Senior Principal Electrical Engineer Technical Lead - Test Engineering - Onsite Goleta, CA

RTX
Goleta, CA, United States
25 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Compensation
$145,600.0 - $276,800.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Testing (Software) Microsoft Windows Agile Methodology Systems Engineering Network Analysis Linux

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, Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date, * Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)

  • Minimum of ten (10) years relevant experience leading Test Systems Engineering
  • Experience leading the functionalities of Test Systems Engineering or equivalent Engineering experience for both hardware and test software development, integration, verification, validation, and maintenance activities within production, manufacturing, product qualification environments
  • Experience with leading design, development and/or integration of test equipment
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance., * Organizational, coordination, planning, and teaming skills, as well as written and oral communication skills
  • Experience with both Windows and Linux operating systems
  • Experience with equipment rack assembly, cable assembly/installation, electronics maintenance, data acquisition systems, oscilloscopes, bus analyzers, logic analyzers, network analyzers, and/or spectrum analyzers
  • Experience troubleshooting systems using test equipment such as data acquisition systems, oscilloscopes, bus analyzers, logic analyzers, network analyzers, and/or spectrum analyzers
  • Experience leading multi-disciplined teams
  • Experience with Agile Process, Agile Methodologies and gate reviews
  • Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS)

Benefits & conditions

The salary range for this role is 145,600 USD - 276,800 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.

About the company

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.

The Test Solutions Center delivers advanced, fully integrated test systems that support the complete lifecycle of Raytheon’s RF-based products. Our team designs, develops, and deploys production ready and laboratory test solutions that ensure performance, reliability, and compliance across a wide spectrum of radar, electronic warfare, communications, and sensor technologies.

By combining deep engineering expertise, scalable system architectures, and rigorous verification practices, we enable high confidence product validation and efficient manufacturing throughput. The Test Solutions Center partners closely with program teams, factories, and engineering organizations to provide mission ready test capabilities that keep Raytheon’s RF systems performing at their best.

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time position of Senior Principal Test Systems Engineer located onsite in Goleta, California. If you enjoy being in the middle of everything and love working with teams, this is the job for you! We are a team of innovators, creators and strategists drawing inspiration from each other every day. We collaborate, iterate, and execute with an eye toward the company mission and personal career growth.

What You Will Do

  • Guide system level test setup and operation across different environments within development and/ or production of Test Engineering
  • Work across multi-disciplined groups of engineers leading design, development and/or integration of test equipment
  • Lead the functionalities of Test Systems Engineering for both hardware and test software development, integration, verification, validation, and maintenance activities within production, manufacturing, product qualification environments

This position is 100% ONSITE in Goleta, CA., 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.

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