Date Posted:2026-07-08
Country:United States of America
Location:US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75
Position Role Type:Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable 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
Security Clearance Type: TS/SCI without Polygraph
Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1
We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Systems Engineer - Mission Integration Lead, supporting one of our premier programs in the Space Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (SISR) business unit. As a Mission Integration Lead, you will help deliver next-generation satellite ground command and control capabilities by serving as the technical champion and steward for an assigned class of vehicles. You will advocate across the program to ensure the capabilities required for your assigned mission area are successfully developed, integrated, delivered, and prepared for transition to operations. This position is contingent upon contract award, and the work is on-site in Aurora, CO.
What You Will Do- Serve as the technical champion and steward for your assigned class of vehicles throughout development, integration, delivery, and transition to operations.
- Develop and maintain deep technical expertise in mission objectives, operational concepts, interfaces, and system capabilities.
- Partner with Product Management and the Office of the Chief Engineer (OCE) to align technical execution with program priorities and milestone objectives.
- Advocate across multiple Agile Delivery Teams to ensure required capabilities, technical work, and integration activities are delivered on schedule.
- Identify technical, integration, interface, and schedule risks affecting your assigned mission area and drive timely resolution.
- Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Cyber, Integration & Test, Infrastructure, and Operations teams to deliver mission capabilities.
- Represent your mission area during customer engagements, technical interchange meetings, demonstrations, design reviews, and milestone events.
- Develop trusted relationships with customers, users, and external partners to understand mission needs, shape technical solutions, and mature critical interfaces.
- Influence backlog priorities by advocating for the technical work necessary to achieve program milestones.
- Foster collaboration across engineering organizations to enable informed technical trade studies and integrated decision making.
- Support continuous improvement of mission integration processes, technical planning, and cross-functional execution.
Qualifications You Must Have- Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
- Experience leading the technical execution of complex software-intensive systems or systems-of-systems within a government or defense environment.
- Experience collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines, including Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Integration & Test, Cyber, Infrastructure, and Operations.
- Experience influencing technical direction, resolving complex integration challenges, and supporting execution within Agile software development environments.
- Active and transferable U.S. government-issued TS/SCI 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 serving as a Technical Lead, Systems Engineering Lead, Chief Engineer, Product Owner, or similar technical leadership role.
- Experience supporting satellite ground systems, mission management systems, command and control systems, or other mission-critical software systems.
- Experience applying Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies and tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler and SysML.
- Experience defining and integrating software interfaces using OpenAPI specifications, service-oriented architectures, or other modern integration patterns.
- Experience leading cross-functional integration efforts spanning multiple engineering organizations.
- Experience supporting customer demonstrations, technical interchange meetings, operational events, or fielded capabilities.
- Experience with modern software development practices, including DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, cloud-native architectures, and distributed systems.
- Experience using Agile development and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
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.
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 CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the U.S. Department of State website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm
- Location: Aurora, CO - Raytheon Aurora Location Information
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.The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 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.
