Dr. Rawicz was awarded a BSEE (1958) and a MSEE (1961) from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a D. Sc. (1968) from Stevens Institute of Technology.  During his professional career, he has written many papers in subjects ranging from teaching techniques to design techniques to Global Positioning Satellite precision timing hardware and received five patents. He is a registered professional engineer in New Jersey.

In 1990 Dr. Rawicz retired from Lockheed Electronics Company as Chief Scientist.   During his tenure there, he worked on complex multi‑faceted programs.  He was responsible for new product definition, conceptual design, customer interface, proposals, and proposal evaluations; quick reaction problem solving; technical program guidance and monitoring; technical personnel development; and internal research and development (IRAD) suggestions, participation, and guidance (many leading to patents and programs).  He provided scientific consulting services to the US Navy on weapon control systems and on technical data interchange programs with foreign countries.  He designed digital, hybrid, and analog control systems for gun, missile, radar, communications, and optical subsystems.

Upon his retirement from Lockheed, Dr. Rawicz accepted a full-time faculty appointment in the Department of Engineering at The College of New Jersey, retiring in 2001 as an Associate Professor. During his tenure as a faculty member at TCNJ, he also consulted for ITT as a Senior Scientist (part time) doing Systems design and New Business Conceptual Design for the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) payload and ancillary equipment.  He obtained grant money from ITT for TCNJ student interns to work on simulations for future GPS projects.  He continues to work part time for ITT.