Principal Systems Engineer - Vehicle Technical Advisor (Onsite)

RTX•Aurora, CO

20h•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. We are seeking an innovative and talented Principal Systems Engineer to join our Vehicle team. The candidate must have the ability to be a technically minded problem-solver, be able to focus on the task at hand. Location: Aurora, Colorado (Buckley)

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 8 years of prior engineering experience or equivalent experience.
Experience in command-and-control systems and operations.
Experience building and maintaining effective customer relationships.
Experience collaborating with senior technical management.
Experience conducting technical investigations and communicating findings to leadership.
An active and transferable TS/SCI CI Poly 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 the required security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Organizational, interpersonal, and written/verbal communication skills
Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Experience with scripting and programming languages, including UNIX/Linux environments, MATLAB, Perl, C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python.

Responsibilities

Lead technical working groups to drive issue resolution, coordinate cross-functional inputs, and achieve program objectives.
Develop refine and deliver high‑impact technical briefings to stakeholders and leadership, providing data‑driven insights, recommendations, and decision‑support with minimal oversight.
Coordinate and influence cross‑team technical activities, ensuring alignment of priorities, resolving cross‑functional dependencies, and maintaining effective communication across engineering teams.
Design, enhance and maintain complex software tools and automation solutions for data extraction, analysis, and interpretation, independently identifying improvements and ensuring tool robustness and scalability.
Perform and interpret trending, performance, and system‑level analyses across hardware and software baselines, synthesizing findings to inform broader engineering assessments and program-level decisions.
Proactively troubleshoot and resolve complex software and hardware issues, leveraging cross-functional expertise and leading investigation efforts to drive root‑cause identification and corrective actions.
Collaboration with multiple program and customer teams, serving as a technical advisor and ensuring integrated solutions that support shared objectives and mission needs.