Senior Mission Planning Engineer - Onsite Tucson Lead

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

Job summary

RTX in Tucson seeks a Senior Mission Planning Engineer to lead the development of mission planning concepts from concept to weapon employment. The role emphasizes agile delivery, cross-program collaboration, and direct engagement with mission planning software.

The candidate will mentor engineers, coordinate with IPTs, and travel as needed to support flight tests and field operations. A DoD Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in STEM with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Software architecture, design, development, integration, and verification using multiple languages.
• Experience building cross-platform .NET backend web apps for cloud deployment.

Responsibilities

• Be the go-to source for mission planning expertise.
• Travel to witness flight tests and provide onsite support.
• Develop cross-program mission planning solutions and trajectories.
• Grow a mission planning cadre with diverse experience.
• Lead team execution in an agile environment.

Skills

C++

C#

Java

.NET backend

DevOps

Mission Planning

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Advanced Degree (STEM)

Tools

Python

SysML (Cameo)

Batch scripts

Job description

RTX in Tucson seeks a Senior Mission Planning Engineer to lead the development of mission planning concepts from concept to weapon employment. The role emphasizes agile delivery, cross-program collaboration, and direct engagement with mission planning software.

The candidate will mentor engineers, coordinate with IPTs, and travel as needed to support flight tests and field operations. A DoD Secret clearance is required.