Senior Systems Engineer - Ejection Seats SEIT (Onsite)

RTXColorado Springs, CO
$86,800 - $165,200Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Systems Engineer will be part of the Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) Team and will be responsible for executing all systems engineering related activities for the projects they are assigned to in alignment with the business’s current procedures and practices. This will involve working cross functionally with engineering, program management, operations, and other functional groups throughout all phases of projects. This individual may be the systems engineering focal for the entire life-cycle of the project/program as assigned by the business. In addition, this individual will work with the existing systems & test engineers and others to enhance current Systems Engineering practices, processes, and tools. The position requires strong interpersonal skills, high degree of comfort with ambiguity, good project discipline, excellent oral and written communication skills, high computer/technology proficiency, and the ability to work independently. Interaction with customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities is routinely required.

Requirements

  • Experience as a technical systems engineer.
  • Hands-on experience working with aerospace and/or defense hardware products.
  • Experience with systems engineering development lifecycle process, including requirements analysis, system design, integration, verification and validation.
  • Experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
  • U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

  • Proficiency in systems engineering tools and methodologies, such as Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), DOORS, Cameo, or MATLAB/Simulink.
  • Knowledge of engineering standards and processes specific to aerospace/defense industries (e.g., MIL-STD, AS9100).

Responsibilities

  • Utilize robust Systems Engineering practices in support of projects assigned.
  • In support of assigned projects; use agile tools (like Jira) to complete the planning, execution of assigned tasking for each sprint (increment).
  • Support the development and flow down of system requirements, ensuring that specifications sent to vendors conform to the system specifications.
  • Perform requirements decomposition form system level requirements to subsystem.
  • Perform requirements traceability at multiple levels of the system specification tree to ensure that any orphan and childless requirements are identified and resolved.
  • Performing model-based systems engineering (MBSE) functional and behavior to analyze and develop system-of-systems requirements via Enterprise Architect, including system system/component trade studies and analysis.
  • Complete requirements collection, including developing them and managing them, along with the creation of the Requirements Compliance Matrix and the Requirements Verification Matrix.
  • Support capture of project and product requirements in requirements database/ library (Jama).
  • Support requirements verification through review of Integration & Test Plans, Reports, and prepare qualification similarity reports as needed.
  • Participate in peer reviews throughout the product lifecycle of design, development, integration and test, and flight test requirements verification.
  • Participate in Root Cause Analysis utilizing Raytheon Technologies Best Practices.
  • Support other engineering and project execution activities, as requested.
  • Assist in department development by contributing to systems engineering process development and cross team training.
  • Crosstrain to develop skills to support test engineering in test execution.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
  • Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Student Loan Repayment Program
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
  • Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
  • Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Autism Benefit
  • Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
  • Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
  • Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
  • Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
  • Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
  • May be eligible for Relocation
  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs
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