XTR-2 System Requirements & Engineering Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL)

Prattwhitney; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

401(k) match

Flexible schedules

Scholar program

Parental leave

Job summary

RTX in the U.S. is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to serve as System Requirements & Engineering IPTL for the XTR-2 program. The role is onsite in Woburn, MA, leading a multi-discipline team and coordinating with leadership, SME’s and the customer.

The selected candidate will manage system architecture, requirements, interfaces, and verification planning while ensuring cost, schedule, and technical performance alignment with program standards and customer expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience managing project or program cost, schedule and risk; EVMS/Risk & Opportunity tools.
• Experience with proposal or capture efforts.
• Experience with technical and financial data and reporting.
• Experience presenting program and technical issues to senior stakeholders.
• Active and transferable U.S. Government issued Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Owns system engineering scope for XTR-2.
• Develops and maintains system-level requirements and flow-down to subsystems.
• Leads system architecture, refinement, and configuration management including software architecture.
• Ensures allocation of performance, functional, and interface requirements across subsystems.
• Manages system ICDs, requirement changes and traceability (DOORS).
• Owns system integration planning, verification and validation strategy.
• Leads system-level design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR inputs) and delivers artifacts.
• Supports risk identification and mitigation for system design and performance.
• Ensures SE artifacts comply with XTR-2 program standards and customer expectations.

Skills

System engineering

Requirements analysis

System architecture

Traceability

IPTL leadership

DOORS

Risk management

Technical oversight

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

DOORS

EVMS tools

IMS/IMP tools

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-08-18 Country: United States of America Location: US-MA-WOBURN-WB2 ~ 225 Presidential Way ~ GODDARD BLDG 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: DoD Clearance: Secret Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on 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 freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Raytheon's Air & Space Defense Systems (ASDS) strategic business unit (SBU) specializes in multi-integrated air and missile defense, advanced sensors, space-based systems, hypersonics, effectors and cyber solutions. Focused on program execution, business growth and the highest level of customer satisfaction, the ASDS team provides customers with unmatched capabilities of detection and sensing, command and control, and air-to-air, air-to-surface, and surface-to-air munitions to accomplish air, space and missile defense missions. The ASDS SBU Engineering Execution Team is looking for a Senior Principal Engineer to perform as the System Requirements & Engineering Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) for the XTR-2 program. This position involves leading a team of multi-discipline engineers and providing technical oversight in developing system architecture, CONOPS, leading design reviews and delivering artifacts to the customer. It also includes responsibility for the cost, schedule, and technical performance for the IPT scope. The selected candidate will work directly with Program leadership, Chief Engineers, other IPT Leads, subject matter experts, and the customer while executing Phase 1 of this multi-million-dollar contract. This is an onsite role located in Woburn, MA

What You Will Do

• Owns all system engineering scope for XTR-2.
• Develops, maintains, and controls system-level requirements, including flow-down to subsystem tech leads (GaN TRIMM, DREX, APCU, Pedestal Servo/Controller).
• Leads system architecture, system concept refinement, and configuration management to include software architecture and life-cycle engineering activities.
• Ensures allocation of performance, functional, and interface requirements across the four CDR-level subsystems.
• Manages system level ICDs, requirement changes, and traceability (e.g., DOORS).
• Owns system integration planning, including verification and validation strategy.
• Leads system-level design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR inputs) and ensures readiness of subsystem artifacts.
• Supports risk identification and mitigation related to system-level design and performance.
• Ensures system engineering artifacts comply with XTR-2 program standards and customer expectations.
• Coordinates with corresponding IPTs to align system-level requirements, interfaces, and SE deliverables.

Qualifications

• Typically Requires: Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
• Experience managing project or program cost, schedule and risk or experience with Earned Value Management, Risk & Opportunity, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) or Integrated Master Plan (IMP) tools.
• Experience with proposal or capture efforts.
• Experience with technical and financial data and reporting.
• Experience presenting program and technical issues to senior stakeholders.
• Active and transferable U.S. Government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

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.

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 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.

• 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
• 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.

Equal Opportunity

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.