Date Posted:
2026-07-20
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WD ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING D BLDG
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
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
Security Clearance Type:
DoD Clearance: Secret
Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Raytheon's Air & Space Defense Systems (ASDS) strategic business unit (SBU) specializes in multi-integrated air and missile defense, advanced sensors, space-based systems, hypersonics, effectors and cyber solutions. Focused on program execution, business growth and the highest level of customer satisfaction, the ASDS team provides customers with unmatched capabilities of detection and sensing, command and control, and air-to-air, air-to-surface, and surface-to-air munitions to accomplish air, space and missile defense missions.

The ASDS SBU Engineering Execution Team is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to serve as the Data Link Electronics (DLE) Integrated Product Team Lead for the AMRAAM4 C9/D4 program. In this role, you will provide strategic and technical leadership for a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for delivering a modernized replacement for the legacy DLE. You will guide architecture evolution, software rehosting, and hardware integration efforts to ensure a future-ready design that supports long-term capability growth and sustainment.

This is an onsite role located in McKinney and/or Richardson, TX.

What You Will Do

• Lead a cross-functional engineering team in delivering a fully modernized DLE solution, driving technical direction across software re-hosting, architecture updates, and hardware integration.
• Serve as Control Account Manager, accountable for planning, budgeting, earned value performance, forecasting, and variance management across all DLE activities.
• Define and prioritize capabilities in the DLE backlog and maintain an integrated product roadmap that aligns with program objectives, modernization strategy, and mission needs.
• Interpret and translate contractual and customer requirements into executable engineering plans while ensuring adherence to system-level performance expectations.
• Partner with System Architects, Product Owners, and Cross-Product Team Leads to ensure architectural alignment, interface integrity, and seamless integration within the broader system.
• Support Agile execution by clarifying capabilities, shaping MVPs, contributing to Epic development, and representing the DLE product within Agile Release Train events to maintain cadence and cross-team alignment.
• Proactively manage technical debt, program risks, and mitigation plans to preserve technical integrity and delivery performance.
• Ensure compliance with EVMS processes, engineering standards, quality requirements, and safety policies across all DLE product activities.
• Recognize team members for project wins and excellence.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor9s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of ten (10) years9 prior relevant experience prohibited by local laws/regulations.
• Earned Value Management System (EVMS) certification.
• Experience with program management tools including the Integrated Master Plan (IMP), Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Baseline Change Requests (BCR), and Risk and Opportunity Management systems.
• Experience with budget, schedule, Estimate at Complete (EAC) process, and financial performance report generation with Engineering programs.
• Experience with Agile development on a large program
• Active and transferable Secret U.S. government-issued security clearance is required before the start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience managing a multi-disciplinary team of sub-IPT leads and engineers.
• Experience directing remote and on-site teams to achieve unified program objectives.
• Experience with AMRAAM4 development programs
• Strong influential communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to present analytic and performance results from the program to executive and/or functional leadership.
• Experience with proposal capture and contract processes from receipt of Requests for Proposal (RFP), preparing Basis of Estimates (BOE), proposal submittal, preparing Statements of Work (SOW), contract startup, and contract close-out.
• Program Management certification, or equivalent to Raytheon PM Level 5 certification.

What We Offer

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

Learn More & Apply Now

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role. Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite.

This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee9s personal responsibility.

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), 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.htm

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.

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 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 candidate9s 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 company9s 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.