Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Lead Systems Engineer

RTX•Tucson, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Development Lead Systems Engineer to support the AMRAAM® Extended Range 2 program. This role requires a technical leader who will ensure system compliance to contractual requirements, facilitate cross-disciplinary integration, and drive system-level verification and future growth initiatives. The successful candidate will act as a key technical resource across program efforts, collaborating with internal teams, leadership, and external customers to deliver innovative solutions aligned with program objectives.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 10 years of prior engineering experience.
Enrolled in or certified in Raytheon Level 4 (or higher) Lead Systems Engineer
Experience leading system development and design, requirements development, requirements management and verification, system integration and test, preparation for/transition to production of complex system architectures
Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain special program access after start.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics, or related discipline
Raytheon Level 3 (or higher) Certified Lead Systems Engineer
12 or more years of relevant work experience including prior experience in a technical leadership role and including experience across the development and production lifecycle
Excellent communication, technical writing, oral presentation, and interpersonal skills
Experience across the product lifecycle, including concept development, architecture, design, integration, verification, production; as well as with test/support equipment
Ability to develop effective internal and external customer/stakeholder relationships to ensure customer/stakeholder satisfaction and continued business

Responsibilities

Ensure system compliance with contractual and program requirements, maintaining alignment with customer expectations.
Coordinate across hardware (HW), software (SW), test, and system reliability, maintainability, logistics, and safety to ensure interface integrity and cohesive system design.
Serve as the key source of system and product knowledge, including design, performance capabilities, and operational considerations.
Act as a key participant in platform and System-of-Systems (SoS) integration activities.
Own and oversee the final system verification process, including Functional Configuration Audit (FCA) and System Verification Review (SVR).
Support regular customer engagements, including weekly meetings with customer counterparts, as well as briefings with program leadership and Strategic Business Unit (SBU) leadership.
Provide mentorship and technical guidance to early-career engineers, fostering their professional growth and development.