives from Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, IPT/CPT Leadership, and Program Office
• Maintain BCC Technical Baseline and ensure technical integrity and systems engineering execution across all Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Cross Product Teams (CPTs), and disciplines within the Program to cost, schedule, technical requirements
• Manage and influence customer expectations through timely and accurate communication; advocate for most effective user solutions and capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership, oversight and support to BCC Swiss supplier Engineering execution, including requirements allocation, design implementation and best practices, test planning and test execution
• Provide supplier support in regard to requirements understanding and expectations on Raytheon acceptance of hardware
• Provide supplier guidance with Raytheon’s Engineering gate/design review process (e.g. Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, Test Readiness Review, Production Readiness Review, and Ship Readiness Review)

Qualifications You Must Have:

• 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 8 years of prior relevant experience. 
• Experience in Patriot Program system design, development, integration/verification, production, and sustainment
• 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

Qualifications We Value:

• Broad technical understand of Patriot System CONOPS and hardware
• Ability to investigate a variety of complex and unbounded technical challenges and drive them to closure.
• Direct experience with International FMS and/or DCS programs and International
• Supplier’s/Partner’s engineering execution
• Direct experience with test planning and execution
• Direct experience in concepts of operations development and/or design of system level architecture
• Experience working programs with new design elements
• Direct experience managing resources with annual budgets exceeding $25 million
• Direct experience with Engineering Risks and Opportunities (R&O) Management
• Demonstrated experience with globally distributed engineering execution organizations (CONUS and OCONUS)
• Existing Secret Clearance (DoD)

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

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• RTX solves some of the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense. That requires expansive thinking and bold innovation – and that, in turn, requires a culture that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We embrace individuality and diversity of thought to fuel opportunity for our employees, our customers, and our communities. We work toward progress, knowing that a more inclusive world is critical to our mission. Not just in this moment, but always.

Additional Details:

Clearance Information: This position requires the eligibility to obtain a security clearance. Non-US citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO), 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.htmIf applicable

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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