2026 Systems Engineer II - Air Power Operations - Onsite

RTX•El Segundo, CA

3d•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. 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. The ISMA Senior Engineer supports multiple IRADs, CR&Ds, and programs in both air and space domains as either an individual contributor and/or a technical lead overseeing other ISMA engineers. Our teams develop, analyze, and grade flexible integration solutions crossing all product areas (sensors, effectors, command and control, logistics, and operations), developing tools and methods to evaluate campaign, mission, and system level analysis and visualizations based on customer requirements. This is an Entry Level role onsite in El Segundo, CA

Requirements

Master’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical and Computing Engineering.
Course work related to radar (RF) or electro optical (EO) or infrared (IR) sensing systems.
Experience with scripting languages such as Python or MATLAB
Experience with Military Operations Analysis
Experience may be obtained through on‑the‑job experience, research, coursework, or projects
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience with Numerical Optimization Techniques, Analysis of Alternatives, or Design of Experiments.
Strong technical writing and oral communication skills.
Experience providing briefs and presentations to US government customers
Experience with AFSIM
Active Top-Secret Clearance
An active SCI
Experience with ESAMS

Responsibilities

Support multiple IRADs, CR&Ds, and programs in both air and space domains as part team of ISMA engineers
Responsible for the development and integration of variable-fidelity computer models and simulations that effectively capture system and system of systems effects in complex threat environments.
Generate virtual and/or analytical solutions to identify technology gaps, demonstrate the operational benefits of new mission concepts (e.g., Manned-Unmanned Teaming) in complex operational scenarios, develop requirements, test systems, and train operators.
Evaluation of end-to-end system needs to discover system interfaces and data connectivity requirements across the kill-chain (e.g., ensuring sensors can “talk to” shooters)
Modeling of system and mission kill chains (e.g., intercepting a threatening ballistic missile) with tools such as Government, Commercial, and Raytheon simulations (e.g. AFSIM, STK)