Raytheon Technologies

Principal GPS Subsystem Engineer

Raytheon Technologies$107K — $204K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Requires a degree in STEM with a minimum of 8 years of experience
  • 8 years of engineering experience, particularly in electrical hardware development
  • Experience in sub-systems, systems engineering, and requirement development
  • Expertise in RF electrical subsystems and requirement validation

Responsibilities

  • Analyze hardware designs and components; architect new electronic systems
  • Develop and document subsystem requirements and test plans
  • Conduct peer reviews of designs as a subject matter expert
  • Interface with suppliers of navigation electronics components
  • Participate in assignments across multiple programs and support foreign travel as necessary
  • Collaborate with a multi-disciplined team and work independently with minimal supervision
  • Present findings and progress to peers, management, and government customers

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) matching and flexible spending accounts
  • Flexible work schedules and paid time off
  • Access to Employee Scholar Program for education
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Parental leave and holiday pay
  • Employee assistance programs for mental health support
Full Job Description

Date Posted:

2026-06-16

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AZ-TUCSON-M02 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG M02

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:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

The Guidance Electronics Team provides Electrical Systems Engineering to develop Guidance Electronics solutions for products across the Raytheon Missiles and Defense (RMD) portfolio. Our team develops missile Guidance Electronics Hardware. Our core electrical engineering responsibilities include architecture, analysis, requirements, integration, and test. Our core electrical engineering technologies include RF/RADAR, Navigation/IMU/GPS, Digital, and Power. We partner with several Electrical Product Team departments that provide the detailed design of our electrical products as well as missile level systems teams.

The Guidance Electronics Team is searching for a PrincipalGPS Subsystems Engineer with experience in GPS technology. The role of the GPS Subsystems Engineer is to provide GPS electronics solution for missile products. GPS electronics solution includes architecture development, requirement definition, electronics design, analysis, modelling and testing. GPS Subsystem Engineer collaborates with missile level system engineers in developing requirements for the subsystem. They perform analysis and modeling to decompose requirements for GPS sub-assemblies and component designs.

What You Will Do

  • Work environment is primarily in an office, but may include labs, field work, or a combination.

  • Assignments may include analysis of hardware designs, subsystems, and components; architecting new electronic systems; developing and documenting subsystem requirements and test plans; peer reviews of designs as a subject matter expert; presentations to peers, management, and government customers; and root-cause failure investigations.

  • Interface directly with suppliers of navigation or guidance electronics components, IMUs and GPSs, to monitor and manage programmatic activities and ensure compliance to requirements

  • Missile Systems has a strong culture of mentoring; it is expected that employees will be both mentors and mentees.

  • Assignments may require supporting multiple programs.

  • Assignments may require some travel, including foreign travel.

  • Work within a multi-disciplined team.

  • Work independently, with little supervision.

  • Develop a network and know when to use it to get help.

  • Collaboration with both Functional and Program higher level leadership.

  • Collaboration with Customer and Suppliers.

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

  • Minimum of 8years of engineering experience

  • Experience withelectrical hardware development

  • Experience in sub-systems, systems engineering, requirement development, developing RF electrical subsystems and/orrequirement validation

Qualifications We Prefer

  • Missile Radar and RF seeker subsystems typically contain antennas, analog RF circuit cards, digital circuit cards, and configurable logic so the ideal candidate will have a background in detailed design and troubleshooting of one or more of these components.

  • Ideal candidates will also have some experience in systems engineering and architecture and have a desire to grow into a guidance section architect.

  • Ideal candidates shall also have demonstrated understanding and wide application of technical theories and concepts in the area of navigation subsystems/components used in modern guidance electronics platforms

  • Recent technical experience relative to integrated Guidance Electronics systems using GPS and IMU navigation subsystems blended via Kalman filter techniques

  • Knowledge and/or experience with M-Code

  • Familiarity with Matlab scripting and tools

  • Experience with hardware integration, Hardware in the Loop (HIL), modeling and simulation and environmental testing and electronics test equipment

  • Experience working with missiles or similar systems.

  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams.

  • Ability to drive suppliers in meeting commitments.

  • Knowledge of DOD Hardware development process (knowledge of design gates).

  • Practical experience in all phases of the product development lifecycle.

  • Experience in developing proposals.

  • Knowledge and/or experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE)

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Additional Details

This position is located in beautiful Tucson, AZ. Tucson has a friendly, caring and laid-back atmosphere, combined with the innovation and energy of a metropolitan region and recognized as one of America27s 10 Best Small Cities. Surrounded by beautiful mountains, colorful Sonoran Desert landscape and majestic saguaro cacti, Tucson is blessed with some of nature27s best work. Tucson is known for its bright blue skies, and with more than 310 sunny days per year, Tucson27s fantastic weather lets residents enjoy the outdoors year-round.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attendselect 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 candidate27s 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 company27s 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.

About Raytheon Technologies

Raytheon Solipsys, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Raytheon Company, is an industry leader in the development of integrated Command and Control (C2) Network-Centric solutions for the Domestic and International DoD and Homeland Security. Through proven systems and software engineering practices, built on the invention and application of innovative technologies, they deliver the C2 infrastructure necessary to effectively control security/military forces in any environment. Their reliable solutions assure information superiority, increased shared awareness, deep sensor reach, aircraft control, air defense, disaster management, and time-critical decision making.

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