Systems Engineering Manager (Onsite)

Prattwhitney; Colorado; On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager to lead a specialized engineering team responsible for ensuring system performance, problem resolution, data trending, and analysis. The role involves supervising engineers, developing tools, and coordinating with multiple sites and partners to accomplish complex tasks.

The ideal candidate will have a STEM degree with 8+ years of experience, strong coding skills, and experience with Agile/DevOps and RF/digital/power/communication systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 8+ years of related engineering experience or equivalent.
• Coding/scripting fundamentals required.
• Experience with Agile and DevOps practices.
• Experience with RF, digital, power, or communication systems in large 24x7 environments.
• Active TS/SCI CI Poly clearance and U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead system engineering activities across a specialized team to ensure performance and analyze issues.
• Develop and improve operations processes/tools; diagnose unexpected system signatures.
• Coordinate across multiple sites and contractor teams to accomplish tasks.
• Maintain and develop tools to support system operations and analyst duties.
• Deliver training materials and provide classroom lectures on core processes.
• Provide shared on-call support and work off-nominal hours as needed.
• Possibly extended TDYs or PCS to the United Kingdom.

Skills

Coding/Scripting

Agile/DevOps

RF/Digital/Power/Comm

Technical leadership

Security clearance TS/SCI CI Poly

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-08-14 Country: United States of America Location: US-CO-BUCKLEY-SFB-CUST ~ 18500 E 6th Ave ~ BUCKLEY SFB (External Site) 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: TS/SCI with CI Poly - Current Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

At RTX, the world 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.

Raytheon is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager. The selected candidate will be a member of a specialized engineering team responsible for ensuring and maintaining system performance requirements, providing system problem/anomaly resolution support, data trending, and performance analysis. The system engineering team provides program/unique expertise to support the greater engineering team with performing system maintenance activities, providing specialized knowledge/experience to support various projects or resolve complex problems, and supporting the operations certification training program in areas of expertise.

What You Will Do

• Assignments can involve a combination of engineering, system analysis and training related tasks.
• Engineering tasks and responsibilities will include system dynamics, analysis, and determination.
• Development and improvement of operations processes/products/tools; investigation and diagnosis of unexpected system signatures.
• Support the coordination and execution of system maintenance tasks.
• Provide technical support and feedback to the baseline system development/maintenance team to improve delivered processes and tools.
• Coordination across multiple sites, multiple contractor organizations, with the customer, and with our external system partners to diligently accomplish all tasks.
• Maintains and sometimes develops code to update/produce tools to support overall system operations or specialized tools to support system analyst duties.
• Training tasks and responsibilities include development, maintenance and upgrades to training materials and to providing classroom lectures on the fundamentals/processes related to this position.
• This is a certified position, which requires successful completion of the program's overall system training; as well as specialized training on the unique knowledge, processes, tools, and tasks necessary to perform the job duties for this position.
• Due to the critical nature of this position, the selected candidate is required to provide shared on-call support (typically 1-week every month) and be willing to work off-nominal hours to include nights, weekends, holidays, and possible shifts.
• Must be able to work as an effective member of a badge less team, be self-motivated and work under minimal supervision while coordinating and performing assigned.
• Extended TDYs or PCS to the United Kingdom for work.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 8 years of prior related engineering experience or equivalent experience.
• Experience with coding/scripting fundamentals.
• Experience with Agile and DevOps tools and practices.
• Experience with Radio Frequency (RF), Digital, Power, and/or Communication systems in a large 24x7 operational environment.
• Experience with technical leadership and/or personnel leadership.
• An active and transferable TS/SCI CI Poly 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 the required security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience delivering presentations.
• Experience proactively completing assigned tasks and identify/work real-time/high priority tasks without direction.
• Experience with managing and resolving large system anomalies in a team environment.
• Develop and maintain operational procedures, products and training materials.
• Experience in system dynamics, analysis, and determination.
• Experience with coding/scripting.
• Experience developing and maintaining tools to support analysis and tasks.

What We Offer

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

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.

* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 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. 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.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.