Senior Systems Engineer - Air Defense Programs

Senior Systems Engineer – Air Defense

Location:

Tewksbury, MA or Andover, MA (Full‑time onsite)

Role Type:
Onsite

Security Clearance:
Secret (U.S. citizenship required for clearance)

• Support Testing Efforts:
  Develop and implement test plans, procedures, integration, and verification documentation in both simulated and real‑world environments.
• Troubleshoot and Analyze:
  Identify and resolve hardware, software, and system issues through detailed data analysis and debugging.
• Drive Performance:
  Collaborate across functions to drive performance improvements and resolve system issues.
• Modeling and Simulation:
  Utilize modeling and simulation tools to predict system performance and support verification and validation.
• Integrate Systems:
  Integrate hardware and software into tactical systems, evaluating their functionality and impact.
• Collaborate:
  Work with a multi‑disciplinary team to achieve seamless integration and system functionality.
• Document and Communicate:
  Develop integration documentation, execute plans, analyze data, verify requirements and effectively communicate results to leadership and stakeholders.
• Perform Data Analysis:
  Conduct statistical and numerical analysis of radar performance data to ensure optimal system performance and verify requirements.
• Requirements Development:
  Decompose and track specifications throughout complex systems architectures.
• Support Missions:
  Travel as needed (up to 10%) to support mission execution at various locations including local RTX facilities, test sites, vendor facilities, and customer locations.

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with systems software, systems hardware, systems requirements, systems integration, and/or systems test.

• Experience with generating technical documentation, such as test plans, procedures, or technical reports.
• Experience working in an integration lab, test facility, or in the field, supporting requirements development, integration and/or verification.
• Experience with DOORS, Rhapsody, Cameo, or other digital engineering tools.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, C/C++, and/or other programming languages.

Salary range: 86,800 USD – 165,200 USD. Eligibility for annual incentive compensation programs per business unit and level. Payments under these programs are not guaranteed and depend on individual and company performance.

Eligible benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Benefits vary by business unit and by whether the position is covered by a collective‑bargaining 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, 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.