Raytheon Vision Systems - Principal Test Engineer

Position

Principal Test Engineer – located in Goleta, CA, onsite at Raytheon Vision Systems (RVS) Systems Integration and Test Department. Requires U.S. citizenship and a DoD Secret clearance. The role focuses on airborne electro‑optical and infrared surveillance and targeting sensor systems.

• Lead integration, verification and validation (IV&V), design verification testing (DVT), and production testing for EO/IR focal plane array sensor systems.
• Collaborate with Program Chief Engineer and Lead Systems Engineer on product and subsystem requirements, IV&V plans, and production test design.
• Drive development and execution of test architecture from bid through production, owning the test system design.
• Lead and procure test activities supporting the test factory.
• Partner with operations and manufacturing teams to enable efficient product flow, provide metrics, minimize cycle time, and maximize yield.
• Perform data analysis and modeling of test and product data.

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM).
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with airborne and/or space EO/IR system testing.
• Experience in integration verification, validation testing, and/or product transition to production.
• Experience performing test methodology within an EO/IR system.
• Proficiency in LABVIEW and/or MATLAB programming.

• Test methodology experience within EO/IR focal plane array sensor systems or related development and production programs.
• Experience with requirements test development, test analysis, derivations, verification, and validation.
• Experience developing/executing factory test plans, procedures, and equipment for EO/IR sensor systems and ROICs.
• Analytical skills to relate observed phenomena to first principles.
• Excellent communication skills—written, verbal, and presentation—across Test Management, IPT leaders, engineering teams, program managers, and customers.
• Prior experience with ROIC wafer probing, fabrication, integration, verification, and validation of complex EO/IR systems.
• Familiarity with basic laboratory equipment: power supplies, oscilloscopes, digital voltmeters.

• Salary range: $118,300 – $224,900.
• Relocation assistance available.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and 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. (Benefits may vary by business unit.)
• Eligible for annual incentive compensation programs, subject to performance and agreement.

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. RTX provides affirmative action 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.