Principal Systems Integration and Test Engineer

What You Will Do

• Perform integration, verification, and testing of Effector systems to ensure the system under test performs according to specifications and/or requirements. You will perform one or more of the following:
• Support Testing Efforts: Develop and implement test plans, procedures, integration, and verification documentation in both simulated and real-world environments and then perform and/or execute the test
• Hardware Buildup and Integration: Support the unique buildup of test assets which includes understanding the requirements, physically completing the build, documenting the build, and certifying the unit is ready for the next stage
• Testing: Plan and execute tests at different levels of hardware builds (from Circuit Card Assemblies to final product). Tests include but are not limited to Electromagnetic Interference, Live Battery Tests, RF Tests, electrical operational testing, physical properties such as Weight, Center of Gravity, Thermal, and Vibration
• Platform Integration: Plan and execute the integration efforts of Effector Systems with customer subsystems and/or launch platforms in the lab or in the field to include a wide variety of military aircraft, ships, and ground-based launchers
• Flight Tests: Plan and execute Test Missions which require robust test planning, logistics, safety, security, preparing the test asset, telemetry monitoring, all while continuously working with the customer, military, and test range
• Troubleshoot and Analyze: Identify and resolve hardware, software, and system issues through detailed data analysis and debugging along with supporting failure reporting, analysis, corrective action and/or fault tree analysis
• Perform Data Analysis: Collect and analyze data to ensure system performance and provide detailed reports of the results
• Document and Communicate: Create/modify documentation in support of reviews associated with formal testing, which may include Test Readiness Review (TRR), Consent to Ship (CTS), and Test Data Review (TDR) packages
• Collaborate: Interface and coordinate across the different company functions and with the customers, suppliers, and/or sub-contractors
• Lead: Lead a small team in integration and test activities
• Support Missions: Support occasional travel to conduct tests at test sites, vendor facilities, and customer locations as needed, typically one- or two-week durations, up to 25% of the year
• Qualifications You Must Have
• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
• Experience in one of the following areas:
• Systems integration and test in a lab or field environment
• Planning or executing Platform Integration or Flight Test Missions
• Experience collecting and evaluating data to diagnose and solve technical issues
• Qualifications We Prefer
• Leadership: Experience leading teams in integration and test activities
• Military platforms: Experience working on military platforms, such as aircraft, ship-based platforms, and ground-based platforms. Experience with RTX products or related technologies is strongly valued.
• Technical documentation: Experience generating technical documentation such as trade studies, test plans, test procedures, or technical reports
• Presentations: Experience managing and presenting technical data to stakeholders and customer communities in design reviews and technical interchange meetings
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• Please note: This position requires you to work on site in Tucson, Arizona.
• 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.
• As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.
• 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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