Date Posted:2026-04-09
Country:United States of America
Location:US-CA-GOLETA-H01 ~ 6380 Hollister Ave ~ BLDG H01
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: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1
This is an onsite role in Goleta, CA.What You Will Do- Serve as the primary Systems Engineering focal point for the program
- Manage configuration process, performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
- Partner with the Program Chief Engineer in ensuring the engineering team aligns to cost/schedule
- Provide technical directions to multi-disciplinary program teams
- Implement and ensure adherence to systems engineering processes throughout the program lifecycle
- Oversee the development and maintenance of technical documentation, including system specifications, design documents, and test plans
- Coordinate system engineering activities, including requirements analysis, system design, integration, and testing
- Conduct system-level trade studies and performance analysis
- Participate in design reviews, technical meetings, and customer presentations
- Support program management with technical risk assessments and mitigation strategies
- Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs architectural exploration
- Decomposes customer specifications and system level requirements into sub-system and piece part requirements and generates verification criteria and plans for the requirements
Qualifications You Must Have- Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline (preferably Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or Physics) and 8+ years of relevant systems engineering experience
- EW/Radar system development, including requirements decomposition, architecture definition, and system-level integration & verification planning
- Experience developing systems engineering artifacts such as requirements, specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), and verification/validation (V&V) plans
- Experience supporting system-level technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and coordinating across multi-disciplinary engineering teams
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret 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- Writing, managing, and tracing system and subsystem requirements for EW/Radar systems throughout the lifecycle
- Defining system architectures, performance budgets, and interface definitions (RF, digital, and mixed-signal)
- Planning and overseeing development of Special Test Equipment (STE) and system-level test infrastructure
- Analyzing and modeling EW/Radar system performance, including RF chain, signal processing, and end-to-end behavior
- Knowledge of millimeter wave and microwave RF at the module and system levels
- Integrating mixed signal modules into higher level assemblies, including interface and configuration management
- Experience developing or interpreting security and cybersecurity requirements relevant to government systems
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and processes, including SysML and Cameo Enterprise Architecture
- Flight test or field test experience supporting system-level evaluation and data analysis
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
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.
- Goleta, CA: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-goleta-ca-location
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 118,300 USD - 224,900 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.
