Sr. Engineer, Captive Flight Test Lead

RTX; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible scheduling

Employee assistance program

Scholar program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Incentives

Job summary

RTX's Systems Engineering & Test Capabilities (SE&TC) group seeks a seasoned flight test engineer to lead, plan, and execute complex testing programs for aerospace systems. You will guide a team of engineers in integration, verification, and field testing across multiple programs, while collaborating with government customers to ensure mission success.

The role requires five years of STEM experience, FAA clearance or ability to obtain, and extensive hands-on testing with data collection and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Science/Engineering (STEM) with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Active or ability to obtain and maintain FAA flight clearance.
• Experience with van and tower testing and hardware systems integration.

Responsibilities

• Perform integration, verification, and field qualification testing per specifications.
• Lead a team of up to 10 flight test engineers across multiple programs.
• Collect and analyze data; prepare detailed results reports.
• Collaborate with performance/navigation experts to design test events.
• Trace and correct faults in mechanical or electronic systems; support fault analysis.

Skills

Flight test engineering

Team leadership

Data analysis

Test planning

Government customer interaction

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Tools

Telemetry data analysis tools

Test equipment

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-11-02

Country: United States of America

Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-848 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 848

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: 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

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status: Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Systems Engineering & Test Capabilities (SE&TC) integrates, verifies, and validates our products. 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. To accomplish this, we develop plans and procedures, debug and evaluate system functions and interfaces, develop test environments, and work together with our customers.

What You Will Do

• Perform integration, verification, and field qualification testing to ensure the system under test performs according to specifications/requirements. This includes lab testing, van testing, tower testing, and manned flight testing as part of an engineering flight test crew.
• Lead a team of up to 10 flight test engineers to execute across multiple test programs.
• Perform data collection activities, including review and analysis of data elements, and provide detailed reports of results.
• Work with specialized performance/navigation experts to design test events.
• Trace and/or correct faults in mechanical or electronic systems. Familiarity with failure reporting, analysis, corrective action and/or fault tree analysis
• Create/modify documentation in support of reviews associated with formal testing, which will include Test Plans and Procedures, Test Readiness Review (TRR), Consent to Ship (CTS), and Test Data Review (TDR) packages
• Have direct and frequent interactions with government customers
• 25% travel required

Please note: This position requires you to work on site in Tucson. Support is across multiple locations at both Tucson sites.

Qualifications You Must Have

Typically requires a Bachelors in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline, such as Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics or Math and minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience.

• Active or ability to obtain and maintain up to class III FAA flight clearance.
• Minimum 1 years of experience with captive carriage, flying test bed flight test.
• Experience with van and tower testingas well as Hardware Systems Integration experience, including experience with design and build of sensor pods and aircraft test racks.
• Experience with design methods and approvals from lash up to engineering release artifacts.
• Platform Integration experience in fixed wing or rotary configurations and with verification and validation methods and experience evaluating requirements and designing tests to satisfy requirements.
• Experience coordinating multiple team members schedules to meet critical Program needs as well as coordinating with customers and subcontractors to plan and execute off-site fight tests.
• Cost account manager experience with minimum Raytheon PM level 7 certification or equivalent.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience in integration of hardware systems with high level of understanding of digital signal processing algorithms, advanced waveforms, antenna patterns, and techniques used in resource-constrained missile systems.
• Experience with spectral and temporal effects for sensor and backgrounds, including clutter, multipath, self-interference, grounding and shielding, and mitigation factors.
• Experience in integrating RF sensor output, either modulated waveforms or streams of digital samples used for real-time representation of RF scenes data collection / analysis (including Telemetry.)
• Test Systems design experience and collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines, such as electrical, electronics, mechanical, software, and computer engineering.
• Experience in integration with test equipment, telemetry data analysis tools, and missile systems host platforms.
• Experience managing and presenting technical data to Stakeholders and Customer community, in design reviews and technical interchange meetings.
• Experience evaluating requirements and designing tests to satisfy requirements
• Experience with troubleshooting and failure process.

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Benefits

• 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
• holidays
• annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs

Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Location:

Tucson, AZPlease ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Salary

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 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.

Benefits and Compensation

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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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This position is classified as:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select 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.