Senior Systems Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-04-11

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AL217: 499 Boeing Boulevard JetplexAL 499 Boeing Boulevard , Huntsville, AL, 35824 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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.

The Systems Engineering Directorate is the central focus for Mission Systems Integration activities within Raytheon, responsible for defining customer needs, functional and product architecture, requirements definition and decomposition, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), system performance, and System Security Engineering (SSE). 

The Land Warfare and Missile Defense Systems (LWMDS) Department supports Raytheon by providing world class technical expertise and engineering leadership to drive the design and development of world-class Air and Missile Defense Systems, Sensors, and Effectors. The LWMDS department leads all aspects of Systems Engineering that drive the development of complex systems to support Raytheon’s business areas from our Colorado Springs, CO location.  LWMDS Department Systems Engineers solve technical challenges at the System of System (SoS), System, Subsystem, and Component levels.  Key technical domains include; Architecture, Requirements, Interface Definition, Radar Systems, Effector Systems, Battle Management, Command and Control, Communications, Network Design, and Battlespace Integration and Interoperability for Domestic and International customers.

Are you an Engineer looking for a unique and exciting opportunity developing future Missile Defense System (MDS) capabilities?  Our Systems Engineers define, characterize, and develop and document Missile Defense System (MDS) capabilities through work in several areas of systems engineering including architecture / requirements and performance modeling and analysis for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).

What You Will Do:

• Contributing to publishing change notices to MDA’s system specification

• Updating requirements databases, architectural models, interface definitions, and design packages

• Allocate and Trace System and Element level requirements

• Document analysis results in reports and briefings for critique and review by internal and external stakeholders

• Create and present briefings within the team and to the MDA and other stakeholders

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 5 years of relevant engineering experience

• Experience in systems engineering

• Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with Cameo

• Experience with DOORS

• Experience using MBSE - Model Based System Engineering

• Extensive experience with MATLAB, Python, C/C++

• Experience using numerical modeling and simulation (M&S) using MATLAB, or similar language environments

• Experience developing system performance requirements

• Experience building and/or analyzing M&S for integrated missile defense systems including subsystems such as sensors, kill vehicles, missiles/interceptors, threats & countermeasures, target discrimination, or command and control

• MDS Domain Experience, especially with radar systems

• Ability to effectively work and communicate with multiple internal and external stakeholders

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Experience working independently and in a geographically distributed team environment

• Experience working with other disciplines and communicating with all levels of the organization and stakeholders

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

Learn More & Apply Now!

• Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role. 

• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

• This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA) an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm 

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, 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. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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.

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