Engineer II - Electrical Fuze & Initiation Systems

Position Overview Engineer II – Fuze & Initiation Systems (Electrical), Onsite, Tucson, AZ. U.S. citizenship required. U.S. Secret or higher security clearance required. This role integrates advanced fuzing, ignition, and safety devices into missile and space vehicle systems. What You Will Do Apply or develop advanced technologies and scientific principles to systems integration of fuzing, ignition, and safety devices for missile and space vehicle systems. Support the Systems Safety Engineering Organization. Interface with the customer to identify user needs. Work with customers, subcontractors and suppliers to resolve engineering issues, develop new products, and hold technical reviews. Develop initial fuze and initiation systems architectures and top‑level designs. Design, analyze, test, and evaluate fuze and initiation systems. Develop statements of work (SOWs). Develop critical item development specifications (CIDS) and electrical logic and interface requirements. Support fact‑finding and contract negotiations. Ensure technical rigor and depth of all deliverables. Develop and present technical fuzing designs and updates to DoD safety review boards. Travel periodically to government and subcontractor facilities. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field substituted for two (2) years of experience. Minimum of two (2) years of experience in electronic circuit design and analysis or fuzing and initiation system design. Project management skills applied to team interaction and deliverables. Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. security clearance prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship required. Desired Qualifications Advanced degree. Four (4) or more years of directly related experience in electronic circuit design, analysis, and development from conceptual design through final test and assembly. Experience with fuzing device design, manufacturing, testing, safety certification, and/or compliance. Experience performing electrical stress analysis, electrical thermal analysis, and environmental survivability assessment. Ability to analyze analog, digital, mixed‑signal, and power‑conversion circuits using simulation and computational skills. Ability to interface with engineering groups within Missile Systems for analyses and subject‑matter support. Experience preparing and presenting technical papers for customer safety review boards. Experience developing fuzing, safe & arm products that meet MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-1901, and MIL-STD-464. Working knowledge of JOTP-051, 052, 053. Experience with energetic and pyrotechnic initiators, exploding foil deflagrating initiators (EFDI), low‑energy exploding foil initiators (LEEFI), and their operation. Technical writing skills for detailed design requirements, test requirements, statements of work, white papers, and technical presentations. Supplier collaboration experience and oversight generating specifications and statements of work (SOW). Working knowledge or experience with missile design, development, production support, and integration. Experience with DoD customers and/or associated contractor executives and technical leadership. Active Secret or Top Secret clearance (Department of Defense). Eligibility U.S. citizenship is required. An active and transferable U.S. government‑issued security clearance (Secret or higher) is required prior to start. 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 state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act. #J-18808-Ljbffr