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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Systems Engineer - Ejection Seats SEIT (Onsite) - **Company:** RTX - **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $86,800.0 - $165,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, JIRA, Databases, Computer Literacy, MATLAB, Requirements Traceability, Software Requirements Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), Test Execution Engine, Jama (Software), Software Verification - **Published:** August 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://globalhr.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/REC_RTX_Ext_Gateway/job/US-CO-COLORADO-SPRINGS-793--1225-Aeroplaza-Dr--AEROPLAZA/Senior-Systems-Engineer---Ejection-Seats-SEIT--Onsite-_01866944 ## About the Role * Experience as a technical systems engineer. * Hands-on experience working with aerospace and/or defense hardware products. * Experience with systems engineering development lifecycle process, including requirements analysis, system design, integration, verification and validation. * Experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment with excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience * U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract. Qualifications We Prefer * Proficiency in systems engineering tools and methodologies, such as Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), DOORS, Cameo, or MATLAB/Simulink. * Knowledge of engineering standards and processes specific to aerospace/defense industries (e.g., MIL-STD, AS9100). ## Description The Senior Systems Engineer will be part of the Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) Team and will be responsible for executing all systems engineering related activities for the projects they are assigned to in alignment with the business's current procedures and practices. This will involve working cross functionally with engineering, program management, operations, and other functional groups throughout all phases of projects. This individual may be the systems engineering focal for the entire life-cycle of the project/program as assigned by the business. In addition, this individual will work with the existing systems & test engineers and others to enhance current Systems Engineering practices, processes, and tools. Sign-on Bonus Eligible What You Will Do: * Utilize robust Systems Engineering practices in support of projects assigned. * In support of assigned projects; use agile tools (like Jira) to complete the planning, execution of assigned tasking for each sprint (increment). * Support the development and flow down of system requirements, ensuring that specifications sent to vendors conform to the system specifications. * Perform requirements decomposition form system level requirements to subsystem. * Perform requirements traceability at multiple levels of the system specification tree to ensure that any orphan and childless requirements are identified and resolved. * Performing model-based systems engineering (MBSE) functional and behavior to analyze and develop system-of-systems requirements via Enterprise Architect, including system system/component trade studies and analysis. * Complete requirements collection, including developing them and managing them, along with the creation of the Requirements Compliance Matrix and the Requirements Verification Matrix. * Support capture of project and product requirements in requirements database/ library (Jama). * Support requirements verification through review of Integration & Test Plans, Reports, and prepare qualification similarity reports as needed. * Participate in peer reviews throughout the product lifecycle of design, development, integration and test, and flight test requirements verification. * Participate in Root Cause Analysis utilizing Raytheon Technologies Best Practices. Support other engineering and project execution activities, as requested. * Assist in department development by contributing to systems engineering process development and cross team training. * Crosstrain to develop skills to support test engineering in test execution. * The position requires strong interpersonal skills, high degree of comfort with ambiguity, good project discipline, excellent oral and written communication skills, high computer/technology proficiency, and the ability to work independently. * Interaction with customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities is routinely required. ## Related Videos - [Leveraging Large Language Models for Legacy Code Translation: Challenges and Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1157-leveraging-large-language-models-for-legacy-code-translation-challenges-and-solutions) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Model Based Systems Engineering in an Agile Product Development Process](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/68-model-based-systems-engineering-in-an-agile-product-development-process) - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs)