Sr. Systems Engineer, Qualification Test Lead

Prattwhitney; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 86,800 - 165,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance

401(k) match

Flexible work schedules

Paid time off

Job summary

Prattwhitney in Tucson, Arizona is looking for an experienced engineering professional to lead integration and qualification testing for Effector systems. The role involves managing team tasks, developing test plans, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring system performance through data analysis.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience. The position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in systems integration and testing.
• Experience leading or supporting tests in a lab environment or at test ranges.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software issues and produce detailed reports.

Responsibilities

• Perform integration, verification, and qualification testing of Effector systems.
• Manage day‑to‑day tasking of an engineering team responsible for lab testing.
• Collect and analyze data to ensure system performance and prepare reports.

Skills

Systems hardware

Data analysis

Technical presentation

Systems integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics)

Job description

What You Will Do

• Perform integration, verification, and qualification testing of Effector systems in flight and ground test environments to ensure the system under test performs according to specifications/requirements.
• Manage day‑to‑day tasking of an engineering team responsible for lab testing, coordinating availability and managing schedule with on‑site test resources.
• Deliver reliability testing artifacts to Reliability team partners and the government customer.
• Develop and implement test plans, procedures, integration, and verification documentation in simulated and real‑world environments.
• Integrate hardware and software into tactical systems, evaluating their functionality and impact.
• Troubleshoot and analyze hardware, software, and system issues through detailed data analysis and debugging; familiarity with failure reporting, corrective action, and fault tree analysis.
• Collect and analyze data to ensure system performance and prepare detailed reports of the results.
• Create or modify documentation to support reviews such as Test Readiness Review (TRR), Consent to Ship (CTS), and Test Data Review (TDR) packages.
• Interface and coordinate across company functions and with customers, suppliers, and sub‑contractors.
• Support missions by traveling up to 25% to mission locations for one‑ or two‑week durations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline such as Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with systems hardware, systems software, systems integration, and/or systems test.
• Experience leading or supporting tests in a lab environment or at test ranges; preference for hardware systems integration on military platforms.
• Experience leading teams in integration and test activities, creating integration and verification strategies, and integrating with test equipment, telemetry data analysis tools, and other lab equipment.
• Experience collecting and evaluating data to diagnose and solve technical issues on military platforms (aircraft, ship‑based, or ground‑based).
• Experience presenting technical data to stakeholders and customers in design reviews and technical interchange meetings.
• Experience with capture/pursuit proposals, including authoring white papers, RFI responses, and proposals of technical volumes.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range: $86,800 USD – $165,200 USD.

• 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 long‑term incentive compensation programs (dependent on level and collective‑bargaining agreement).
• Relocation assistance is available.

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 Section503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.