Principal Electrical Engineer, Production Hardware
RTX
AssemblyCyber Security
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Assembly
About the role
- Manage advanced R&D and prototyping programs for Military and Government customers, particularly military comms and battle management
- Oversee programs involving RF, DSP, Digital, Embedded SW, PCB manufacturing, board assembly and test, mechanics, software, FPGA, DSP, and systems engineering and test
- Lead aggressive schedules, assess schedule and technical risks, and deliver programs on time
- Guide engineering teams’ priorities and be hands-on with day-to-day activities
- Manage cost, budgets, and Profit and Loss (P&L) objectives
- Serve as primary interface with the customer on all matters involving contract execution
- Provide leadership to program engineering teams and resolve conflicts
- Coordinate with management on contract requirements, changes, and interpretations
- Develop and implement plans and schedules; allocate and control contract budgets for labor, material, travel, and purchased services
- Report program status and forecasts to senior management and customer
- Identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate engineering risk throughout program lifecycle
- Develop and implement corrective action plans when deviations from budgets and/or schedules occur
- Ensure contract conduct follows appropriate regulations and company policies (e.g., Federal Acquisition Regulations)
- Assure timely closeout of completed programs and proper program documentation
- Coordinate efforts to support mission and cross-business strategy and objectives
- Lead proposals and development of RFPs and RFIs
- Work closely with engineering teams to drive issues to closure
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship required
- Willingness to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance
- Experience with multiple contracting vehicles – CP, FFP, FPI, T&M
- Ability to develop detailed project management plans – Schedule, Cost, Staffing, Development, I&T and Production
- Experience taking a program through Requirements, Development, I&T, Verification and transition to Production
- Ability to work with both internal and external customers and develop relationships to support execution and growth
- Ability to develop detailed plans and establish metrics for Development, Integration, Test and Production execution
- Demonstrated success working in a team and collaborative distributed environment
- Ability to collaborate and work in a fast pace dynamic environment
- Knowledge of Defense relevant RF and wireless systems
- Knowledge of Defense relevant communications systems
- Significant experience throughout the program lifecycle including proposal development, requirements decomposition, generation of system and subsystem statements of work and subcontracts, risk management, and continuous improvement for cost reduction and performance improvement
- Demonstrated success in managing manpower planning, project reviews, scheduling and budget control
- Prior program experience managing complex systems (EW/Communications/SIGINT/RF/C5ISR) OR experience as an IPTL in those fields
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience as a program manager managing cost, schedule, technical execution
- Engineering degree required (BSEE or BSCS or BSME)
- Master of Engineering (preferred)
- Project Management Certification (preferred)
