Vision Systems - Principal Systems Engineer

RTX•Goleta, CA

2d•$118,300 - $224,900•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon Vision Systems (RVS) Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) Department is seeking a skilled and experienced Principal Systems Engineer with expertise in airborne and space electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) surveillance and targeting sensor systems. The SE&TC Department is responsible for all EO/IR Imaging Systems Definition, Architecture, Integration, product Verification & Validation along with program and project technical implementation to cost and schedule. This is an Onsite position located in Goleta, California.

Requirements

Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience developing product specifications and requirements management, including distilling, and deriving requirements for lower-level subassemblies and components
Experience with system design, analysis, development, troubleshooting, testing, trade studies, optimization, and performance assessment.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Nice To Haves

System experience with EO/IR subsystems, IR FPA technology, semiconductor fabrication processes, photonics, optics manufacturing, or related industry experience
Factory production and direct experience with IR FPA design and testing for tactical and/or space environments
Vacuum packaging, dewar design, cryogenic cooling, and/or opto-mechanics
Requirements management via DOORs and/or CAMEO
Create analytical models and scripting for data analysis (MATLAB preferred)
ROIC wafer probing, fabrication, integration, verification, and validation for a complex EO/IR system
Collaborate with Integrate Circuit foundries and semiconductor factory processing
Test methodology within sensors to include optical performance, analysis, and test verification for EO/IR Focal Plane Array sensor systems and/or relatable experience in development and production program
EVMS Certification and demonstrated ability to manage Engineering team budgets and staffing demand
Plan, lead, and execute root-cause and corrective-action (RCCA) effort
Earned Value Management

Responsibilities

Work with the Program Chief Engineer to ensure products meet cost, schedule, technical quality, and performance requirements
Provide systems engineering leadership for RVS EO/IR IR, Focal Plane Array (FPA) programs and special projects
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams across Systems, Test, Software, Firmware, Mechanical, Electrical, and Integrated Circuit engineering
Manage engineering risks and opportunities with the PCE to support proactive program execution
Coordinate engineering inputs for proposals and present bid summaries to management
Guide technical support efforts for production and development activities
Lead and present trade studies and technical analyses to stakeholders
Communicate technical findings and recommendations to leadership and customers
Lead teams in resolving hardware, software, and system issues through detailed data analysis and debugging
Oversee development and maintenance of requirements, concepts of operations, and system interfaces
Prepare documentation for formal reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, CTSR, and test data packages
Develop product specifications and manage requirements, including derivation of lower‑level subassembly and component requirements