Senior Systems Engineer - Embedded Communications - Active SECRET Clearance (Onsite)

Prattwhitney; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 82,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

3 weeks vacation

401(k) plan

Job summary

RTX’s Fort Wayne-based Systems Engineering role focuses on secure, cross-domain technologies for mission-critical systems. You will collaborate with SW/HW/Cyber teams to mature security-hardened products from design through test and accreditation.

You will contribute to agile execution plans, manage risks, and participate in product demos and reviews, enabling timely, high-quality deliveries in a defense context.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience
• Active U.S. government security clearance required before start date
• U.S. citizenship required for security clearance eligibility
• Experience in Agile or DevOps development environments with integrated teams
• Experience in system design, requirements management, risk management, interfaces, integration and test
• Experience managing multiple concurrent project milestones with overlapping deadlines
• Experience in Systems Engineering process development and deployment
• Experience using Jira and Confluence

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop Cross Domain Solutions products
• Lead secure systems development lifecycle activities including trade studies, design, requirements allocation and verification
• Develop and implement Agile execution plans aligned to cost, schedule and performance goals
• Manage cost accounts, monitor schedule, track metrics and address issues to maintain program success
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies like sprint reviews, backlog refinement and product demos

Skills

Agile/DevOps experience

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Multi-project management

SDLC leadership

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Date Posted: 2025-02-17 Country: United States of America Location: HIN02: Ft Wayne IN 1010 Production Road , Fort Wayne, IN, 46808 USA Position Role Type: Onsite

Our nation's security depends on the sacrifice of the men and women who defend our country. For them to do this effectively, they need the technology that keeps them a step ahead of their adversaries. This means providing secure yet technologically advanced equipment to our service personnel, fielded as quickly as possible. Our commitment is to do precisely that. The Secure Processing Solutions (SPS) department is responsible for the design, test, and certification of cross-domain technologies and cryptographic products that equip our warfighters to thrive in today’s multi-domain battlespace. Our department collaborates with portfolio teams across the organization to help capture new business and create security-hardened solutions that address our customers’ demanding needs. The SPS Systems Engineering team seeks a Systems Engineer with a passion for innovation and the drive to see new technology and capability matured into fielded solutions. This role will contribute to a team responsible for systems and cyber security engineering tasks related to our next-generation security-enabled mission computing, crypto, and cross-domain technologies, maturing products from low TRL through a program of record accreditation and factory production. There is no need to be an established subject matter expert. We are looking for talented individuals who love to problem-solve and desire to grow and gain exposure to new skills. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you're passionate about what you could accomplish here, we'd love to hear from you.

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate with a dynamic, cross-functional team of professionals and stakeholders to design and develop innovative Cross Domain Solutions products, ensuring seamless integration and performance
• Lead and actively contribute to the secure systems development lifecycle, including conducting trade studies, defining system design, allocating and tracing requirements, and performing verification testing and qualification activities
• Play a key role in the development and implementation of AGILE execution plans, ensuring alignment with program cost, schedule, and performance objectives while identifying and mitigating risks and variances
• Manage cost accounts for assigned scope, monitor and report on cost and schedule performance, track key metrics, and proactively address issues and concerns to maintain program success
• Facilitate and actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint reviews, user story refinement, and product demos, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with project goals

What You Will Learn:

• You will gain technical leadership experience, mentorship opportunities, and exposure to very influential individuals within Mission Systems that will help advance your career
• You will obtain invaluable experience working with our secure processing subject matter experts in addition to security certification specialists, our customer base, and our product line engineering teams, learning exactly what it takes to deliver a security hardened product in a world where cyber resiliency is critical to success
• You can take flight to becoming knowledgeable in security hardened products with exposure to the variety of business and products in an ever-evolving field

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience
• 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
• Experience working in an Agile or DevOps development environment and being part of highly integrated Agile teams working closely with multiple engineering development teams (SW, HW, Cyber, SYS)
• Experience with performing system design, requirements management, technical risk management, interface definition, integration and test, and subsystem level integration
• Experience working multiple projects and being responsible for multiple concurrent project milestones with overlapping deadlines
• Experience in Systems Engineering process development and deployment.
• Experience using the Atlassian resource suite, specifically: Jira and Confluence

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering concepts and tools
• Systems engineering experience executing development of security hardened systems/products within a classified development environment
• Recent and relevant experience with the secure systems engineering development process including requirements capture, design, decomposition, integration, verification, and validation
• Systems support to software application development, hardware development, application integration

What We Offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• Eligible for relocation

Travel expectations up to 10%

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.

RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.