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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 Integration and Test Department is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with experience in airborne and space electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) surveillance and targeting sensor systems. The Systems Engineer plans and manages the multidisciplinary/cross-functional engineering activities and associated budgets, guides engineering follow-through of work products and support, supports proposal and change management activities for engineering and supports the bid manager for proposals within engineering.
The Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test Department is responsible for all Electro-Optic 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 (PCE), Lead Systems Engineer (LSE), and Integrated Program Team Lead (IPTL) to ensure products meet cost, schedule, technical quality, and performance requirements
Provide systems engineering leadership for RVS EO/IR, focal plane array (FPA) programs, including tasking such as requirements management, authoring performance specifications, defining verification plans, performing data analysis, etc.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams across Systems, Test, Software, Firmware, Mechanical, Electrical, and Integrated Circuit engineering
Manage engineering risks and opportunities with the IPTL, LSE, and PCE to support proactive program execution
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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
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 Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 3 years' experience with airborne and space electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) surveillance and targeting sensor systems
System experience with hands on experience in the design, analysis, development, troubleshooting, and testing
Qualifications We Prefer
Factory production and direct experience with IR FPA design and testing for tactical and/or space environments
System experience with EO/IR subsystems, IR FPA technology, semiconductor fabrication processes, photonics, optics manufacturing, or related industry experience airborne and space electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) surveillance and targeting sensor systems
Experience creating analytical models and scripting for data analysis (MATLAB preferred)
Plan, lead, and execute root-cause and corrective-action (RCCA) efforts
ROIC wafer probing, fabrication, integration, verification, and validation for a complex EO/IR system
Earned Value Management, EVMS Certification
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.
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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.