Senior Systems Engineer - Radar System Integration & Test - Onsite

globalhr; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

RTX in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Space & Airborne Center. You will integrate hardware and software, develop test plans, and verify system requirements in a hands-on lab environment.

The role requires a DoD Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and a hands-on approach to IV&V activities across disciplines. Onsite work in El Segundo, with opportunities to collaborate across IPTs and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with required security clearance eligibility.
• Minimum of 5 years troubleshooting electronics and interfaces in DoD or similar environments.
• Experience with common lab test equipment (oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and lead IV&V activities in labs or field environments.
• Troubleshoot failures, perform data analysis and root cause investigations.
• Handle hardware modules and support equipment for tests.
• Document test results and present findings to stakeholders.
• Coordinate across operations, software, and hardware teams.
• Interpret design specifications and maintain drawings and databases.
• Develop technical solutions with engineering teams and IPTLs.
• Lead small teams on IV&V tasks and coordinate cross-functional activities.
• Travel for test events up to 10% when required.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Troubleshooting

Lab Debugging

Test Equipment

C/C++/C#

Radar Systems

MBSE

Python

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Tools

Oscilloscope

Spectrum Analyzer

MATLAB

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-08-21

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-R01 ~ 2000 E Imperial Hwy ~ BLDG R01

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

The Space & Airborne Center within Systems Integration & Test seeks talented Senior Systems Engineers. Our Space & Airborne team members located in El Segundo, CA integrate hardware and software, develop test plans and procedures, debug and evaluate system functions and interfaces, and verify system requirements in support of final sell-off to the customer. We put our systems together, exercise them in the lab or in the field, measure and analyze performance, and make sure our products work the first time and every time. Every day is a different set of challenges to overcome. You'll be expected to collaborate across disciplines and partner to implement solutions. In this role, you'll get to know a little bit about every aspect of the system and have a direct hand in making it all work together supporting teams of engineers engaged in integration and test efforts. Our center focuses on back end sustainment and repair design and sustainment development as well as transitioning systems through integration and test from production to warranty/sustainment. You will also perform functional / physical analysis, allocation, and trade studies.

You will perform Radar Mode requirement verification, engineering testing, integration and flight-testing, production, system deployment, and post deployment support in a hands-on laboratory environment. Through Digital Transformation (DTx), you will perform these functions using a variety of methods and enabling technologies, which may include Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Agile product development. You will develop/execute test procedures and identify/isolate anomalies to hardware, software, or system interfaces. You will have ownership of integration & test tasks and, with the team, will drive them to completion. This position is an onsite role in El Segundo, California.

What You Will Do

• Plan and Execute Integration, Verification, and Validation Test (IV&V) activities in our labs or, occasionally, in the field


• Perform troubleshooting and failure data analyses, including root cause and corrective action processes and advanced use of lab or field test equipment


• Handle system hardware modules or units, some with the use of support equipment


• Complete detailed system or software test data records, including the use of analysis tools such as MATLAB


• Prepare and present results in reports and briefings to internal or external stakeholders


• Manage engineering support activities related to test and trouble-shoot of hardware


• Interpret and maintain design specifications and drawings (Schematics & Assembly Drawings)


• Maintain engineering databases


• Develop system technical solutions with Engineering teams


• Directly support Engineering Integrated Product Team Leads (IPTL) via periodic team meetings, working group meetings, and individual tasks


• Lead small teams on individual IV&V tasks assigned by the Engineering IPTL


• Coordinate across functions (operations, software, hardware) for the completion of complex program tasks as assigned by the Engineering IPTL


• Test event support activity that may require travel; which is not expected to exceed 10%

What You Will Learn

After completion of comprehensive on-the-job training, the candidate will be part of a team:

• Supporting Systems Engineering, Systems Integration & Test activities across the product development lifecycle

• Develop technical expertise in radar systems as either a generalist or on subject matter of interest en route to becoming a subject matter expert.


• How to operate special test equipment in the radar system integration laboratory with minimal or no oversight and triage, characterize, and isolate radar system anomalies.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline (preferably Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or Physics) with a minimum of 5 years of related work experience troubleshooting technical issues with electronics, including the use of common commercial test equipment (oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, etc.)


• 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

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance


• Advanced degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)


• Electrical schematics, interface control documentation, and communications protocols


• Reading and integrating software routines with hardware/electronics; C/C++/C# preferred


• Radar systems


• Telemetry data collection equipment to capture real time data and/or real time monitoring


• Instrumentation and collection of large data sets, including the application of scripting or automation to data collection and analysisExposure to various military platforms for weapons conveyance, such as ships, ground combat systems, fixed and rotary wing aircraft


• Troubleshooting issues in a lab environment


• Microsoft Office, MATLAB or Python, for data analysis and automation

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, and Innovation


• Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance is available

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attendselect steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 95,500 USD - 181,700 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. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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.

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