Prin Systems Engineer – Onsite

RTX•Aurora, CO
•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to support a premier program in Aurora, Colorado. The role applies expertise in requirements development, architecture and design elaboration, systems engineering analyses, script development, and interface definition and control. The engineer supports system design, technical planning, integration, and verification throughout the systems engineering lifecycle. The position is primarily onsite in Aurora, CO and requires an active, transferable DoD TS/SCI security clearance before the start date, as well as U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain Special Program Access.

Requirements

  • Typically requires a bachelor's degree in a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
  • Experience with the systems engineering lifecycle, roles, and functions, including one or more of: Concept of Operations (ConOps) development, requirements definition and management, functional analysis, or interface definition and control.
  • Experience supporting development activities on a government contract.
  • Experience applying Agile principles, including Agile systems engineering practices and/or Agile roles.
  • Active and transferable U.S. government-issued DoD TS/SCI security clearance required before the start date, with the ability to obtain Special Program Access.
  • U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in relevant mission domains, such as mission management ground systems or space-based Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms.
  • Experience working in an Agile development environment and using tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket.
  • Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools, such as Cameo Systems Modeler.
  • Product Owner (PO) or Product Manager (PM) certification.
  • Experience managing requirements using DOORS or other requirements management databases.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support across systems engineering activities, with a focus on system design and requirements.
  • Ensure technical planning activities are complete and adequate to support program execution.
  • Support systems engineering deliverables for the program Technical Performance Manager (TPM).
  • Coordinate Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and other program teams to resolve system-level issues.
  • Support test strategy development and system integration and verification, including Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) and Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E).
  • Assist IPTs with system analysis and defining system functionality.
  • Support system interface design and determine how requirements will be validated and verified by the test team.
  • Provide engineering support for assigned program test activities, including test processes, baseline definition, and test architecture design.
  • Support regression testing across deliverable releases to ensure alignment with the program baseline.
  • Participate in technical reviews and technical interchange meetings in support of program objectives.

Benefits

  • Relocation eligible.
  • Medical insurance.
  • Dental insurance.
  • Vision insurance.
  • 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.
  • Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.
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