Vision Systems - Senior System Engineer

RTX•Goleta, CA

20h•$95,500 - $181,700•Onsite

About The Position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant EO/IR system experience with hands on experience in the design, analysis, development, troubleshooting, and testing of Electrical and/or Optical subsystems, including familiarity with EO or IR technology
Experience supporting the development of product specifications and requirements management, including distilling, and deriving requirements for lower-level subassemblies and components
System design, trade studies, optimization, and performance assessment
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting reviews associated with formal gating events and testing
Factory production and direct experience with IR FPA design and testing for tactical and/or space environments
Familiarity with vacuum packaging, dewar design, cryogenic cooling, and/or opto-mechanics
Requirements Organization via DOORs
Experience creating analytical models and scripting for data analysis (MATLAB preferred)
Ability to plan, lead, and execute root-cause and corrective-action (RCCA) efforts
Prior experience with ROIC wafer probing, fabrication, integration, verification, and validation for a complex EO/IR system
Earned Value Management, EVMS Certification

Responsibilities

Work with the Program Chief Engineer (PCE), Lead Systems Engineer (LSE), and Integrated Program Team Lead (IPTL) to ensure products are developed and delivered within the allotted cost, schedule, technical quality and performance parameters
Manage the multidisciplinary/cross-functional engineering activities and associated budgets
Plan and guide engineering follow-through of work products and support
Support proposal and change management activities for engineering and support the bid manager for proposals within engineering
Provide system engineering support on RVS EO/IR focal plane array (FPA) programs, including tasking such as requirements management, authoring performance specifications, defining verification plans, performing data analysis, etc.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team made up of Systems, Test, Software, Firmware, Mechanical, and Electrical engineers
Contribute to risks and opportunity management in collaboration with the IPTL, LSE, and PCE to ensure proactive execution
Support Engineering inputs for proposals and present bid summaries to management
Provide technical support to production/development related activities
Trade studies and present results to stakeholders
Present technical findings and solutions to leadership and customers
Identify and resolve hardware, software, and system issues through detailed data analysis and debugging
Update, develop, maintain, and improve requirements, concepts of operations, and define system interfaces