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Raytheon Company, with 2008 sales of $23.2 billion, is a technology leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning more than 85 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.



Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) is Raytheon's leader in Joint Battlespace Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland Security. Headquartered in Tewksbury, MA, IDS employs more than 13,500 people worldwide and generated $5.1 billion in 2008 sales.



Bring your talent and skills to the following IDS team:

Members of the Missile Defense National Systems Engineering Team (MDSET) develop the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Integration Strategy for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). This position supports the agency's Model and Simulation (M&S) Team which is chartered with executing all system engineering processes necessary to support for MDA/DES with additional emphasis on Integrated Theater / Regional threats and Early Intercepts.





Job Description:

The Missile Defense National Team MDSET Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Team (MST), seeks a Deputy Director who is responsible for leading an integrated Industry, FFRDC, and SETA team within the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) System Engineering community. The MST Deputy Director is a member of the MDSET Leadership Team and is a direct report to the Program Director. The MST supports the full MDA Systems Engineering process for MDA/DES. The following experience and skills are desired for the successful candidate: 1) Thorough knowledge of the Systems Engineering process from user needs identification through concept development and requirements specification to verification. 2) Development of associated systems engineering process artifacts, including: Capability Development Document; System Specification; System Description Document; Requirements Design Packages; Interface Control Documents; Master Integration Plans; and Associated Change Notices. 3) Managing large distributed software-intensive systems, including knowledge of objected-oriented (OO), unified modeling language (UML), and related design and documentation methodologies. 4) Managing teams that use commercial engineering development products (DOORS and System Architect) in doing the development and documentation of requirements. 5) System engineering reviews. 6) Domain knowledge of large distributed software-intensive BMDS applications of relevance to Element or BMDS level M&S. This position has frequent interaction with senior civilian and military personnel within the MDA at the GS-15/O-6 and SES/GO levels.





Basic Qualifications:

Individual must have exceptional team building, project management (EVMS, budget and schedule compliance), and communication skills.





Desired Qualifications:

Experience with large scale collaborative system engineering in a "virtual" multi-site environment is highly desirable.





Required Education: BS with MS preferred in Engineering or applicable Engineering Sciences, Quantitative Science, or Computing Field and typically more than 10 years experience in a system engineering classification.



Raytheon is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status, or any other protected factor.