Senior Mission Planning Engineer​/Senior Systems Engineer; Onsite

Overview

Raytheon, a leading aerospace and defense company, is hiring a Senior Mission Planning Engineer to join a team focused on mission planning expertise, system concept of operation development, and enterprise‑wide business capture support. The position is an on‑site role located in Tucson, AZ.

• Join a team of engineers and analysts to realize Mission Planning team objectives.
• Become the go‑to source for mission planning expertise.
• Travel to flight test sites to provide on‑site support.
• Develop common mission planning solutions across programs, captures, and IRADs.
• Grow a mission planning cadre with diverse experience and skills.
• Develop team expertise in mission planning methods, software development, and tools.
• Coordinate with IPTs, Program Chief Engineer, and Program Management.
• Develop capability delivery plans and lead team execution in an agile framework.
• Engage directly in mission planning application software development and testing.
• Provide guidance, direction, mentoring, and influencing skills to foster teamwork and growth for junior engineers.

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of five years of relevant experience.
• Software architecture, design, development, integration, and verification experience (virtual machines, C#, C++, Java).
• Experience developing cross‑platform .NET backend web applications for cloud deployment.
• Software development experience utilizing Dev Ops pipeline workflows.
• Experience in any of the following topics:
  • Mission planning
  • Common weapon component experience
  • Universal Armament Interface (UAI) or Common Flexible Weapon (CFW)
  • System performance, CONOPS
  • Algorithms and signal processing
  • Aerodynamics, launch acceptability regions, modeling and simulation (6‑DOF)
  • Aircraft integration and store interface (e.g., MIL STD 1553 and 1760)
• Active and transferable Secret U.S. government‑issued security clearance is required before the start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Advanced degree in STEM fields.
• Systems engineering approaches for Mission Planning requirements.
• Experience with Cameo/SysML modeling.
• Experience with UAI/CFW ICD tailoring for Mission Planning solutions.
• Experience with Python and batch scripting.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with subordinates, customers, and senior managers.
• Experience in military CONOPs, weapons planning, weapons employment.
• Experience with Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) or Next‑Gen Open Mission Systems (NOMS).
• Experience with microservice architecture and software engineering.
• Experience and knowledge of the Integrated Product Development System (IPDS), Earned Value Management, proposals, and BOEs.
• Top Secret clearance (preferred).

Salary range: USD 86,800 – 165,200. Eligible employees may also receive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, and paid time off, among other benefits. Specific benefits may vary by business unit and employee classification.

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.