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# Principal Systems Engineer

- **Company:** RTX
- **Location:** West Valley City, UT, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $107,500.0 - $204,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), Systems Development Life Cycle, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Systems Integration, Test Execution Engine, Scripting, Data Server Interface
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3380083844&tx=UT5248TYV&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.?, * Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience

 * 8 years of practical experience in Systems Engineering including experience with design, development and testing of custom hardware and software systems of high complexity
 * Extensive Systems Engineering experience in RF and/or antenna systems development
 * Experience with high capacity/performance RF signal tracking systems, multi-antenna systems
 * Experience identifying, analyzing, and resolving problems in all phases of the system lifecycle
 * Experience with systems integration, test execution, and test results documentation
 * Experience interacting with development teams to resolve discrepancies and issues
 * Experience working with customers, end users, hardware design teams, and software design teams
 * Active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret (TS) security clearance is required prior to start date.
 * U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance, * Experience formalizing, developing, and writing requirements, plans, and procedures based on customer discussions, briefings, interactions, and statements of work
 * Experience with Fiber Optics, RF or Telecommunications standards and processing techniques
 * Experience with Design, Development, Integration and Test of complex Communication systems
 * Experience developing system level designs and data interfaces
 * Experience developing high speed processing hardware or complex control software
 * Understanding of telecommunications systems concepts and signal processing fundamentals.
 * Experience with bid and proposal activities related to system development
 * Experience recognizing areas of improvement or customer needs and relaying them to senior staff as business development possibilities
 * Experience with scripting languages, such as Python or Bash
 * Experience developing training courses and training others
 * Existing Top Secret SCI with polygraph

## Description

* Lead and consult on various products and programs, provide systems engineering on both new and existing products, and develop and propose new concepts and solutions to our customers.
 * Be hands-on and work closely with our customers, senior management, program managers, and cross discipline technical staff to thoroughly understand customer objectives and then to develop solutions.
 * Work on or lead Research and Development projects that extend into advanced technology exploration.
 * Engage in engineering functions such as concept development, engineering design, integration and evaluation, and operations and maintenance of various systems or systems of systems.
 * Have extensive early and continuing interaction with customers to define solutions, project scope and then act as a liaison for the customer within the company.


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