Date Posted: 2025-02-07 Country: United Kingdom Location: GBR01:Harlow, Essex, Kao One, Kao Park, Harlow, CM17 9NA Position Role Type: Unspecified Job Tile-Chief Engineer Location-Harlow Contract-Permanent Hours-Fulltime 37 hrs About us At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world. Our business As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers. With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development. Our Weapons business works ethically, to provide complex weapons systems to customers. We equip the Royal Air Force with capabilities such as AMRAAM and Paveway IV precision guided munitions: the Royal Navy with our Phalanx close-in missile defence system and the British Army with Javelin portable anti-tank guided weapon system. Our Sensors business has a long heritage of providing leading solutions across different domains. From navigation and GPS anti-jamming systems to air traffic radars and solutions for air traffic management, we’re equipping our customers for security across air, land, and sea. It’s a team effort at Raytheon UK where everyone’s role is of equal importance. We have wonderful teams of support functions enabling our delivery teams to do the best work of their lives. Our head office heroes are critical to success of the business. The Role We’re searching for an outstanding technical leader to become our Chief Engineer for Assured Position, Navigation and Timing (APNT). Our APNT business has a long, successful history in the development, manufacture and supply of GPS Anti-Jam and Anti-Spoofing technology for Land, Sea and Air applications. This includes our flagship GAS/ADAP and Landshield product lines, both of which are the result of substantial investment in analog electronics, digital electronics, digital signal processing, firmware, antennae design, RF and systems engineering capability. This is a senior leadership role within the APNT business, accountable for technical governance and engineering delivery for APNT products, from cradle to grave. You will report directly to the Head of Engineering, Systems & Products, and indirectly to the Head of the APNT Business, working alongside the Senior Engineering Manager, APNT. As a Chief Engineer, both breadth and depth of technical experience are essential, as is knowledge of the APNT market including customers, equipment suppliers and key stakeholders. You’ll demonstrate strong technical leadership, using your skills and experience to embed a customer-focused approach to product development in lockstep with industry and academia. Responsibilities + Accountable to the Head of Engineering for technical execution for APNT product development, including: + technical integrity of programme work products, including safety assessments, requirement definition and decomposition, architecture, interface definition, development and production verification strategies, qualification, reliability and maintainability, and product certification + balancing technical, cost and schedule risk + chairing review boards, including but not limited to risk reviews, failure reviews, readiness reviews, design reviews, and configuration control boards (CCB) + Represent Raytheon UK: you will act as the face of our organisation as the primary technical contact for APNT with key internal and external stakeholders, including customers and key suppliers, supported by the team’s experienced product design authorities + Clear, unambiguous technical leadership and direction, balancing technical performance with cost, schedule, product performance, producibility and affordability objectives + “Sleeves rolled up” technical problem solving in the development and manufacturing domains, ensuring both corrective and preventive actions are delivered to resolve issues and prevent recurrence + Motivate and coach Engineering team members to success, demonstrating and communicating technical expectations for execution, accountability and execution discipline + Support the definition of technology strategy, technology roadmaps and product offerings for the business + Support the development of bids and proposals for new products + Mentoring engineers for technical leadership, technical leads and IPT leaders + Champion process maturity and the continuous improvement of our ways of working Candidate Requirements + A Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineer or a related subject + Strong technical background in the design, qualification and certification of mission critical equipment, including the application of relevant design assurance processes and military standards + Significant breadth and depth of technical leadership experience spanning the engineering lifecycle, including Systems, Electronics (including Digital, RF and Firmware), Software, Mechanical, Reliability, and Manufacturing Engineering + Knowledge of the APNT market, including customers, equipment suppliers and key stakeholders + Have highly developed written and oral communication skills with a proven track record in skilful navigation of senior stakeholders across business and industry + A track record of strong engineering leadership, of delivering through others in a matrix organisation, a structured approach to problem solving, and of developing high performing teams + Highly dependable, autonomous and results oriented + Holder, or ability to achieve, SC Clearance + On the path to achieving, or have already achieved, professional registration as a Chartered Engineer + Willingness to travel throughout UK, Europe and the US #LI-AE1 #FWS About Raytheon UKWith facilities in Broughton, Waddington, Glenrothes, Livingston, Harlow, Gloucester, Manchester and a presence across customer sites together with remote working practices. Raytheon UK is invested in the British workforce and the development of UK technology. Across the country Raytheon UK employs over 2,000 people and supports 8,000 jobs. As a prime contractor and major supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence, Raytheon continues to invest in research and development, supporting innovation and technological advances across its core mission areas Weapons & Sensors, and Cyber, Space & Training. Raytheon UK is a landed company, part of the RTX organisation and sits within the Raytheon Intelligence & Space business. About RTX RTX is an aerospace and defence company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises four industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defence. It’s 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cyber security. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Raytheon Career Development: Raytheon has a wealth of resources available to help you develop your career from the moment you join. Activities range from on-line learning modules to external training and support for taking professional qualifications relevant to your role. *Please note, any offers made for this position will be conditional until contract award, expected in May * Should you require any adjustments to support you in the recruitment process please discuss with your recruiter or email the request to recruitment@raytheon.co.uk Competitive Benefits and Work Culture Benefits + Competitive salaries. + 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr) + Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution) + Company bonus scheme (discretionary). + 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension. + Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others. + Enhanced sick pay. + Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave. + Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role) + Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade) Work Culture + 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements. + Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early! + Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role. + A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities. + Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year. Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We’re investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales. #LI-AW1 RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Privacy Policy and Terms: Click on this link (http://www.rtx.com/privacy/Job-Applicant-Privacy-Notice) to read the Policy and Terms Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.