Senior Systems Engineer – Defense & Aerospace Lead

RTX; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer in Pasadena, CA to lead system architecture, CONOPS development and trade studies for critical aerospace programs. You will collaborate with stakeholders and customers to understand needs and drive technically sound solutions.

Responsibilities include leading a small team, monitoring risk, communicating status, executing test plans, and maturing capabilities from concept to delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 8+ years of engineering experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
• Experience with CONOPS development, requirements development/sell-off, and test planning.
• Experience with data analysis and agile concepts.

Responsibilities

• Interface with stakeholders and customers to identify system solutions.
• Lead a working group to align system solutions.
• Develop CONOPs and system architecture for new capabilities.
• Run trade studies considering technical, cost, and schedule constraints.
• Monitor status and risk of capabilities in development.
• Communicate status and risk to stakeholders and customers.
• Develop and mature new capabilities through stakeholder engagement.
• Develop and execute system test plans and verify complex systems.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Systems engineering

CONOPS development

Requirements development/sell-off

Test planning

Test data review

Security clearance TS/SCI

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Job description

RTX is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer in Pasadena, CA to lead system architecture, CONOPS development and trade studies for critical aerospace programs. You will collaborate with stakeholders and customers to understand needs and drive technically sound solutions.

Responsibilities include leading a small team, monitoring risk, communicating status, executing test plans, and maturing capabilities from concept to delivery in a fast-paced environment.