Principal Systems Engineer – Electronic Warfare & AI Integration

RTX•Indianapolis, IN

12d•Onsite

About The Position

RTX’s Electronic Warfare & Airborne Sensors Department is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to expand its Systems Engineering & Test Capabilities (SETC). The role develops solutions for unique customer mission needs by delivering customized engineering services, integration expertise, and advanced system capabilities. This is an onsite position in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Requirements

A degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in software requirements, design, development, integration, and test; demonstrated expertise in Artificial Intelligence and hands-on work with Large Language Models (LLMs).
Experience with the Systems Engineering “V” lifecycle, from concept and requirements through integration, verification, validation, and system qualification.
Experience developing and executing system qualification test plans and procedures in complex, multidisciplinary environments.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
An active and existing DoD Secret security clearance is required after day one.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the V-22 platform or system.
Ability to communicate technical information across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Experience in an Agile development environment using Azure DevOps or equivalent tools.
Experience supporting software lifecycle activities, including requirements, design, implementation, integration, test, and configuration management.

Responsibilities

Develop and document requirements and interfaces, design analyses, modeling and simulation, system integration, and trade studies.
Coordinate with a cross-discipline team to meet customer and mission-planning requirements.
Lead efforts to ensure Statement of Work compliance by defining verification approaches, developing documentation, and executing system qualification and verification tests.
Integrate software and hardware subsystems.
Use a structured, data-driven approach to diagnose issues and develop solutions.
Contribute to project and program milestones with little oversight.
Follow established systems engineering processes and procedures.
Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and task support to junior engineers.

Benefits

Relocation assistance for eligible candidates.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Life insurance.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
401(k) match.
Flexible spending accounts.
Flexible work schedules.
Employee assistance program.
Employee Scholar Program.
Parental leave.
Paid time off and holidays.
Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs; payments are not guaranteed.