Mission Solutions & Payload – Payload Technical Director

Location: US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-E01 ~ 2000 E El Segundo Blvd ~ BLDG E01

 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: TS/SCI

 Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1 At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.  Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. This position is an onsite role located in El Segundo, CA and will require travel (25%-50%).

As the Payloads Technical Director for Mission Solutions and Payloads, you will provide strategic technical leadership across our space payload portfolio, shaping the technologies, architecture, products, and talent needed to meet current and future mission needs. You will: Establish and drive the technical vision, strategy, and technology roadmaps for the space payload portfolio. Provide technical leadership for mission concepts and architecture development to drive competitive pursuit offerings. Shape next-generation payload architectures and lead technical trades that balance mission performance, affordability, schedule, risk, producibility, and technology maturity. Partner with MSP leadership, programs, engineering, strategy, and requirements and capabilities leaders to shape pursuits and develop differentiated solutions for emerging customer needs. Engage directly with customers and partners to understand mission challenges, influence future requirements, and translate operational needs into executable technical solutions. Guide IRAD and technology investments, identifying critical technology gaps and accelerating maturation and transition of differentiating capabilities. Promote common architecture, reusable technologies, open interfaces, and product-line approaches that enable rapid and affordable capability insertion. Provide senior technical oversight for critical program decisions, technical reviews, architecture trades, and resolution of significant technical risks. Champion systems thinking, modeling and simulation, MBSE, data-driven decision making, and disciplined engineering practices across the organization. Connect payload development with spacecraft, ground, communications, mission processing, and other elements to optimize end-to-end mission performance. Develop and mentor technical directors, architects, technical fellows, and emerging technical leaders while strengthening the organization's technical talent pipeline. Foster collaboration and technology sharing across programs and organizations to accelerate innovation and transition proven solutions. Represent the organization in senior-level customer engagements, technical interchange meetings, industry forums, and executive reviews. Position will require travel (25%-50%).

In this role, you will gain broad exposure to the technologies, missions, customers, and business strategies shaping the future of space payloads. You will: Develop a