THAAD Radar Lead

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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. 

Radar Systems Field Engineering will be staffing a Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) Radar Lead in support of the THAAD KSA Program. The CLS Radar Lead will supervise a deployed Field Engineering team supporting the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Radar System. 

Work performed REQUIRES an individual with an ADVANCED technical TPY-2 knowledge and proficiency. The role will require someone with both strong technical aptitude and leadership qualities such as accountability, collaboration, strong communication skills, focus, and flexibility. The selected candidate should possess a growth mindset and an eagerness to learn.  

This unaccompanied position will require 9-10 months training and support of integration, test, and deployment preparation in the El Paso/White Sands Missile Range area before the US Expat will deploy to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with additional compensation under the terms of a Long-Term International Assignment Memorandum of Understanding (LTIA MOU).

What You Will Do

The Radar Lead has direct responsibility for overseeing the operations and maintenance of the AN/TPY-2 radar system in all states and modes including operation, preventive/corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of the radar to include calibration of the radar and support/test equipment at required intervals and all its components.

Prior to deployment, the Radar Lead will serve as an AN/TPY-2 Hardware Technician at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), NM. There, the hardware technician will provide technical and PMCS support, corrective maintenance, job order creation, inventory, tool control, and corrosion control in support of Integration and Acceptance Testing, through completion at DD250 at WSMR, concluding with the packing and transportation in support of Radar shipment to KSA.

Once deployed, the CLS Radar Lead will supervise and provide direction to a team consisting of three Field Engineers assigned to the radar system and report to the KSA THAAD Program Site Manager.

• The Radar Lead will perform radar system equipment inspections (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, and annually) and …