Senior Principal Systems Engineer - RDC Warfighter Support Team

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 freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) Surface Radars & Sensors Center is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to support the Sensors Warfighter Support Team onsite at Schriever AFB in Colorado Springs, CO. You will also be part of the broader Systems Engineering Directorate, which develops and maintains high-fidelity performance simulations, performs system performance analysis (including pre-flight prediction and post-flight matching), supports new business initiatives, and contributes to technology roadmaps.

Remote and hybrid work is not an option for this role. In this role, you will join a small, highly collaborative team operating in a dynamic environment and performing a wide variety of technical and operational support tasks. You will work directly with multiple warfighter communities, providing critical expertise related to Missile Defense System (MDS) sensors. The team’s work spans warfighter education, wargames and exercises, radar analysis, capability deployment, operational support, threat modeling, and more.

Domestic and international travel is an essential component of supporting warfighters and associated organizations.

• Support multiple warfighter organizations across the Missile Defense enterprise.
• Provide radar education and training for Combatant Commands, especially Sensor Manager Cells.
• Participate in planning conferences, technical interchange meetings, system testing, and execution of Wargames and Exercises, serving as the radar subject matter expert (SME).
• Contribute to the broader Missile Defense System (MDS) community and support real‑world operational needs.
• Analyze operational radar data to support mission outcomes.
• Travel domestically and internationally up to approximately 10% to meet program requirements.

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience working with radar systems, within the Missile Defense System and/or related fields.

• Advanced degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics (STEM).
• Strong communication skills with tactical users, engineering teams, senior military leaders, and corporate leadership.
• Experience supporting missions or business needs through domestic and/or international travel.
• Experience with the AN/TPY-2 radar.
• Missile Defense experience, including knowledge of MDA elements and fielding configurations.
• Prior hands‑on experience with radar analysis.
• Prior military experience.

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• Relocation Eligibility - Relocation assistance available.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental,…