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Flight Controls Section Leader, Senior Manager
Flight Controls Section Leader, Senior Manager-March 2024
Tucson
Mar 28, 2026
About Flight Controls Section Leader, Senior Manager

  Date Posted:

  2024-01-23

  Country:

  United States of America

  Location:

  AZ805: RMS AP Bldg 805 1151 East Hermans Road Building 805, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA

  Position Role Type:

  Onsite

  About Us:

  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.

  Job Summary:

  In the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) department, we design, integrate, and optimize guidance, navigation, state estimation, and control algorithms to meet mission objectives. We support new business initiatives and help develop & execute technology roadmaps. The Flight Sciences department, within GNC, is looking for a motivated and dependable Control System Engineer to perform in the role of Flight Controls Section Lead (Senior Manager, Systems Engineering) at our Tucson, AZ location.

  This position is an onsite role.

  Responsibilities to Anticipate:

  The Flight Controls Section Lead will have a technical role on at least one program in addition to performing the day-to-day leadership of a group of Flight Controls engineers, with the primary responsibility of ensuring that each employee has suitable work assignments and opportunities for growth and advancement.

  Your duties will include performance development and appraisal, salary planning, manpower planning, career coaching, and ensuring adherence to company policies.

  You will contribute to the technical oversight of employees, monitor program execution, and provide subject matter expertise in direct support of program efforts and proposal activities.

  Qualifications You Must Have:

  Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior Guidance, Navigation and/or Controls engineering experience.

  Experience in design and analysis of control algorithms

  Minimum 4 years of experience in air vehicle flight control design applications

  Experience coding in Matlab, Simulink and/or C++

  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.

  Qualifications We Value:

  Prior experience in a functional or technical leadership role

  Strong communication, interpersonal, and decision making skills that can drive consensus building, coordinate conflict resolution, and building an inclusive community

  Advanced Degree in STEM

  An active and in-scope Top Secret US security clearance

  Experience with control system integration and testing, including 6DOF simulation, flight software integration, modal testing, and flight test matching.

  Research and/or applied experience in advanced control design techniques in areas such as nonlinear, robust, optimal, adaptive, fault-tolerant, and real-time control

  Air vehicle autopilot design experience over a wide range of aerodynamic regimes such as subsonic, transonic, supersonic, hypersonic, and non-continuum flows.

  Knowledge of related disciplines: guidance and navigation; RF signal processing and tracking algorithms; embedded software development and hardware/software integration; system engineering design methods including requirements analysis and allocation, specification derivation and interface control documentation

  Ability and strong desire to facilitate career growth and knowledge transfer

  Experience with capture effort coordination and developing proposals to obtain funding, spanning technical proposal development, work breakdown structures and cost estimation

  Ability to implement strategic goals established by functional leadership across the organization.

  What We Offer :

  Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care

  Additional Information:

  Please consider the following role type definitions 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.

  Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

  Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.

  The salary range for this role is 118,000 USD - 246,000 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 candidate’s 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 company’s 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.

  RTX 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.

  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.

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