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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 Vision Systems (RVS) Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) Department is seeking a skilled and experienced Principal Systems Engineer with expertise in airborne and space electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) surveillance and targeting sensor systems.
The SE&TC Department is responsible for all EO/IR Imaging Systems Definition, Architecture, Integration, product Verification & Validation along with program and project technical implementation to cost and schedule. This is an Onsite position located in Goleta, California.
What You Will Do:
Work with the Program Chief Engineer to ensure products meet cost, schedule, technical quality, and performance requirements
Provide systems engineering leadership for RVS EO/IR IR, Focal Plane Array (FPA) programs and special projects
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams across Systems, Test, Software, Firmware, Mechanical, Electrical, and Integrated Circuit engineering
Manage engineering risks and opportunities with the PCE to support proactive program execution
Coordinate engineering inputs for proposals and present bid summaries to management
Guide technical support efforts for production and development activities
Lead and present trade studies and technical analyses to stakeholders
Communicate technical findings and recommendations to leadership and customers
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Lead teams in resolving hardware, software, and system issues through detailed data analysis and debugging
Oversee development and maintenance of requirements, concepts of operations, and system interfaces
Prepare documentation for formal reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, CTSR, and test data packages
Develop product specifications and manage requirements, including derivation of lower‐level subassembly and component requirements
Qualifications You Must Have:
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience developing product specifications and requirements management, including distilling, and deriving requirements for lower-level subassemblies and components
Experience with system design, analysis, development, troubleshooting, testing, trade studies, optimization, and performance assessment.
Qualifications We Prefer:
System experience with EO/IR subsystems, IR FPA technology, semiconductor fabrication processes, photonics, optics manufacturing, or related industry experience
Factory production and direct experience with IR FPA design and testing for tactical and/or space environments
Create analytical models and scripting for data analysis (MATLAB preferred)
ROIC wafer probing, fabrication, integration, verification, and validation for a complex EO/IR system
Collaborate with Integrate Circuit foundries and semiconductor factory processing
Test methodology within sensors to include optical performance, analysis, and test verification for EO/IR Focal Plane Array sensor systems and/or relatable experience in development and production program
EVMS Certification and demonstrated ability to manage Engineering team budgets and staffing demand
Plan, lead, and execute root-cause and corrective-action (RCCA) effort
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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 for this position
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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.
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RTX is a global aerospace and defense company that develops advanced technologies and systems for commercial, military, and government customers through its three business units: Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.
