About The Position

The Systems Engineering and Test Center (SETC) organization is currently hiring a Principal Systems Engineer, for the Effectors team to join our Tucson, AZ location. SETC is an exciting and challenging environment where you will have the opportunity to design, develop and partner with multi-disciplines to shape innovative solutions for our customers. Join our organization and experience the Systems V engineering life cycle while interfacing with a variety of engineering disciplines, subject matter experts, Chief Engineers, Chief Technologists, the customer, and so many more to ensure we design, integrate, and strengthen our systems to work the first time and every time for our warfighters! As a Principal Systems Engineer - Effectors you will be responsible for technical rigor of requirements documents, including developing/writing requirements, updating existing requirements, coordination of requirement maintenance, across team collaboration, sharing program process knowledge, mentoring engineers, and working with the technical and program leads execute program tasks. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, requirements management, providing SE oversight during integration and test activities. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on an effectors project pertinent to the systems lifecycle. This role is on-site at our Tucson, AZ campus.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
  • Experience in Systems Engineering in one or more of the following areas: developing & Refining CONOPS, System Architecture, System Requirement, Requirements Verification Strategies & Plans
  • Experience in Systems Engineering on a Missile Program
  • Experience working with multi-disciplinary technical and/or engineering teams
  • Experience with developing system requirements specifications and requirements management processes
  • Verification and Qualification testing experience
  • 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
  • Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

Nice To Haves

  • Masters or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, Math or Physics
  • Experience in the Defense Industry beyond Raytheon
  • Experience using Agile framework development methods / processes
  • Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering and associated tools
  • SW/FW Verification and Qualification testing experience
  • Prior experience with foreign military sales
  • A self-starter who can take on task with limited guidance
  • Customer focus and collaboration skills
  • Experience with performance analysis
  • Experience with DOORS and/or cPDM
  • Ability to perform trade studies to optimize system performance
  • Understanding of Systems Engineering Product Development Cycle
  • Familiarity with system safety, reliability, and configuration management
  • Experience with Agile, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and/or Digital Engineering

Responsibilities

  • Update, maintain, and improve requirements and requirements documentation for development and production efforts
  • Support Design and System Verification testing
  • Provide SE guidance and support during integration and test efforts
  • Support system performance analysis, and Integration and Test
  • Mentor and guide team members, including engagement of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
  • Participate in Failure Investigations
  • Facilitate knowledge transfer within and across IPTs/CPTs to include Cross-Functional collaboration and coordination
  • Conduct Trade Studies and present results to customers
  • Support test equipment software integration and verification for system test

Benefits

  • 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
  • holidays
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