2026 Conversion Systems Security Engineer I - Onsite

RTX•Dulles, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company with 185,000 employees, offers internships, co-ops, and full-time careers focused on solving complex problems and advancing skills to create a safer, more connected world. Raytheon, with over 100 years of experience, provides engineering expertise to meet current and future defense needs, helping nations and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. As a member of the elite Systems Security Engineering (SSE) team, this role involves developing solutions to protect Warfighter's technology advantage. Systems Security Engineering focuses on creating holistic security solutions by leveraging Cyber Security, Software Assurance, and Supply Chain Risk Management to support Program Protection Implementation across various defense systems. This is an onsite position at RTX in Sterling, VA.

Requirements

Must have a BS (or higher) degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
Applied engineering experience in one or more of the following domains: Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware development, Systems Integration and/or Test, ASIC development, Cybersecurity, System Security, Digital Electronics design or similar work history
The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance prior to the start date
U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

Specific majors: Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) from an ABET, Including specific majors: Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics, Math, Engineering Science, Robotics, or related scientific or STEM discipline
3.00 cumulative GPA required
Active Department of Defense clearance
Past work experience (professional or academic) interacting with multidisciplinary teams of system design professionals including electrical, mechanical, software and logistics engineers
Experience in design, development and fielding of secure systems for military applications: “relevant experience” is knowledge of a broad array of program protection concepts, reverse engineering tools and techniques, failure analysis, and cryptography
Detailed understanding of and experience in engineering security solutions for Government customers
Prior work experience giving technical briefs or presentations after synthesizing or generating technical materials from multidisciplinary sources
Experience with model-based systems engineering
Ability to visualize system functionality, to create block diagrams, and to analyze system performance
Ability to analyze issues and define solutions
Ability to perform trade studies to optimize system performance
Familiarity with DoD customer infrastructure
Understanding of Systems Engineering Product Development Cycle
Strong communication skills including effective written, verbal, and listening skills

Responsibilities

Supporting the development of cybersecurity requirements, design and architecture artifacts, plans, and policies
Defining security development and test efforts implementation of security controls of networking devices, databases, operating systems, and hardware and software component
Understanding and integrating cybersecurity development activities
Performing analysis on cybersecurity collected data and test results
Conducting technical and nontechnical trade studies
Validate secure configuration of routers, switches, firewalls, servers, operating systems, applications, and other assets, using DoD approved scanning and assessment tools such as ACAS, STIG, SCAP Compliance Checker, and HBSS
Apply written and oral communication skills
Participate in the design and development of systems