Systems Engineer I – Advanced Airborne RF Sensors (Onsite)

RTX Corporation; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 63,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Eligibility

Job summary

RTX Corporation in Plano, TX is seeking an entry-level Systems Engineer to join the Advanced Airborne RF Sensors team. You will support integration, testing, and lifecycle activities using MBSE and Agile methods, with opportunities to work across disciplines.

The role requires a STEM degree and hands-on experience with MATLAB, Python, and test equipment like oscilloscopes. This onsite position may require up to 20% travel and requires the ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM).
• Experience with MATLAB or Python for data analysis.
• Experience troubleshooting electronics with common test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and execution of Integration, Verification, or Troubleshoot Test activities in our labs, in the field, or at a Depot facility.
• Travel support may be required.
• Support qualification of our products.
• Support troubleshooting and failure data analyses, including root cause and corrective action processes and advanced use of lab or field test equipment.
• Complete and compile detailed performance evaluations, including the use of analysis tools, such as MATLAB.
• Prepare and present results in reports and briefings to internal or external stakeholders.
• Support in managing engineering support activities related to test and trouble-shoot of hardware.
• Perform root-cause analysis & implement minor design changes.
• Maintain engineering specifications and drawings.
• Maintain engineering databases.
• Resolve and coordinate system technical solutions with Engineering teams.
• Participate in periodic team meetings, interface teleconference meetings, working group meetings.
• Support associated with implementing process requirements.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

Electronics troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Oscilloscope

Spectrum Analyzer

Job description

Location: US-TX-PLANO-465 ~ 465 Independence Pkwy ~ INDEPENDENCE

Date Posted: 2026-10-14

Country: United States of America

Location: US-TX-PLANO-465 ~ 465 Independence Pkwy ~ INDEPENDENCE

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: Top Secret

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

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.

The Advanced Airborne RF Sensors department within the Space and Airborne Systems Engineering and Test Capability (SE&TC) Center seeks talented Systems Engineers. Our team located in McKinney, Texas, integrates hardware and software, develops test plans and procedures, debugs and evaluates system functions and interfaces, and verifies 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 functional disciplines and partners 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.

You will support Radar Mode requirement development, engineering testing, integration and flight-testing, production, system deployment, and post deployment support across the product lifecycle. Through Digital Transformation (DTx) you will perform these functions using a variety of methods and enabling technologies, including Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Agile product development.

This is an Entry Level Role onsite in Plano, TX. Test event support activity may require travel which is not expected to exceed 20%.

What You Will Do:

• Support planning and execution of Integration, Verification, or Troubleshoot Test activities in our labs, in the field, or at a Depot facility
• Support activity may require travel
• Support qualification of our products
• Support troubleshooting and failure data analyses, including root cause and corrective action processes and advanced use of lab or field test equipment
• Complete and compile detailed performance evaluations, including the use of analysis tools, such as MATLAB
• Prepare and present results in reports and briefings to internal or external stakeholders
• Support in managing engineering support activities related to test and trouble-shoot of hardware
• Perform root-cause analysis & implement minor design changes
• Maintain engineering specifications and drawings
• Maintain engineering databases
• Resolve and coordinate system technical solutions with Engineering teams
• Participate in periodic team meetings, interface teleconference meetings, working group meetings
• Support associated with implementing process requirements

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• Experience with tools, such as Microsoft Office, MATLAB or Python, for data analysis and automation.
• Experience with troubleshooting technical issues with electronics in an academic or internship setting, including the use of common commercial test equipment (oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, etc.).

Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with Radar or RF engineering.
• Experience with using telemetry data collection equipment to capture real time data and/or real time monitoring.
• Experience with electrical schematics, interface control documentation, and communications protocols.
• Experience with reading and integrating software routines with hardware/electronics; C/C++/C# preferred.
• Experience with instrumentation and collection of large data sets, including the application of scripting or automation to data collection and analysis.
• Prior internship, co-op, or work experience.

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.
• Relocation Eligibility

• 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.

This position requires ability to obtain a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: Security Clearance FAQs - United States Department of State.

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.

The salary range for this role is 62,900 USD - 119,700 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.