Systems Engineer II - Onsite

RTX (Raytheon); El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Systems Engineer for the Space & Airborne Center within Systems Integration & Test. You will integrate hardware and software, develop test plans, debug and evaluate system functions, and verify requirements for final customer sell-off.

Collaboration across disciplines is essential as you work toward robust, first-time-right solutions. You'll engage in model-based systems engineering and Agile development, supporting test activities from integration to

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) required by start date.
• Experience with MATLAB or Python for data analysis or automation.
• Experience troubleshooting electronics using common lab equipment (oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Support planning and execution of Integration, Verification, or Troubleshoot Test activities in labs, field, or Depot facility.
• Travel may be required to support activities.
• Assist qualification of products and troubleshooting with data analyses.
• Perform root-cause analyses and assist in corrective actions.
• Prepare and present results in reports and briefings to stakeholders.
• Coordinate engineering activities across Program, System Engineering, Software, and Chief Engineer teams.
• Maintain design documentation and engineering databases.

Skills

Data analysis

Troubleshooting

MATLAB

Python

Microsoft Office

Education

Master's degree STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Microsoft Office

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-08

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

Are you ready to explore the world of aerospace and defense? Do you want to learn from and collaborate with some of the greatest minds in the industry? At RTX, our internships, co-ops and full-time careers provide an exceptional foundation to work on complex problems, advance your skills and create a safer, more connected world. Discover opportunities to make a difference at RTX.

What You Will Do:

The Space & Airborne Center within Systems Integration & Test seeks talented 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 support Radar Mode requirement verification, 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, which may include Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Agile product development.

• 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 design specifications and drawings (Schematics & Assembly Drawings)
• Maintain engineering databases
• Coordinate engineering tag up and meetings between the Program, System Engineering, Software team, and Chief Engineer
• Resolve and coordinate system technical solutions with Engineering teams
• Provide technical guidance and support to Engineering IPTLs
• Participate in periodic team meetings, interface teleconference meetings, working group meetings
• Support associated with implementing process requirements
• Support for mock up hardware repairs
• Sustainment/Depot returns and repair

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.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Masters degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) major obtained by start date
• 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:

• Major: Electrical Engineering
• Experience with or exposure to various military platforms for weapons conveyance, such as ships, ground combat systems, fixed and rotary wing aircraft
• Experience with using telemetry data collection equipment to capture real time d