Vision Systems - Senior Systems Engineer

RTX•Goleta, CA

2d•$95,500 - $181,700•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon Vision Systems (RVS) Systems Integration and Test Department is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with experience in airborne and space electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) surveillance and targeting sensor systems. The Systems Engineer plans and manages the multidisciplinary/cross-functional engineering activities and associated budgets, guides engineering follow-through of work products and support, supports proposal and change management activities for engineering and supports the bid manager for proposals within engineering. The Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test Department is responsible for all Electro-Optic 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

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 3 years' experience with airborne and space electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) surveillance and targeting sensor systems
System experience with hands on experience in the design, analysis, development, troubleshooting, and testing
U.S. citizenship is required
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

Factory production and direct experience with IR FPA design and testing for tactical and/or space environments
System experience with EO/IR subsystems, IR FPA technology, semiconductor fabrication processes, photonics, optics manufacturing, or related industry experience airborne and space electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) surveillance and targeting sensor systems
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)
Plan, lead, and execute root-cause and corrective-action (RCCA) efforts
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 meet cost, schedule, technical quality, and performance requirements
Provide systems engineering leadership for 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 multidisciplinary engineering teams across Systems, Test, Software, Firmware, Mechanical, Electrical, and Integrated Circuit engineering
Manage engineering risks and opportunities with the IPTL, LSE, and 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