Lifecycle Systems Engineer II - Onsite

globalhr; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Eligibility

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Life Cycle Systems Engineer I to join cross‑functional teams delivering end‑to‑end support for RTX product lines. You’ll contribute to life cycle engineering, RAM, ILS, and logistics data, ensuring readiness, sustainment, and cost control across the life cycle.

The role emphasizes collaboration with suppliers and internal groups to optimize provisioning, maintenance scheduling, spares analysis, and training materials while supporting depot repair and long‑term sustainment in a

Qualifications

• Master's degree in or related STEM major obtained by start date.
• Experience with engineering principles, analytical troubleshooting methodologies, and root-cause or failure analysis concepts.
• Coursework related to relational databases or matrix databases
• Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

Responsibilities

• Support senior engineers in planning and conducting fundamental analyses, studies, and investigations.
• Develop, review, and organize technical data elements, which may include system provisioning lists, spares recommendations, failure trends, logistics product data, technical manuals, and training materials, ensuring adherence to industry and military standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to track hardware components through factory production or repair pipelines and help analyze spare parts requirements to ensure continuous operational readiness.
• Assist in compiling, verifying, and entering engineering design change information into life cycle management databases to ensure accurate tracking of configurations and logistics impacts.
• Support the development and implementation of both internal or commercial data tracking, reporting, and monitoring tools.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis

Education

Master's degree in STEM fields

Tools

Database management systems

Data visualization software

CAD software

Engineering modeling tools

Excel

Adobe tools

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-09-21

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-MA-WOBURN-WB2 ~ 225 Presidential Way ~ GODDARD BLDG

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

Job Description:

Are you ready to explore the world of aerospace and defense? Do you want to learn from and collaborate with some of the greatest minds in the industry? At RTX, our opportunities provide an exceptional foundation to work on complex problems, advance yourskills,and create a safer, more connected world. Discover opportunities to make a difference at RTX.

What You Will Do

As aLife Cycle Systems Engineer I,you’llbe working with cross functional teams providing end-to-end support for various RTX product lines. Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) focuses on optimizing the total performance, readiness, and sustainability of systems from initial conceptual design through final operational disposal. In this foundational role, you may collaborate with teams across critical product support and sustainment disciplines, including reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM), failure and corrective action analysis, and integrated logistics support (ILS).

Your work directly impacts focal areas such as system provisioning, the development of logistics product data, preventative maintenance scheduling, spares analysis, technical manuals, and training program creation. This role also supports robust depot repair and returns pipelines and long-term sustainment services. You will help ensure products remain effective, supportable, and affordable throughout their entire life cycle, which maximizes mission readiness while minimizing the total ownership cost of the system.

Key Responsibilities

• Support senior engineers in planning and conducting fundamental analyses, studies, and investigations.
• Develop, review, and organize technical data elements, which may include system provisioning lists, spares recommendations, failure trends, logistics product data, technical manuals, and training materials, ensuring adherence to industry and military standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to track hardware components through factory production or repair pipelines and help analyze spare parts requirements to ensure continuous operational readiness.
• Assist in compiling, verifying, and entering engineering design change information into life cycle management databases to ensure accurate tracking of configurations and logistics impacts.
• Support the development and implementation of both internal or commercial data tracking, reporting, and monitoring tools.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Master's degree in or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) major obtained by start date.
• Experience with engineering principles, analytical troubleshooting methodologies, and root-cause or failure analysis concepts.
• Coursework related to relational databases or matrix databases
• Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Familiarity with defense logistics, maintenance, and supportability frameworks, such as Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) and Product Support principles, DoD/DFAR regulations or MIL-STD/MIL-PRF requirements.
• Experience using database management systems, data visualization software, CAD software, or engineering modeling tools, and competence with standard Microsoft (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Adobe tools.
• Understanding of system life cycle phases (concept, design, integration, test, deployment, maintenance, sustainment).
• Prior internship or academic project experience related to military hardware, radar or aerospace systems, or complex equipment sustainment or maintenance.

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.
• Relocation Eligibility

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 68,900 USD - 131,100 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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