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Date Posted: 2026-05-08 Country: United States of America Location: US-MA-TEWKSBURY-TB3 ~ 50 Apple Hill Dr ~ CONCORD BLDG, Tewksbury Tb3 300 Concord Position Role Type: Remote U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. 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: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1 At RTX, the world 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. Raytheon’s Lifecycle Engineering (LCE) team is hiring for a highly motivated Senior Principal Human Factors Engineer . This is an onsite role and will be based in our Tewksbury, MA location. What You Will Do Lead the development, integration, and oversight of enterprise-level or multi-program MIL-STD-1472 compliant Human Factors programs. Serve as the technical authority for Human Factors Engineering (HFE) across programs, ensuring consistency, rigor, and alignment with customer expectations. Drive Human Factors strategy across integrated product teams to proactively eliminate hazards and influence system architecture decisions early in the lifecycle. Provide expert guidance to program leadership, engineering disciplines, and customers on Human Factors methods, standards, and trade-offs. Establish and maintain strong customer relationships, acting as a primary interface for Human Factors across government and contractor stakeholders. Influence program execution from concept development through production, sustainment, and disposal, ensuring Human Factors considerations are embedded throughout. Lead Human Factors planning, hazard analyses, and design analyses across multiple programs or complex systems. Provide technical oversight, review, and approval of Human Factors artifacts (plans, analyses, reports, and assessments). Brief senior leadership, customers, and review boards on Human Factors risks, insights, and recommendations. Interpret and shape system requirements, customer specifications, and applicable standards. Drive cross-disciplinary integration to ensure Human Factors considerations are embedded in system architecture and design decisions. Mentor and develop junior and mid-level Human Factors engineers. Lead and facilitate Human Factors Working Groups and contributing to System Safety Working Groups and Engineering Review Boards. Support proposal development, Basis of Estimates (BOEs), and strategic capture activities related to Human Factors scope. Ensure alignment of Human Factors efforts with cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives. Qualifications You Must Have Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience Experience with DoD Human Factors Programs (e.g., MIL-STD-1472) and application across the system lifecycle. Experience with development and execution of Human Engineering Program Plans, Assessments, and/or Analyses across systems or multiple programs. Experience leading cross-functional teams through system design decisions. Qualifications We Prefer Active and existing DoD clearance (Secret or Top Secret) Strong familiarity with Engineering Change Proposals, Engineering Review Boards, Human Factors Working Groups, and System Safety Working Groups. Advanced experience with digital human modeling and simulation tools. Expertise in manpower/personnel analysis and Human Performance Modeling (e.g., cognitive workload, crew endurance). Experience in Personnel Survivability and/or Habitability analysis. Experience applying Human Factors to training systems, s