Principal Systems Engineer - XBR Product Owner

RTX • Woburn, MA

7d • $107,500 - $204,500 • Onsite

About The Position

The Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SETC) Surface Radars & Sensors Center is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer, XBR Product Owner (PO) to work onsite in Woburn, MA. In this role, you will be responsible for the execution of a subset of Systems Engineering (SE) scope for the XBR program. This includes task planning, milestone and schedule creation, and managing competing priorities. Typical activities include algorithm and requirements development, testing, analysis, software development/integration support, and customer presentations. The successful candidate will focus on building team capabilities while working collaboratively with internal and external customers.

Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in systems technology, including systems analysis, requirements, and/or technical development.
• Experience working in an Agile environment and/or on Agile development projects.
• 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​
• Secret - Current Security Clearance Status
• Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with radar capability domains such as Discrimination and Classification, Tracking, Electronic Protection, or Signal Processing development.
• Proficiency in engineering tools such as MATLAB.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and make data-driven decisions.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for the team, defining, prioritizing, and executing task plans.
• Partner closely with XBR SW and SE development teams to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery of team products and services, escalating concerns as needed to XBR IPT and CPT.
• Prioritize tasks based on customer feedback and technical feasibility to ensure the team focuses on high-priority items.
• Elicit and document product requirements to provide clear guidance for development teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, customers, and development teams to ensure alignment with the product vision.
• Create and maintain a product roadmap in collaboration with XBR IPT and CPT, outlining the delivery schedule, milestones, and future development paths.
• Participate in PI planning, including task prioritization, sprint planning, and coordination of cross-team dependencies within a scaled Agile framework.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance available.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal