Senior Systems Engineer

Date Posted:
2025-06-10
Country:
United States of America
Location:
FL931: Hulbert Field-Brims Street 185 Brims Street , Hurlburt Field, FL, 32544 USA
Position Role Type:
Hybrid
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
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
Security Clearance:
DoD Clearance: Secret

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 CV-22 SSA Senior Systems Engineer will join our Systems Engineering team based in Indianapolis, IN, supporting the CV-22 aircraft and Flight Test community located at Hurlburt Field, FL to support systems engineering management, analysis, and test of current and emerging CV-22 integrated system requirements. The candidate will work closely and consult with military pilots, flight engineers, maintainers, flight test personnel, requirements officers, logistics managers, and other contractors to develop report and provide solutions to mission system problems and conduct system/software integration and testing in laboratory and aircraft environments. The candidate will need the ability to support, advise, and manage expectations for multiple internal and external CV-22 customers from the user to program level under the guidance of the Hurlburt CV-22 SSA Lead Systems Engineer. This role will serve Raytheon as on-site engineering liaison and consultant at CV-22 operational, maintenance, and flight test squadrons (Hurlburt Field, Fort Walton Beach, FL) as well as other CV-22 Squadrons worldwide, reporting to the V-22 Software Sustainment Activity (SSA) (Indianapolis, IN). The candidate will also interface with and manage issues presented to SSA systems engineers and functional area IPTs.

What You Will Do

• Work independently to plan and coordinate CV-22 problem identification and documentation, CV-22 system and sub-system problem analysis and resolution, and avionics flight test to include necessary assets, modifications, and installations.
• Support sustainment, developmental engineering, and logistics support focused on subsystems and software with a structure designed to provide support to all CV-22 sites.
• Development and execution of CV-22 flight, flight test, and data analysis plans from conceptualization through evaluation and reporting.
• Working directly with the customer with no supervision to ensure solutions are consistent with organization and customer objectives.
• Analyze processes and provide process improvement initiatives from the user level to the program level coordinating within the entire CV-22 enterprise.
• Manage an IPT as required and liaison to CV-22 warfighters to provide immediate investigation and analysis on or off aircraft to meet performance requirements.
• Interface and provide recommendations to the customer real time to assess needs, and level of urgency, as well as interface with customer and company representative to develop and implement solutions.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 5 years of prior engineering experience. May use experience in lieu of education.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• A minimum of 4 years of prior AFSOC CV-22 experience.
• Technical leadership and implementation experience with avionics life cycle (requirements, design, development, test, support and obsolescence management).

Qualifications We Prefer

• Strong, independent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Understanding of military operational and flight test operations, maintenance procedures and practices, aircrew work loading, and crew systems and maintenance design is a must.
• Knowledge of USAF, Navy or commercial aviation most desirable in the areas of avionics integration, logistics support, and tactical use of mission systems.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Not relocation Eligible.
• Not eligible for employee referral.

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSACAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

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