Senior Systems Engineer - EO/IR

Senior System Engineer – Naval Airborne Systems (NAS) Date posted: 2026-07-02 Location: Plano, Texas, United States Employment type: Onsite (full‑time) Security clearance: U.S. citizenship required; Top Secret clearance required; must obtain U.S. government issued security clearance before start. What You Will Do Leverage software development skills to develop and implement new mode algorithms for cutting‑edge processing solutions and platforms Conduct performance analysis, algorithm development, trade study generation, statistical modeling, performance predictions, and data analysis for complex systems Interface with team lead, team members, and related engineers Participate in customer and program presentations Provide task progress status updates and deliver work products to team lead Qualifications You Must Have Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) Minimum eight (or 5?) years of documented work and/or academic experience in optical design, algorithm development, imaging EO/IR systems, physics, image signal processing, and/or discrimination algorithms Experience programming in C or C++ and using MATLAB or Python for data set evaluation U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance Preferred Qualifications Top Secret clearance Advanced degree in STEM Experience developing signal processing algorithms for airborne surveillance, signal & image processing, digital communications, detection and estimation theory, or AI/ML and training techniques UNIX/Linux experience Real‑time programming and software change management tools/processes Benefits Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term & long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts Paid time off, holidays, parental leave, employee assistance program Relocation assistance available Annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs (dependent on level and agreement) Equal Opportunity Employer RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable protected class. #J-18808-Ljbffr Prattwhitney