Sr. Engineer, Captive Flight Test Lead

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Country: United States of America

Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-848 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 848

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance:
Secret

Security Clearance Status: Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

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.

Systems Engineering & Test Capabilities (SE&TC) integrates, verifies, and validates our products. We put our systems together, exercise them in the lab or in the field, measure and analyze performance, and make sure our products work the first time and every time. To accomplish this, we develop plans and procedures, debug and evaluate system functions and interfaces, develop test environments, and work together with our customers.

• Perform integration, verification, and field qualification testing to ensure the system under test performs according to specifications/requirements. This includes lab testing, van testing, tower testing, and manned flight testing as part of an engineering flight test crew.
• Lead a team of up to 10 flight test engineers to execute across multiple test programs.
• Perform data collection activities, including review and analysis of data elements, and provide detailed reports of results.
• Work with specialized performance/navigation experts to design test events.
• Trace and/or correct faults in mechanical or electronic systems. Familiarity with failure reporting, analysis, corrective action and/or fault tree analysis
• Create/modify documentation in support of reviews associated with formal testing, which will include Test Plans and Procedures, Test Readiness Review (TRR), Consent to Ship (CTS), and Test Data Review (TDR) packages
• Have direct and frequent interactions with government customers
• 25% travel required

Please note:

This position requires you to work on site in Tucson. Support is across multiple locations at both Tucson sites.

Typically requires a Bachelors in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline, such as Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics or Math and minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience.

• Active or ability to obtain and maintain up to class III FAA flight clearance.
• Minimum 1 years of experience with captive carriage, flying test bed flight test.
• Experience with van and tower testingas well as Hardware Systems Integration experience, including experience with design and build of sensor pods and aircraft test racks.
• Experience with design methods and approvals from lash up to engineering release artifacts.
• Platform Integration experience in fixed wing or rotary configurations and with verification and validation methods and experience evaluating requirements and designing tests to satisfy requirements.
• Experience coordinating multiple team members schedules to meet critical Program needs as well as coordinating with customers and subcontractors to plan and execute off-site fight tests.
• Cost account manager experience with minimum Raytheon PM level 7 certification or equivalent.

• Experience in integration of hardware systems with high level of understanding of digital signal processing algorithms, advanced waveforms, antenna patterns, and techniques used in resource-constrained missile systems.
• Experience with spectral and temporal effects for sensor and backgrounds, including clutter, multipath, self-interference, grounding and shielding, and…