Onsite Information Systems Engineer – Secret Clearance

RTX; Westford (MA); 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

Job summary

RTX is seeking a security-cleared systems engineer in Westford, MA for an onsite role. The position requires active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship with no relocation offered.

You will decompose requirements, support design and verification of secured computing systems, and ensure configurations meet program baselines and security standards. Responsibilities include planning, interface definition, configuration control, test plans, and verification across hardware, software, and lab

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 5+ years of relevant experience, or 3+ years with an advanced degree.
• Experience supporting system integration, configuration management, test validation, or technical evaluation of computing systems.
• Experience performing requirements analysis, system documentation, and technical assessments.
• Ability to obtain Security+ or equivalent certification within 90 days of hire.
• Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance required; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Perform requirements decomposition and system-level analysis to align computing environments with program and security requirements.
• Support the design, integration, and verification of computing systems, ensuring configurations meet engineering baselines and program specifications.
• Conduct technical planning, interface definition, and configuration control for secured and development lab systems.
• Develop verification criteria, test plans, and validation procedures to confirm system readiness and compliance with engineering and security standards.
• Evaluate solutions for system configurations, platform builds, and computing architectures to support engineering teams.
• Provide technical integration support across hardware, software, and security components to ensure compatibility and reproducibility within lab environments.
• Maintain system architecture documentation, configuration artifacts, and engineering process documentation in accordance with program requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical challenges impacting system performance or compliance.

Skills

Requirements analysis

System integration

Configuration management

Technical evaluation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering / Computer Engineering / Computer Science (STEM)

Advanced degree (MS/PhD) with 3+ years experience

Job description

RTX is seeking a security-cleared systems engineer in Westford, MA for an onsite role. The position requires active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship with no relocation offered.

You will decompose requirements, support design and verification of secured computing systems, and ensure configurations meet program baselines and security standards. Responsibilities include planning, interface definition, configuration control, test plans, and verification across hardware, software, and lab