Software Engineer
Lead hardware development for new defense products, overseeing PCB, FPGA and embedded C design, ensuring signal‑processing performance and compliance with DO‑254/MIL‑STD standards while managing cross‑functional engineering teams.
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At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.
The Hardware Engineering Team provides engineering design & development services to a wide range of products within Raytheon. The Critical Item Production Readiness (CPR) department is dedicated to ensuring that every product we develop is designed with its entire production lifecycle in mind. By integrating principles of manufacturability, assembly, scalability, and cost management, we aim to achieve production excellence while meeting the highest standards of quality and reliability.
The CPR Department is seeking a New Product Hardware Engineering Lead . This individual will partner closely with Development Program Chief Engineers (CEs), Integrated Product Team Leads (IPTLs), Responsible Engineering Authorities (REAs), and cross-functional teammates to drive NPI and producibility efforts, ensuring predictable and high‑quality performance in production on a program.
This is a remote based position
What You Will Do
Identify and drive Critical Item and Technology (CIT) action plans to closure throughout hardware development to increase product and process maturity during the development phase on a program
Lead implementation of NPI requirements, including Design‑to‑Cost, Design for Excellence/Producibility, prototyping, and supplier technical risk mitigation on a program Develop and document the Producibility and Prototyping strategy within the Hardware Development Plan on a program
Ensure timely and effective execution of Producibility, Prototyping, and Supplier Technical Support activities starting in development and into early production on a program Support or facilitate Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) workshops to identify Cost Reduction Opportunities (CROs) and drive execution of Cost Reduction Initiatives (CRIs) on a program
Baseline and monitor risks and opportunities related to predictive manufacturing yield, cost, and throughput for Critical Items and Technologies using Valor DFM, PCAT Pro, DFMPro, Siemens VSA, CETOL, and other hardware optimization tools on a program Drive identification of Critical and Key Characteristics and implement/manage production Control Plans to manage technical risks to production on a program
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Posted June 27, 2026