Patriot Capital Test Execution Lead - Onsite Andover, MA

Date Posted: 2026-10-06 Country: United States of America Location: US-MA-ANDOVER-AN1 ~ 350 Lowell St ~ AN1 ESSEX BLDG 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: Secret Security Clearance Status: Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date 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 for a Patriot GEMT / Ground Capital Test Execution Lead responsible for leading the execution, deployment, sustainment, and modernization of approximately $100M in critical factory test capital supporting Patriot production. The position reports into Test Solutions within the Hardware Engineering Discipline in Raytheon Engineering. This role provides strategic and tactical leadership across engineering, programs, operations, and factories to ensure production‑ready test capability keeps pace with accelerating Patriot build rates. The Patriot franchise is undergoing rapid production acceleration, requiring coordinated planning, capital deployment, and test readiness aligned with factory throughput goals. The GEMT / Ground Capital Test Execution Lead ensures that test systems remain qualified, capable, and available to support rate increases (e.g., path to 50 and 100 systems per year). The position focuses on test system execution and delivery, partnering with program leadership, engineering teams, factory stakeholders, and operations to ensure timely deployment, modernization, and sustainment of the test architecture. This role is critical to preventing bottlenecks, maintaining test readiness, and ensuring uninterrupted product flow across multiple domestic and international Patriot contracts. This role supports both legacy GEMT test systems and emerging next‑generation platforms, ensuring that mature equipment remains reliable while new test capabilities are developed, qualified, and deployed into production.

This role is 100% onsite in Andover, Massachusetts.

What You Will Do

• Lead execution, deployment, sustainment, and modernization of Patriot GEMT and ground test systems supporting factory production rate increases
• Oversee and manage approximately $100M in factory test capital, ensuring sequencing, prioritization, and on‑time delivery of test equipment
• Drive modernization and sustainment strategies for critical legacy GEMT test equipment while transitioning toward newer, more scalable test platforms
• Ensure test readiness for production ramps by aligning capital deployment plans with near‑term factory milestones
• Partner with program leaders, IPTs, and engineering to ensure Design for Testability (DFT) and Transition to Production (TTP) requirements are integrated early
• Direct multi‑discipline teams delivering hardware, software, fixturing, and integration for production test capabilities
• Collaborate with factory leadership on readiness, test process improvements, and capacity‑driven initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience
• Minimum ten (10) years experience with hardware and/or software design, development, or production
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience developing, deploying, or sustaining production or depot‑level test capabilities
• Leadership experience (e.g., CPT Lead, Program Technical Lead, Section Lead, or similar) and leading engineering or cross‑functional teams responsible for delivery, performance, or production‑ready solutions
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) or certification
• Experience developing and/or assessing technical or cost proposals

We Prefer

• Broad technical background with demonstrated progression of engineering or technical leadership responsibilities
• Communication skills with ability to influence cross‑functional stakeholders and present strategy, cost, and schedule impacts
• Experience leading multi‑discipline teams across factories, programs, and engineering functions
• Experience in DoD production environments, including HW/SW development or test deployment for complex defense systems
• Experience driving alignment across production lines, factory areas, and development teams to support rate increases
• Experience with Patriot system and test architecture, including understanding of key assemblies, functional interfaces, and requirements that drive production and acceptance testing

What We Offer

• 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.
• The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 USD.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry‑leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 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 cybersecurity.

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.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.