Advanced Programs System Engineer II

Prattwhitney; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Systems Engineer for the Advanced Airborne RF Sensors group in McKinney, TX. You will support the Advanced Programs portfolio on requirements, design and production of a product line, focusing on test planning, verification, and factory optimization.

The role requires a STEM degree, 2+ years of systems engineering experience, and the ability to obtain a DoD security clearance. Onsite, with relocation and comprehensive benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM preferred).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required for clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to IPTLs and interface with multiple disciplines.
• Prepare and present results in reports and briefings to stakeholders.
• Develop and execute test plans including simulations and lab tests.

Skills

Security clearance

Citizenship (US)

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

CAMEO

DOORS

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-10

Country: United States of America

Location: US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WM ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING M BLDG

Position type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Security Clearance: DoD Clearance: Secret. Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1.

Company: RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company.

Job description: The Advanced Airborne RF Sensors department within the Space and Airborne Systems Engineering and Test Capability (SE&TC) Center is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the Advanced Programs portfolio works on requirements, design, and production of an existing product line focused on delivering the necessary capacity at the right time.

Test is currently not optimally defined for our factory flows resulting in poor test yields, long test cycle times, over test, extra paperwork, and extra rework. The transformation will focus on supplier capacity, factory automation, digitization, reduce test cycle time, capacity optimization opportunities, obsolescence, test equipment enhancements, test yield improvements, test coverage at the right level of assembly, test coverage analysis, requirements reductions, and factory modeling and simulation.

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.

What You Will Do:

• Provide technical guidance and support to Engineering Integrated Product Team Leads (IPTLs).
• Manage diverse tasks, requirements and commitments and interface successfully with numerous disciplines.
• Prepare and present results in reports and briefings to internal or external stakeholders.
• Schedule and lead periodic team meetings, interface teleconference meetings, working group meetings.
• Support associated with implementing process requirements.
• Develop and execute test plans, including test simulations and lab tests to verify system capability.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience as a Systems Engineer with knowledge of working with systems requirements, executing verification plans and planning System Integration, Verification and Test.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Advanced degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM preferred).
• Work on the production phase of a program and knowledge of manufacturing validation of testing and test optimization.
• Design Verification Testing and Environmental Testing.
• Requirements Management experience, including the decomposition of requirements; specifically using digital engineering tools such as CAMEO and DOORS.
• Decomposition of System Requirements.
• Manufacturing Validation Test: The minimum set of tests to detect manufacturing caused defects at the lowest process level that ensures a safe, reliable product while meeting Takt requirements.
• DSI Express Tool.
• SmartSim/FSIM.
• Correlation of first pass yield rates within failures in manufacturing validation testing.
• Familiar with Theory of Constraints within production lines and factories.

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.
• Relocation Eligible – relocation assistance available for this position.
• Salary range for this role is 68,900 USD – 131,100 USD.
• Benefits including 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.
• 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.

Location

This is an onsite position located in McKinney, Texas.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Company Overview

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.