Date Posted: 2025-07-29 Country: United States of America Location: TX233: Richardson 1737 CityLine 1737 East CityLine Drive Building C37, Richardson, TX, 75082 USA Position Role Type: Onsite 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: TS/SCI without Polygraph

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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal System Engineer to join our team. The role is supporting one of our premier programs within the Air & Space Defense Systems (ASDS) business unit. In this role you will support advanced, leading-edge, software system development by providing systems engineering support, guidance and team communication. You will contribute to a team of multi-discipline engineers on agile development teams in the accomplishment of engineering tasks in an iterative execution method.

What You Will Do System software requirements, derivation and analysis, development of software interface documentation, and analysis of system architectures and frameworks.

The principal systems engineer will execute multiple aspects of the systems engineering discipline, to include support of software development activities, requirements traceability into software functions, system performance analysis, and system integration and test activities to ensure system requirements achieve validation

The system engineer will interact with the agile development teams regarding technical considerations, risks, and issue closure associated with the system capabilities and features

The candidate must also possess the ability to multi-task, adapt to rapidly changing circumstances, effectively network, and communicate to the appropriate levels of the organization and support schedules and delivery milestones

Perform engineering activities

Perform engineering activities utilizing Cloud environments, tools, and associated procedures

Obtain a polygraph after start

Qualifications You Must Have Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of prior relevant experience, OR an Advanced degree and 5 years of relevant experience.

Experience performing engineering activities across the full software development lifecycle using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies in a Systems Engineering role

Experience creating system requirements, decomposing capabilities into features, and developing acceptance criteria to support verification by software and test development teams

Experience documenting system interfaces, detailing network routing information, and developing system architecture artifacts

Experience utilizing agile tools such as JIRA, CONFLUENCE and/or JAMA

Qualifications We Prefer Domain experience in IC GEOINT, including familiarity with common data formats and products

Experience with requirements management and / or backlog management and grooming in JIRA

Understanding of Multi-INT Sensemaking, Orchestration, and Processing concepts

Experience with software development activities, including system level design specification and integration test and verification activities (full SW life cycle as an SE)

Experience in development of containerized software system architectures

Experience using MBSE processes and tools to digitally capture systems design and elaboration in Cameo or similar tools

What We Offer Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

This position is eligible for relocation assistance!

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This is a full-time, onsite position based in Aurora, CO ( https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-aurora-co-location ) OR Richardson, TX ( https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-north-texas-location )

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role :

Onsite : Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 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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