Senior EO Systems Integration & Test Engineer

RTX; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance available!

Job summary

RTX in Tucson, AZ, is seeking a Senior Electro-Optical Integration & Test Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team responsible for the integration, verification, and production transition of advanced EO systems.

The role bridges optics, electronics, mechanical, and software to ensure subsystem performance requirements are verified and hardware transitions smoothly from development to production. On-site work in Tucson is required, with security clearance and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of experience or an advanced degree with at least 3 years of experience.
• Experience in electro-optical systems, imaging systems, system integration, or hardware test.
• Experience with system-level integration and verification of complex hardware.
• Experience with test data analysis and interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Lead optical and electro-mechanical alignment and verification of EO imaging subsystems.
• Integrate detectors, optics, electronics, and firmware into functioning hardware assemblies.
• Develop and execute system-level test plans for development and production programs.
• Design and implement automated test processes and data acquisition tools.
• Analyze test data and develop models to support performance verification and root-cause investigations.
• Design and maintain EO subsystem test fixtures and support equipment.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues at the component and system level.
• Support production activities including documentation, process improvements, and yield enhancement.
• Participate in technical reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

EO systems

system integration

test data analysis

MATLAB

Python

C++

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree in Optics/EE/Physics

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

RTX in Tucson, AZ, is seeking a Senior Electro-Optical Integration & Test Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team responsible for the integration, verification, and production transition of advanced EO systems.

The role bridges optics, electronics, mechanical, and software to ensure subsystem performance requirements are verified and hardware transitions smoothly from development to production. On-site work in Tucson is required, with security clearance and competitive compensation.