Program Chief Engineer (Onsite)

About Raytheon and RTX

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 Advanced Products & Solutions (APS) strategic business unit is a product-focused, merchant-supplier business that leverages scale and technology commonality to provide leading-edge, reliable, and cost-competitive products. APS supplies mission equipment directly to original equipment manufacturers and government entities for integration on larger systems.

About the Role

Raytheon's Electronic Warfare Systems (EWS) is seeking a motivated Program Chief Engineer for their Electronic Warfare Systems / Emerging Programs product line. This role serves as the single engineering leadership point of contact, responsible for the engineering execution of an entire program, overseeing all technical, schedule, and financial aspects.

Reporting to the Emerging Programs Area Chief Engineer, you will lead a product team through the system and project lifecycles, including technology maturation, development, verification, production, and sustainment. As the technical focal point for the product line, you will interface with customer senior technical counterparts, functional organizations, and leadership. The role involves providing technical oversight to external vendors to ensure requirements and schedule compliance, while offering leadership to the test architect and lead systems engineer. You will also guide the Digital Engineering and Model-Based strategy for the product.

This is an onsite position located in Goleta, CA, with travel required approximately 10% of the time to support programs and customers.

Hiring Process and Application

Candidates must possess an active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. The DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid, or remote.

Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates. RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted, though business necessity may alter this timeline.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.