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# Principal Systems Engineer - Cross Product Team Lead(Onsite)

- **Company:** RTX
- **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $107,500.0 - $204,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Architecture, Modeling and Simulation
- **Published:** June 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/0C01C75A50F949BBB878FBA5EF764CB4/job/

## About the Role

* Experience with System Engineering across the premier Integrated Air and Missile Defense System in the world.
 * Ability to collaborate with other engineering disciplines, Quality, Reliability, and program management
 * Strong communication and leadership skills for coordinating across internal and external stakeholders
 * Earned Value Management System (EVMS) certification
 * Program Management (PM) Level 6 certification
 * Path to Lead System Engineer (LSE) certification

Qualifications You Must Have

 * Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
 * Experience managing cost, schedule and execution for technical projects.
 * Experience leading/contributing to proposals, such as creating BOEs, contributing to leadership proposal reviews.
 * Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications We Prefer

 * Earned Value Certification.
 * Program Manager Certification level six (6) or ability to obtain within the first year in the role.

## Description

* Responsible for cost, schedule and execution for a Patriot partner country
 * Ensure System Architecture and Technical Baseline are developed and maintained
 * Ensure System Requirements are developed and maintained
 * Ensure Software Requirements are developed and maintained
 * Ensure Modeling and Simulation products are appropriately scoped and provided
 * Lead development and reporting of proposal costing efforts a Patriot partner country
 * Brief Program Management and USG customer on plans and status
 * Travel as required to meet programmatic objectives. Regular travel between multiple Raytheon locations in Massachusetts is required. Occasional domestic and potential international travel.


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