Senior Systems Engineer

Senior Systems Engineer

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Space & Airborne (SAS) Center within Systems Engineering & Test Capabilities (SE&TC) is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer. The Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) SAS Department supports integrating hardware and software, developing test plans and procedures, debugging and evaluating system functions and interfaces, and verifying system requirements in support of final sell-off to the customer.

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will interface with the customers to develop the Concept of Operations (CONOPS), system architecture, system requirements and manage qualification, verification and validation. The LCE Department focuses on back-end sustainment, repair design and sustainment development as well as transitioning systems through integration and test from production to warranty/sustainment.

You will work alongside experienced engineers to define system architecture, develop requirements, perform analysis and modeling, and support integration, testing, and flight activities across the full product lifecycle. This role is onsite in El Segundo, California.

What You Will Do

• Manage all engineering support activities related to Special Test Equipment (STE) Station Stand-up
• Create and update STE hardware requirements
• Support reviews of applicable STE hardware documentations (test plans, procedures, reports, I&T, V&V, etc.)
• Participate in Program Management Review (PMR) and Technical Information Meeting (TIM) meetings
• Review and approve Engineering Change Notices (CNs), Revision Notices (RNs), Retrofit Installation Drawings (RIDs), and Requests for Deviation Waiver (RDWs)
• Coordinate engineering staffing between the Program and Engineering Centers to complete the work defined in the Statement of Work (SOW)
• Participate in internal and customer Program reviews and meetings (i.e. SRiR, PDiR, CDiR, TRiR, SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR)
• Resolve and coordinate system technical solutions with the STE teams
• Provide technical guidance and support to STE IPTL
• Participate in periodic team meetings, interface teleconference meetings, working group meetings
• Support associated with implementing process requirements
• Aid with the completion and submittal of Engineering Supplier Data Item Descriptions (SDIDs)

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience in Systems Engineering with radar algorithm design, requirements development, software/hardware integration, data analysis using Matlab, and configuration management
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer

• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Advanced Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• Airborne Radar Systems.
• Programming experience in Python and MATLAB.
• Experience troubleshooting electronic or system-level issues, signal processing, control theory, statistics, information theory, and detection methods, Imaging/pattern recognition, Data filtering (Kalman, batch, optimal estimation)

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation
• Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance is available

The salary range for this role is 95,500 USD - 181,700 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.