Raytheon Overview

The Raytheon culture is centered on a global commitment to our four brand values: People, Integrity, Customer Commitment, Product & Service Excellence and Mission Assurance. Together, these values define our driving force. Key behaviors exhibited at all levels throughout the organization are what make it possible to achieve our goals:

Performance

Our Mission Assurance promise of performance confidently ensures reliability for mission success in everything Raytheon delivers.

Relationships

Raytheon earns and maintains the trust our customers, has enormous respect for the military, and values our international allies and friends as important partners in defense and security.

Solutions

Our advanced knowledge and capabilities enable us to identify, synthesize and deliver solutions that meet our customers' most urgent mission needs.

Talent

We realize the value of technical talent and are working to build a pipeline of opportunity by supporting educational efforts centered on math and science.

Learning

Raytheon Six Sigma™ is applied to each project and each employee experience as a disciplined approach to continuous learning about process improvement and customer value.

Corporate Responsibility

Good stewardship is a part of everything we do, everyone we interact with and everything we stand for. This includes sound corporate governance, strong ethics, engineering excellence, employee safety, environmental consciousness, community support and responsible growth.

Diversity is more than just a competitive advantage at Raytheon. It's also a competitive imperative and an integral part of our business model, particularly as we continue to grow internationally. We must fully leverage the uniqueness of our people our diversity to continue to deliver superior solutions that meet the challenges of a global marketplace.

It is our experience that diversity of talent and thought drive innovation. Our most creative teams are those that tap into dissimilar perspectives and ideas. We believe in an inclusive culture where people eagerly embrace each other change and know how to capture the strength of our differences. By creating a welcoming, respectful and supportive workplace that engages all employees, Raytheon strives is able to ensure that:

• the company retains, attracts and develops world-class people.
• people are treated with dignity and respect, and difference is valued as a company core competency.
• employees have the opportunity to reach their full potential and make their maximum contribution.
• we enjoy world-class partnerships with our customers, suppliers, partners and other stakeholders.

In short, Raytheon provides an atmosphere where everyone feels valued and empowered to perform at a peak level, regardless of the many ways people are different, whether it be age, race, gender, sexual orientation, family history or physical ability. Our recognized Non-Discrimination Policy is as follows:

It is the policy of the Company to recruit, hire, train and promote for all job classifications without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era or other eligible veteran status, and to base all such employment decisions upon the individual's qualifications and ability to perform the work assigned.

 Prepare to eliminate impossible from your vocabulary.

 Stand out and change the world.

At Raytheon, you’ll be part of a diverse global team that’s working together to solve some of the most demanding challenges on the planet. You’ll play an integral role in creating sophisticated systems and platforms that will help redefine defense and government electronics, space exploration, information technology and more. You’ll also have every opportunity to grow to your full potential, with the advantages of world-class career development programs and outstanding real-life rewards.

Make your stand. Join us now.

 Production & Maintenance

 Raytheon's reputation for superior manufacturability rests on the performance of Production Maintenance.    Our teams work in virtually every business area to ensure precision machining, fabrication integrity and operational efficiency.

Production Maintenance careers require some previous experience fabricating, assembling, diagnosing and/or troubleshooting production, prototype and commercial items. Depending on their role, our Specialists should also be adept in several of these key functions:

• work with electrical, electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, experimental, developmental and electromechanical systems and devices
• interpret engineering, military and manufacturing specifications
• inspect, test and repair electronic, pneumatic, electromechanical and/or mechanical production items
• operate standard, commercial and specialized test equipment to ensure compliance and conformance to specs and quality control methods
• plan, setup, and perform functional, operational, environmental and specialized testing under all conditions
• transport electronic, hydraulic, and mechanical test equipment, parts and materials in accordance with established procedures
• determine functional adequacy and efficiency of machines and tooling to fabricate parts to defined specifications
• provide shop floor assistance in maintaining machine operational efficiencies and uploading/downloading of machine programs and engineering interface

 Professional

 As a global enterprise, Raytheon’s professional functions touch all areas of the company and all corners of   the world. Each of our businesses has its own professional staff at each of its locations, while a corporate team is in place at our headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Career paths at Raytheon are as diverse as the people who travel them. Professional opportunities will characteristically include positions in these talent areas:

• Business Development 
• Communications 
• Contracts 
• Cyber and Information Security 
• Engineering 
• Finance 
• Human Resources 
• Information Technology 
• Legal 
• Security 
• Supply Chain

 

 Transitioning Military

 The Raytheon culture has enormous respect for military service. Our customers are the men and women  defending our nation. A number of our employees also serve in the Reserves, National Guard or are military veterans themselves.

As a premier supplier of technologies to the U.S. military and our allies, Raytheon values the strategic and tactical talents that only veterans can offer. Working with us provides an opportunity to bring your battlefield skills to the private sector for a successful transition into the civilian workforce. Opportunities can exist in many disciplines throughout our company, including:

ENGINEERING	BUSINESS
Aerospace Electrical Field Hardware Mechanical Optical Quality Assurance Software Systems Test	Business Development Communications Contracts Finance Information Technology Human Resources Intelligence Analysis Legal Logistics Program Management Supply Chain

We are especially proud of our Operation Phoenix Program, which provides opportunities for transitioning military personnel who were severely wounded, injured and/or ill during combat operations in the global war on terror (on or after September 11, 2001). Specific criteria consistent with military, government and VA definitions must be met. Raytheon also gives consideration to Wounded Warrior spouses and caregivers who have needed to take on the role of primary wage-earner for the immediate family.