Captive Flight Test Lead & Senior Systems Engineer

RTX; Provo (UT); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Holidays

Incentive compensation programs

Job summary

RTX is seeking an onsite Systems Engineering & Test Capabilities professional in Tucson, AZ, to lead flight test activities for complex aerospace programs. You will oversee test teams, perform data analysis, and coordinate with government customers to ensure the success of flight test campaigns.

The role requires a STEM degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, plus active or obtainable FAA clearance and experience with testbeds, van/tower testing, and hardware integration.

Qualifications

• Active or ability to obtain and maintain DoD flight clearance.
• Minimum 1 year of flight test experience with captive carriage, flight test beds.
• Experience with van/tower testing and hardware integration.
• Experience deriving design methods and approvals from lash up to release artifacts.
• Platform integration experience in fixed wing or rotary configurations.
• Coordinate schedules across teams and with customers/subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Perform integration, verification, and field qualification testing per specs.
• Lead a team of up to 10 flight test engineers across programs.
• Collect data, analyze elements, and report results in detail.
• Design test events with navigation/performance experts.
• Trace faults and support action-tracking and RCA.
• Create/modify Test Plans, Procedures, TRR, CTS, and TDR packages.
• Interact directly with government customers.
• Travel about 25% of the time.

Skills

FAA flight clearance

Flight test experience

Van testing

Tower testing

Hardware integration

Test documentation

Platform integration

PM certification

Stakeholder communication

Off-site flight tests coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

Test equipment

Telemetry data analysis tools

Job description

RTX is seeking an onsite Systems Engineering & Test Capabilities professional in Tucson, AZ, to lead flight test activities for complex aerospace programs. You will oversee test teams, perform data analysis, and coordinate with government customers to ensure the success of flight test campaigns.

The role requires a STEM degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, plus active or obtainable FAA clearance and experience with testbeds, van/tower testing, and hardware integration.