Senior Engineer - Electrical Fuze & Initiation Systems

RTX (Raytheon); Tucson (AZ); In loco; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

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Relocation available

Descrizione del lavoro

RTX's Energetics and Propulsion Department in Tucson is seeking a Senior Engineer for Fuze & Initiation Systems. The role focuses on advanced fuze and initiation design, safety analysis, and system integration for missiles and space vehicles.

You will develop architectures, conduct testing, and prepare SOWs while collaborating with customers, subcontractors, and DoD safety boards. This onsite position requires a transferable DoD clearance and strong STEM credentials.

Competenze

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM with 5+ years of engineering experience.
• 5+ years in developing electronic circuit design from concept to final test/assembly or electronic safe-and-arm device development experience.
• Strong project management skills applied to team interactions and deliverables.

Mansioni

• Apply advanced technologies and principles to fuze/ignition system integration for missiles and space vehicles.
• Support the Systems Safety Engineering Organization and customer interfaces.
• Develop fuze architectures and top-level designs; assess and test safety devices.

Conoscenze

Electronic circuit design

Project management

Security clearance

Formazione

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Advanced degree substitution for experience

Descrizione del lavoro

Date Posted

2026-10-21

Country

United States of America

Location

US-AZ-TUCSON-928 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ MULTI PURPOSE FAC 928

Position Role Type

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. 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

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

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.

The Energetics and Propulsion Department is an engineering organization in the Hardware Engineering Directorate. This Department is responsible for the full spectrum of warhead, fuzing, and propulsion designs/technology, including power systems, ignition, and all other weapon initiation safety systems technology. The department is seeking to hire a Senior Engineer - Fuze & Initiation Systems.

The Senior Engineer - Electrical Fuze & Initiation Systems role is in Tucson, AZ and is an onsite position.

What You Will Do

• Apply or develop highly advanced technologies, scientific principles, theories, and concepts to the systems integration of fuzing, ignition, and safety devices for integration into missile systems and space vehicles
• Support the Systems Safety Engineering Organization
• Interface with the Customer to identify user needs
• Work with customers, subcontractors and suppliers to resolve engineering issues, develop new products and hold technical reviews
• Develop initial fuze and initiation systems architectures and top-level designs
• Design, analyze, test, and evaluate fuze and initiation systems
• Develop Statements of Work (SOWs)
• Develop Critical Item Development Specifications (CIDS) and electrical logic and interface requirements
• Support fact-finding and contract negotiations
• Ensure technical rigor and depth of all deliverables
• Develop and present technical fuzing designs and updates to the Department of Defense (DoD) safety review boards
• Will travel periodically to government and subcontractor facilities

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum of five (5) years of prior relevant experience. An Advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for three (3) years of relevant experience
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in development of electronic circuit design from conceptual design through final test/analysis and assembly, etc., or electronic safe and arm device development experience
• Project Management as applied to team interaction and deliverables
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer

• Advanced degree in aforementioned disciplines. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard
• Eight (8) or more years of directly related experience in fuzing and initiation systems devices and their applications
• Experience with safety devices design, manufacturing, testing, safety certification and/or compliance
• Experience performing electrical stress analysis, electrical thermal analysis, environment survivability assessment
• Ability to analyze analog, digital, mixed signal and power conversion circuits using simulation and computational skills
• Experience in developing fuzing, safe & arm products that meet MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-1901, and MIL-STD-464
• Working knowledge of JOTP-051, 052, 053
• Experience with energetic and pyrotechnic initiators, exploding foil deflagrating initiators (EFDI), and Low energy exploding foil initiators (LEEFI) and their operation
• Experience with DoD customers and/or associated contractor executives and technical leadership
• Active Secret or Top Secret Clearance (Department of Defense)

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 available.

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