Raytheon Technology Today 2011 Issue 1

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road map, and how we make front-end
development decisions to create competitive
discriminators for Raytheon. We also
continue to look for the best technology
companies to partner with in order to bring
complementary capabilities to our customer
solutions.
TT: Can you give us some examples of the
unique energy capabilities you are delivering
to your customers?
TK: Energy plays an important role
because it’s another big driver of affordability.
All of our customers are focusing on
reducing their energy costs. For example,
our long-endurance power solution for
unmanned undersea vehicles will meet or
exceed the Navy’s requirement to enable
longer missions without refueling. It also
provides enough power for high-energy
applications such as active sensors and
next-generation torpedoes.
To take another example, gallium nitride
(GaN) technology is a key energy saver
in next-generation radars. GaN delivers
greater performance with lower power
consumption. We are pursuing several
large programs that include GaN, such as
Space Fence and AMDR, and also the Air
Force’s Three Dimensional Expeditionary
Long Range Radar program.
We even have a “hybrid” power version
of our Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment
system. RAID provides surveillance and situational
awareness for the perimeter of a
base camp, a city or other area. The power
for the system is supplemented with solar
panels so the main generator does not
need to be running 24/7.
TT: How are you addressing energy
consumption in your facilities?
TK: Raytheon is committed to environmental
stewardship and sustainable business
practices. As a company, we’ve reduced
energy consumption by 38 percent per
dollar revenue over the past seven years.
We’ve also set a goal to reduce total
greenhouse gas emissions 10 percent by
2015 across the company. Our people are
making this happen. In 2010, more than
30,000 Raytheon employees participated
in the “Energy Citizen” program, making
a commitment to conserve energy at work
and at home.
Another key initiative is to achieve
Leadership in Environmental and Energy
Design (LEED ® ) certification for new buildings
and major renovation projects. For
example, IDS built a new, energy-efficient
Raytheon facility in Huntsville, Ala., that
was the first LEED-certified “green” facility
in that state.
TT: Your background is in engineering.
What keeps you excited from a technology
perspective?
TK: What keeps me excited is the way
technology keeps moving forward, bringing
new possibilities to how we solve
customer challenges. Our customers are
looking for us to bring them something
new and better. And better can mean
lower cost or higher performance, lower
power consumption or a new technology
solution to a problem. Innovative thinking
— inventing new technology or applying
current technology differently — is how
we deliver value to our customers.
TT: What advice do you have for young
engineers just starting their careers?
TK: The world is changing very fast,
and we all need to keep learning and
keep innovating. It’s important to stretch
yourself. Don’t get too comfortable in
your current role. And if you want to
keep growing your career, Raytheon is
a great place to work. We get to solve
the toughest technology challenges on
the planet, in areas that are critical to
national defense and homeland security.
So you can challenge yourself to continue
learning and to do your best technical
work, while contributing to the safety
and security of our country and our allies
around the world.
TT: Based on your experience, what is
the most important attribute of a leader?
TK: Accountability. Leaders need to take
a “no excuses” approach to achieving
whatever goal they set their sights on.
Customers, partners, teammates — they
all need to know that when you say you
are going to do something, you will not
stop until you’ve done it. This is the mark
of real leaders, regardless of their position
on an org chart. And this behavior
is contagious. You can tell who the best
leaders are because their teams hold
themselves accountable and they accomplish
more. Accountability is extremely
powerful. That’s why it’s part of our
company’s values and behaviors.
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