Senior Systems Engineer

RTX (Raytheon); El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX (Raytheon) MSP team is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the design and development of electro‑optical systems, including imagers, tracking sensors, LIDAR, and directed‑energy payloads. The role involves collaboration with customers, PMs, vendors, and partners across a multi-disciplinary team.

You will develop system requirements, perform performance analyses, conduct tests, and analyze data to optimize performance. A DoD Secret clearance is required, with U.S.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience in design/development and testing of EO/IR Systems or related field
• Experience in aspects of product life cycle for space development programs and its events (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PSR/CTSR)
• 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

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in a multi-disciplinary team environment and interface with customers, program management, vendors, and functional partners
• Develop and decompose system requirements, define system interfaces, and support validation and verification planning
• Perform system performance analysis along with hardware and software integration and test activities
• Conduct tests on optical and electrical components and integrated systems, collect data, and analyze results to assess and optimize performance
• Identify issues during testing, perform troubleshooting and calibration, and support system design updates and enhancements
• Execute integration, verification, and validation testing, and document results through clear test reports and technical briefings
• Develop use cases, support test architecture development, and participate in technical reviews and technical interchange meetings
• Perform performance evaluations and root‑cause analysis, including corrective and preventive action development
• Use laboratory or field test equipment and analysis tools such as MATLAB for simulation, modeling, and quantitative evaluation
• Support program activities that may require travel up to 25%

Skills

Systems Engineering

EO/IR Systems

Requirements Development

Test & Verification

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

Date Posted:
2026-09-21

Country

United States of America

Location

US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-E01 ~ 2000 E El Segundo Blvd ~ BLDG E01

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

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling - to help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems to create a safer, more secure world.

The Mission Solutions & Payloads (MSP) team develops advanced space payloads supporting ISR, missile warning and tracking, Earth observation, and space protection missions. We are seeking Systems Engineers to support the design and development of electro‑optical systems, including imagers, tracking sensors, LIDAR, and directed‑energy payloads.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate in a multi‑disciplinary team environment and interface with customers, program management, vendors, and functional partners
• Develop and decompose system requirements, define system interfaces, and support validation and verification planning
• Perform system performance analysis along with hardware and software integration and test activities
• Conduct tests on optical and electrical components and integrated systems, collect data, and analyze results to assess and optimize performance
• Identify issues during testing, perform troubleshooting and calibration, and support system design updates and enhancements
• Execute integration, verification, and validation testing, and document results through clear test reports and technical briefings
• Develop use cases, support test architecture development, and participate in technical reviews and technical interchange meetings
• Perform performance evaluations and root‑cause analysis, including corrective and preventive action development
• Use laboratory or field test equipment and analysis tools such as MATLAB for simulation, modeling, and quantitative evaluation
• Support program activities that may require travel up to 25%

What You Will Learn

After completion of comprehensive on the job training, the candidate will be a part of a team supporting Systems Engineering and Systems Integration & Test activities across the product development lifecycle

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience in design/development and testing of EO/IR Systems or related field
• Experience in aspects of product life cycle for space development programs and its events (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PSR/CTSR)
• 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

Qualifications We Prefer

• Advanced Degree Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred)
• Experience in designing, integrating, or testing EO/IR systems, imagers, focal planes, or opto‑mechanical components
• Knowledge of signal/image processing, computer vision, tracking, machine learning, or object recognition
• Opto‑mechanical engineering principles, embedded computing, control systems, or electronics performance parameters
• Systems architecture and design work, including IV&V planning and execution
• MBSE and requirements‑management tools such as CAMEO or DOORS
• Work performed in integration labs, test facilities, or field environments supporting system integration and verification
• Root‑cause analysis, corrective‑action implementation, and failure‑prevention measures
• Use of Monte Carlo simulations for system‑performance modeling and test strategy support

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,