Senior Systems Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-07-25

Country:

United States of America

Location:

TX233: Richardson 1737 CityLine 1737 East CityLine Drive Building C37, Richardson, TX, 75082 USA

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:

TS/SCI without Polygraph

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Raytheon, an RTX business, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team. Our engineers provide technical direction and design support to Agile software development teams and other engineering personnel. They perform technical analyses and define system functionality by creating use cases, designing system capabilities and features, and defining system interfaces and acceptance criteria.

In this role, the candidate will support the implementation of key aspects of the program’s systems engineering efforts. Success in this position requires experience with the systems engineering development lifecycle, particularly within an Agile environment.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with the multi discipline engineering teams to design and develop software

• Assist in providing technical information and clarification during the entire software development Lifecyle, from conceptualization and design to development, testing, deployment, and operations

• Perform solution decomposition from customer requirements, to capabilities, to features, to stories according to SAFe Agile practices

• Apply systems engineering expertise to feature designs to reduce overall risk to the software development effort and work with multidiscipline SMEs to fully understand the solution and document the designs

• Ability to obtain a polygraph after start.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience; or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 3 years’ experience

• Experience with systems engineering throughout the full software development lifecycle, including Agile methodologies, system-level design, integration, test, and verification activities

• Experience with developing solution definitions, performing system decomposition, creating design artifacts, and/or defining system acceptance criteria

• Experience with revising Interface Control Documents (ICDs), APIs, and/or system specifications, as well as managing requirements using DOORS or similar requirements management tools

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with the Intelligence Community (IC) domain, including familiarity with GEOINT still imagery data formats

• Experience working in an Agile development team environment with multi-disciplined engineers and stakeholders

• Experience in cloud or cloud-hybrid development and deployment environments, and with containerized software system architecture

• Experience working in the IC domain utilizing GEOINT data types and message formats

• Experience with streaming data formats including Full Motion Video (FMV) and/or Moving Target Indicator (MTI) data

• Experience using MBSE processes and tools to capture systems design and elaboration in Cameo or similar tool

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.

• This position is eligible for relocation assistance!

Learn More & Apply Now!

This is a full-time, onsite position based in Richardson, TX: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-north-texas-location

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role:

• 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.

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 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.

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