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Events 2008 Summer Symposia Raytheon’s Technology Networks transition to align with Raytheon’s key strategic markets and mission-focused technology in 2009 2008 Systems Engineering Symposium The Systems Engineering Symposium, titled “Achieving World-Class Program Capture and Performance through Systems Engineering,” was attended by more than 360 systems engineers on Aug. 4–8 in Richardson, Texas. The event was sponsored by the Systems Engineering Technology Network; hosted by Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS); and co-chaired by Paul Benton, Frank Miville and Tom Jones. It boasted representatives from each U.S.based Raytheon facility and attendees from 12 states. The symposium featured presentations on technology developments and applications with a technical program consisting of five super-tracks: Architecture, Mission Systems Integration, Best Practices, Modeling and Simulation, and Specialty Engineering. In his opening statements, co-chair Paul Benton referred to the event as a “knowledge buffet” and encouraged each participant to go back to the serving line again and again. “With 115 presentations, there’s certainly a rich variety of knowledge foods for your benefit, and I’d like to see everyone leave here with a few extra pounds of intellectual knowledge.” The keynote speaker, IIS Vice President of Engineering Sylvia Courtney, discussed the theme selected for the symposium as well as systems engineering’s relevance in driving Raytheon’s business plan. She presented four adjacent markets that will be the cornerstone of our growth strategy during the next five years and what strengths we bring forward as we try to move, grow and continue to evolve the company. “There are opportunities, but I’d say that there are some real challenges,” she said. 40 2009 ISSUE 1 RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGY TODAY According to Courtney, we have new missions that we need to learn and we have new customers. Ultimately, the final determinant of whether we will succeed as a company will be the relationships we build with those customers. Do we deliver for them? Do we understand their mission? Do they trust us? We will have to become world class in our ability to manage local distributed teams. Gone is the day when we as Raytheon would take on the entire program and reach deep within our organization and deliver the system. More and more, the systems we deliver are dependant on the supply chain of development companies and academia, often from around the world. As a systems engineering team, we’re going to have to understand that the timelines in our world have changed. We’re working to counter an adversary that moves in cyber speed, and we have to be ready to move in cyber speed as well. “I believe Raytheon is responding remarkably well to these challenges,” Courtney said. “We are reinventing ourselves. When I look at programs like the Raytheon Certified Architect Program, it’s one-of-a-kind in industry and it recognizes that architecture is fundamental and foundational to these large-scale distributed systems.” Courtney believes that one of Raytheon’s greatest riches and strengths is the fact that we build relationships. “As we move forward as an engineering team, and try to live to the challenge of this symposium, of achieving world-class capture and performance with system engineering, it’s critical that we truly value the importance of the relationships we build across the company. And we take advantage of this opportunity to network. Because our ability to excel in the coming years, in the adjacent markets and within our core markets, is dependent on how rapidly we can synthesize new knowledge and integrate that knowledge into how we build and deliver systems.” IIS Chief Technology Director Dr. J Smart said, “We really do need that diverse integrated team of vision, and we need some robust solid engineers to bring it together. It’s so important that we reach across the company and get the best and brightest, and actually, reach all across the industry, all across academia, and all across the world with our customers.” The content was informative and the list was rich with qualified, technical and dynamic speakers such as Heidi Shyu, Raytheon vice president of Technology & Research; Terry Jaggers, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for Science,
Raytheon’s Technology Network symposia are recognized as leading sources of knowledge exchange and employee networking for Raytheon engineers. Technology and Engineering; Kelly Miller, chief systems engineer and cryptologic community architect for the National Security Agency Central Security Service; Darlene Mosser-Kerner, part of the Developmental Test and Evaluation for the Dept. of Defense; Carl Siel, Jr., chief systems engineer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition; and Brian Wells, senior principal engineering fellow and chief systems engineer with Raytheon’s Engineering, Technology and Mission Assurance organizations. This SE symposium also served as the beginning of the SETN transition into the newly formed Mission Systems Integration Technology Network (MSITN). Co-chair Frank Miville hosted the MSITN war room, which was open to all attendees and facilitated discussion and suggestions on the focus of the MSITN as it moves into the future. 2008 MMTN Symposium – Catalyst for a Changing Technology Network This past September marked the fifth and final Raytheon Technology Network (TN) symposium for 2008, with the Mechanical and Materials Technology Network (MMTN) symposium held in Dallas, Texas. 2008 was a year of transition for the TNs, each renewing the focus to align better with the company’s key strategic markets. MMTN was no exception. Now called the Mechanical, Materials and Structures Technology Network (MMSTN), this new network looks forward to expanding beyond some of the traditional commodity-type roles it’s had in the past and toward leadership in some new, important areas like disruptive technology, IED and ballistic armor, and green technology. The network will continue to support technologies that contribute to Raytheon’s success in its core markets — such as thermal management, nanotechnology and electromagnetic materials — as well as provide insight into which emerging technologies might lead to success in adjacent markets. Because it is a key part of the TNs, the MMSTN has the distinct advantage of potentially contributing to many other critical technologies, programs and development for all the networks. Through events like its annual symposium and workshops, and key projects developed through its Technology Interest Groups (TIGs), the MMSTN hopes to take advantage of the existing TN interdependence by breaking down the silos between the networks and even within MMSTN itself. MMSTN members also look forward to the opportunity for the MMSTN to be integrated into the core teams of the other TNs by showing value and applying its technology, capabilities and subject matter experts into critical parts of the program. The Nanotechnology TIG expects to have a stronger presence, becoming a reliable resource of nanotechnology for the company. The constant introduction of new threats into the battlespace forces requirements changes and demands innovative solutions. By working closely with the leaders in corporate technology who have the knowledge of technical challenges in various programs across Raytheon, the TIG will ensure effective flow of information and provide technical expertise, delivering the best possible solutions to our warfighter. The Blast Mitigation and Ballistic Protection TIG also has an aggressive agenda for the next five years: To develop a strategy for changing specification requirements for blast and ballistics for improved protection; promoting technology sharing for novel lightweight armor solutions including bioinspired ideas like the bombardier beetle; developing collaboration opportunities for inclusion of new armor systems; identifying Department of Homeland Security borders and maritime security contacts for border officer safety; and looking for opportunities in vulnerability engineering for public buildings. Upcoming Engineering and Technology External Event 21st Annual Systems and Software Technology Conference (SSTC) Technology: Advancing Precision April 20–23, 2009 Salt Lake City, Utah www.sstc-online.org Events RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGY TODAY 2009 ISSUE 1 41
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