You’re a collaborative and highly skilled Solution Train Engineer, who is accomplished, experienced and ready to meet new challenges. Protecting our nation while advancing the future defense of our world through technical ingenuity excites you.
Rated the best at what we do, , Raytheon Intelligence and Space (RIS) builds world class satellite ground systems and counters national security threats through cyber solutions. We are a state-of-the-art technology company because of our innovative thinkers.
Our employees matter. Your contribution is vital to everything we build. As you drive the next phase of your career you will find solutions to complex challenges and have the opportunity to mentor team members by sharing your insight and experience. The RIS culture fosters collaboration and respect while doing meaningful work.
Join us! Together, we will support critical missions, develop solutions and define the future in aerospace and defense.
Raytheon is seeking a qualified and experienced leader to join our team as a Solution Train Engineer (STE). The STE facilitates multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) at the large solution level and is responsible for program execution, escalating impediments, managing risk, and helping drive continuous improvement for all ARTs and suppliers in the Value Stream. STEs are responsible for facilitating Large Solution events including PI Planning, Solution Demos, and Inspect & Adapt. The STE ensures mission execution, coaches at the Program and Team levels, and provides guidance in Agile, Scrum, DevSecOps, and Kanban.
Together with the Chief Engineer and Release Train Engineers, the STE manages and ensures that large program technical execution delivers value iteratively and incrementally. The STE escalates impediments, coaches leaders and teams, and participates in Lean-Agile transformation by standardizing and documenting practices.
Job Description:
- Leads and serves as the highest authority on the implementation and optimization of the Scaled Agile/SAFe methodology on the Program
- Drives program and release level processes for multiple Agile Release Trains demonstrating servant leadership, coupled with domain knowledge and technical savvy.
- Serves as the organizational servant leader and facilitator for program events and activities for planning, executing, delivery and improvement, such as Program Increment (PI) Planning readiness and PI Planning events and activities.
- Mentors and coaches Release Train Engineers (RTEs) and Scrum Masters
- Guides design and technology maturity constraints of the system in accordance with customer and stakeholder value streams
- Manages and optimizes the flow of value of the Solution Train and Agile Release Train using a variety of tools and methods to ensure strategy and execution alignment
- Coordinates multiple solution interfaces (both external and internal)
- Collaborate with the appropriate individuals to translate business strategy into technology strategy and ensure that capabilities required by the business are enabled
- Applies advanced Agile, Lean and SAFe principles and skills
- Escalates and tracks key ART metrics, to include impediments and execution
- Performs functional allocation to identify required tasks and their interrelationships
Clearance Requirement: Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
Required Skills:
- 10+ years of related engineering work experience
- At least 5 years working as a Release Train Engineer, Product Owner, Scrum Master, developer, tester, or other role on an Agile team
- Significant experience in driving program performance and ensuring mission success on a large program.
- Experience in implementing and aligning Lean, Agile and DevSecOps methodologies, frameworks and tools
- Experience with agile scaling frameworks and implementation of Agile Release Trains (or equivalent)
- Experience working in an Agile organization using Lean, Scrum, XP, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), or other scaling framework
- Demonstrates strong sense of urgency, ownership and operates in a collaborative manner
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Exceptional leadership skills in order to coordinate collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines
- Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and influence the decision making process, collaborate across the organization and operate effectively within a matrix environment by resolving conflict and influencing others
- Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
Desired Skills:
- SAFe 5 Release Train Engineer (RTE) Certification
- Certified PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) or PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
- Certified Scaled Agile Program Consultant (SPC)
- Experience with Continuous Improvement methodologies, i.e., Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis, Value Stream Mapping
- Demonstrable mastery in various competencies of Teaching, Mentoring, Transformation, and Facilitation
- Current TS/SCI clearance
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), or related STEM degree program from an Accredited University/School/College with 10+ years of relevant work experience
This position requires either a U.S. Person or a Non-U.S. Person who is eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization.
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Raytheon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
