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Vision Systems - Senior System Engineer

Job in Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, 93116, USA
Listing for: Prattwhitney
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-27
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 95500 - 181700 USD Yearly USD 95500.00 181700.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Date Posted:  Country:
United States of America

Location:

US-CA-GOLETA-B01 ~ 6825 Cortona Dr ~ BLDG B01 Position Role Type:
Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
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 Security Clearance Type:
DoD Clearance:
Secret Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling - to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

What

You Will Do
  • Work with the Program Chief Engineer (PCE), Lead Systems Engineer (LSE), and Integrated Program Team Lead (IPTL) to ensure products are developed and delivered within the allotted cost, schedule, technical quality and performance parameters
  • Manage the multidisciplinary/cross-functional engineering activities and associated budgets
  • Plan and guide engineering follow-through of work products and support
  • Support proposal and change management activities for engineering and support the bid manager for proposals within engineering
  • Provide system engineering support on RVS EO/IR focal plane array (FPA) programs, including tasking such as requirements management, authoring performance specifications, defining verification plans, performing data analysis, etc.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team made up of Systems, Test, Software, Firmware, Mechanical, and Electrical engineers
  • Contribute to risks and opportunity management in collaboration with the IPTL, LSE, and PCE to ensure proactive execution
  • Support Engineering inputs for proposals and present bid summaries to management
  • Provide technical support to production/development related activities
  • Trade studies and present results to stakeholders
  • Present technical findings and solutions to leadership and customers
  • Identify and resolve hardware, software, and system issues through detailed data analysis and debugging
  • Update, develop, maintain, and improve requirements, concepts of operations, and define system interfaces
Qualifications
  • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant EO/IR system experience with hands on experience in the design, analysis, development, troubleshooting, and testing of Electrical and/or Optical subsystems, including familiarity with EO or IR technology Experience supporting the development of product specifications and requirements management, including distilling, and deriving requirements for lower-level subassemblies and components System design, trade studies, optimization, and performance assessment
  • Experience supporting reviews associated with formal gating events and testing Factory production and direct experience with IR FPA design and testing for tactical and/or space environments Familiarity with vacuum packaging, dewar design, cryogenic cooling, and/or opto-mechanics Requirements Organization via DOORs Experience creating analytical models and scripting for data analysis (MATLAB preferred) Ability to plan, lead, and execute root-cause and corrective-action (RCCA) efforts Prior experience with ROIC wafer probing, fabrication, integration, verification, and validation for a complex EO/IR system Earned Value Management, EVMS Certification
What We Offer:

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world.

At RTX we value:
Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation

  • Relocation Eligible - relocation assistance available for this position

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…

Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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