Capacity Growth Office Test Architect - Onsite Tucson, AZ

RTX; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 157,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Test Architect for onsite work in Tucson, AZ, to shape the CGO test architecture and strategy, aligning product development with production goals. You will lead cross-organizational efforts to ensure scalable, sustainable test solutions across programs.

You will mentor engineering teams and drive modernization efforts, leveraging EVMS and proven test methods to support rapid production ramps and supplier readiness. Relocation is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM.
• 12+ years of engineering experience in hardware/software development, production test, or test system deployment.
• Experience leading technical teams or Integrated Product Teams delivering production-ready engineering solutions.
• Experience architecting, developing, or sustaining production or depot-level test capabilities.
• Experience with EVMS.
• Experience preparing technical and/or cost proposals.

Responsibilities

• Define and own CGO-level architecture for technical progression and test approaches spanning product development, integration, qualification, productionization/factory stand up, and sustainment across CGO-supported programs, ensuring scalability, sustainability, commonality, and lifecycle alignment.
• Lead cross-organizational technical integration efforts which develop and execute the test strategy to incorporate second-source suppliers and verified-good supplied hardware to meet CGO objectives.
• Provide architectural guidance for modernization, optimization, and standardization initiatives, including movement from performance-based testing toward acceptance-focused, takt-aligned methodologies.
• Shape test system strategies that support factory throughput goals and production ramps to higher annual rates.
• Utilize tools such as Common Test Methods, Manufacturing Validation Test, and Design for Manufacturability to optimize test while ensuring products meet performance requirements.
• Drive the development and alignment of integrated master plans and schedules for test capability deployment, ensuring predictability and interoperability.
• Partner with program IPTs, SMEs, factory leadership, suppliers, and sub-tier providers to ensure architectural alignment and readiness across supply chain.
• Support implementation of Design for Testability (DFT), Transition-to-Production (TTP), and common test methods early integration into program and product architecture baselines.
• Document architectural decisions, frameworks, and best practices for enterprise reuse and future program deployment.
• Provide technical mentorship and thought leadership across engineering communities.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Test architecture

Production/test systems

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

EVMS

Common Test Methods

Manufacturing Validation Test

Design for Manufacturability

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-21 Country: United States of America Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-801 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 801 (External Site) Position Role 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 Type: DoD Clearance: Secret Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1 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. Raytheon is seeking a Test Architect to support the Capacity Growth Office (CGO) by shaping the technical vision, architecture, and long‑term strategy for the CGO Engineering organization Supplier Resilience (ESR) swim lane. The Test Architect provides enterprise‑level leadership, developing, maintaining, and shaping test strategy architectural decisions that influence Critical Munitions Acceleration (CMA) programs. They will lead cross‑organizational technical integration efforts to ensure product‑line consistency and long‑term sustainability. This position partners with engineering, operations, quality, suppliers, and program leadership to define, integrate, and execute scalable test strategies, test processes, test optimization, and factory operations needed to support rapid production acceleration. This Test Architect role sits at the intersection of enterprise strategy, engineering rigor, and production scalability. As Raytheon accelerates output across critical programs, unified and sustainable test architectures are essential to ensure capability, resiliency, supplier readiness, and long‑term cost reduction. Your work will directly shape how Raytheon builds, tests, and sustains critical systems for years to come. This role is 100% ONSITE in Tucson, AZ.

What You Will Do

• Define and own the CGO‑level architecture for technical progression and test approaches spanning product development, integration, qualification, productionization/ factory stand up, and sustainment across CGO‑supported programs, ensuring scalability, sustainability, commonality, and lifecycle alignment.
• Lead cross‑organizational technical integration efforts which develop and execute the test strategy to incorporate second‑source suppliers and verified‑good supplied hardware to meet CGO objectives.
• Provide architectural guidance for modernization, optimization, and standardization initiatives, including movement from performance‑based testing toward acceptance‑focused, takt‑aligned methodologies.
• Shape test system strategies that support factory throughput goals and production ramps to higher annual rates.
• Utilize tools such as Common Test Methods, Manufacturing Validation Test, and Design for Manufacturability to optimize test while ensuring products meet performance requirements.
• Drive the development and alignment of integrated master plans and schedules for test capability deployment, ensuring predictability and interoperability.
• Partner with program IPTs, SMEs, factory leadership, suppliers, and sub‑tier providers to ensure architectural alignment and readiness across supply chain.
• Support implementation of Design for Testability (DFT), Transition‑to‑Production (TTP), and common test methods early integration into program and product architecture baselines.
• Document architectural decisions, frameworks, and best practices for enterprise reuse and future program deployment.
• Provide technical mentorship and thought leadership across engineering communities.

Qualifications

• You Must Have Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Minimum of twelve (12) years of engineering experience in hardware and/or software development, production test, or test system deployment
• Experience leading technical teams or Integrated Product Teams delivering production‑ready engineering solutions
• Experience architecting, developing, or sustaining production or depot‑level test capabilities
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)
• Experience preparing technical and/or cost proposals

• Qualifications We Prefer Raytheon Test Architect Certification, or commitment to become certified
• Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) certification
• Test Strategy & Architecture experience across the entire product lifecycle
• Experience with development, integration, qualification, and manufacturing operations testing
• Experience influencing others across engineering, operations, factory leadership, program management, suppliers, and customers
• Technical background with increasing leadership responsibility
• Experience integrating common test methods, executing test optimization/reduction strategies, or leading major test equipment programs
• Experience shaping or executing strategies for increasing factory throughput or capacity
• Communication and presentation skills, including ability to convey architectural strategies and drive cross‑functional alignment

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 offers relocation.

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.

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.

The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 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 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.