INTEGRATED MISSION SOLUTIONS DD(X ... - Raytheon

A Message from Greg Shelton
Vice President of Engineering,
Technology, Manufacturing & Quality
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Editor's Supplement
Spring 2003 edition:
1) “Engineers as Lifelong Learners”
article (page 24) was written by
Freeman Moore, not Victor Wright.
2) Alan McCormick (page 28), director
of engineering and technology at RSL
received his degrees from Heriot Watt
University in Edinburgh, Scotland, not
Edinburgh, England.
2 summer 2003
From Chips to Ships
In this issue of technology today, we feature DD(X)—a program that is transforming technology
for the Navy. DD(X) is a revolutionary program for Raytheon that will move us forward as an
integrator of mission solutions. The engineers and technologists that are working on DD(X) are
excited and proud to be a part of this challenging program. Their energy is contagious. The
breadth and depth of the technology at Raytheon is insurmountable. From MMIC (monolithic
microwave integrated circuit) chip technology to T/R modules, from focal plane arrays and signal
processing to systems integration—we have the strategies, capabilities and technologies from
design, product development, system integration and test through operations and support cycles.
Radar technology is in our roots and the heart of it all is the MMIC chip technology. I believe that
our MMIC chip technology and manufacturing capabilities is a business discriminator—as
detailed in this magazine. We have the capabilities from chips to ships. MMICs are critical to our
advanced radar and communications business. RRFC continues to reinvent technology to provide
state-of-the-art solutions and drive the competition.
I am also very proud of the hard work and efforts that we have made with CMMI (Capability
Maturity Model Integration) across the company. IDS and IIS in Garland, Texas have set the stage
and led the way, being the first to achieve CMMI Level 3 appraisals. It is a great accomplishment
and many of the other engineering sites are working hard to achieve the same. I am proud of the
One Company efforts that are on-going to make these milestones. The CMMI project managers
and Engineering Process Groups (EPGs) are working together to share best practices and lessons
learned. NCS and SAS in North Texas achieved CMMI Level 5 for Software this past week—it is
an exciting time for our engineering community as we all work to drive a process culture, providing
a bedrock of discipline enabling technology to flourish.
We are driving Raytheon Six Sigma into the design phase, from business strategy execution
through systems integration, test and validation. We need to continue to stop the fire-fighting and
prevent the fires—and that is what Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is all about. The tools are
embedded in our development process, IPDS (Integrated Product Development System), and need
to be used throughout the design process. We will continue to share program successes with DFSS
in future issues.
Please take the time to read through this issue and learn about the exciting technologies that are
being designed, developed and used for DD(X)—it is an exciting program, for our people, company
and partners.
Sincerely,
Greg