Del Checcolo named to Raytheon IDS post

Waltham defense contractor Raytheon Co. said today that its Integrated Defense Systems unit has named Michael Del Checcolo as vice president of engineering.

Del Checcolo's responsibilities include leading all engineering activities within the Integrated Defense Systems, or IDS, unit, including the development and management of technology, execution of advanced programs, coordination of strategic architecture initiatives, and continuous improvement of processes and tools, Raytheon said in a press release.

Del Checcolo's most recent assignment was vice president of the IDS Engineering Advanced Technology Directorate, and he holds a master's in electrical engineering from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a bachelor's from Northeastern University, where he began his career with Raytheon in 1989 as a "co-op" student, Raytheon said in its release.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)