Raytheon Australia Leadership

Andrew Vlass is the General Manager of Raytheon Australia’s Above Water Systems product line, responsible for the provision of capability life cycle management and enhancements, technical services, and combat systems integration for the Royal Australian Navy’s surface fleet.

Andrew’s previous roles include Director of the Weapons product line, Director Supply Chain, Strategy Executive and Program Director across several key programs in the Raytheon Australia business. 
Andrew performed several roles in the Air Warfare Destroyer Program, supporting the design, build, certification and delivery of the Hobart Class Destroyers to the Royal Australian Navy.

Before joining Raytheon Australia, Andrew held positions across project management, systems engineering, electronic engineering and electronic warfare systems design and testing, working for Tenix Defence and with BAE Systems and the Defence Science and Technology Group.

Andrew is a Chartered Professional Engineer and Fellow with Engineers Australia and a Certified Practicing Portfolio Executive with the Australian Institute of Project Management. He also has a Certificate in Executive Management and Development with the Australian Graduate School of Management. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic) with first class honours and is a graduate of the UNSW Business School General Manager Program, an Industry Leaders Fund grant recipient, and a Defence Industry Leadership Program graduate.