Sr. Systems Engineer - Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer

RTX•Tucson, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. The Effectors PG&C Center is currently hiring for a Sr. Systems Engineer - Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer position in Tucson, AZ to support execution of the portfolio of current and upcoming missile programs. As a Sr. Systems Engineer - Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer, you will play a critical role in helping with the evaluation, design, implementation, and integration of embedded software algorithms. You will collaborate with a team of engineers in an integrated product team that will be responsible for tactical embedded software, firmware, and integrated flight software 6 Degrees-of-Freedom simulations to achieve overall system performance requirements. This position is an onsite role located in Tucson, AZ.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related STEM degree and a minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience
GNC, Signal Processing, and/or Modeling / Simulation experience
Engineering experience in missile system applications to include at least one of the following: Digital and/or modern control systems, Dynamics, Kalman filter design, Monte Carlo analysis, Development and/or simulation of physical systems, Signal processing, Verification and validation, System-level performance assessments, GPS/INS navigation systems, sensors, and algorithms, Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) systems, sensors, and algorithms for navigation in GPS-degraded environments
Experience with MATLAB, Python, C, C++, and/or Object-Oriented design
Experience with GNC and/or Signal Processing algorithms within a simulation or physical environment
Experience managing or leading others in a technical and/or functional capacity within an engineering environment
Ability to obtain an Interim Secret U.S. government issued Security Clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain special program access after start.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Active and current Secret or above level Security Clearance
Advanced Degree in Engineering, Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related STEM degree with 5 or more years of GNC, Signal Processing, and/or Modeling / Simulation experience
Ability to communicate effectively with internal leadership regarding matters of importance
Ability to balance multiple concurrent priorities with overlapping deadline in an Agile environment
Experience with and demonstrable achievement in systems engineering principals with regards to product development

Responsibilities

Development, integration, and testing of embedded tactical missile flight code
Definition and execution of system level performance studies and analyses to inform the development and integration of new capabilities, refinement of existing capability, or to address obsolescence
Work within an agile framework to lead development of backlogs, plans, and metrics
Provide experience and guidance to help the program train new engineers and execute efficiently and effectively
Support missile performance analysis including model development, system optimization, and Monte Carlo assessments with expected system disturbances.