Systems Engineer (ONSITE)

Prattwhitney; Sudbury (MA); On-site; USD 68,900 - 131,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) plan with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Prattwhitney in Sudbury, Massachusetts, is looking for a Systems Engineer to support a variety of communications systems. This role entails developing lifecycle solutions, supporting lab activities, documenting changes, and analyzing system behaviors.

The ideal candidate holds a STEM degree and possesses strong integration and testing skills, with benefits including medical insurance, holiday leave, and a generous 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Strong integration and test experience including test procedure development, test execution, test reporting, and test automation.
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Aid in the development of full lifecycle solutions.
• Support lab activities including setup, configuration management, and testing.
• Document minor changes in systems or processes.

Skills

Integration and test experience

Proficient in Microsoft products

Experience in communication radio systems

Education

Degree in STEM

Tools

Jira

IBM EWM

Job description

Systems Engineer

The Strategic Communications Team is seeking a Systems Engineer committed to creating creative and cost-effective solutions for our ground and airborne systems. This role supports a variety of communications systems including SATCOM, LOS radio terminals, and secure switching networks.

What You Will Do

• Aid in the development of full lifecycle solutions from CONOPS to validation.
• Support lab activities including definition, setup, configuration management, and testing.
• Integrate solutions within their target environment.
• Execute integration, dry run, and formal qualification testing.
• Document minor changes in systems or processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness.
• Communicate with team members within and outside the team.
• Analyze and document system behaviors.
• Support system trade studies, requirements analysis, allocation to subsystems.
• Define hardware and software interfaces.

Qualifications - Must Have

• Strong integration and test experience including test procedure development, test execution, test reporting, and test automation.
• Proficient in tooling to include Microsoft products, or tasking boards (Jira, IBM EWM, etc.).
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an advanced degree in a related field.

Qualifications - Preferred

• Experience in communication radio and systems: SATCOM, LOS/BLOS, AEHF, PTW, or V/UHF.
• Experience in system level integration, verification, and validation (IV&V) for ground-based, ship, submarine, or airborne platforms.
• Experience in environmental qualification testing (EQT).
• Agile working environment experience.
• Test automation experience in a CI/CD environment.
• Experience in systems support to software application and hardware development.
• Experience in system or application integration.
• Experience in virtual machine design and deployment.
• Experience in scripting.

Salary

Salary range: $68,900 - $131,100 USD per year.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student loan repayment program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
• Relocation assistance.

Security Clearance

U.S. citizenship required. Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance is required.

EEO 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.