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# Principal Systems Engineer

- **Company:** RTX
- **Location:** Tucson, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $107,500.0 - $204,500.0
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Performance Tuning, Requirements Management, Software Requirements Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Architecture, System Testing, Systems Integration, Software Verification, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_raytheontech-RAYTGLOBAL01870692EXTERNALENGLOBAL

## About the Role

This role is on-site at our Tucson, AZ campus. **What You Will Do** + Update, maintain, and improve requirements and requirements documentation for development and production efforts + Support Design and System Verification testing + Provide SE guidance and support during integration and test efforts + Support system performance analysis, and Integration and Test + Mentor and guide team members, including engagement of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) + Participate in Failure Investigations + Facilitate knowledge transfer within and across IPTs/CPTs to include Cross-Functional collaboration and coordination + Conduct Trade Studies and present results to customers + Support test equipment software integration and verification for system test **Qualifications You Must Have** + Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience + Experience in Systems
Engineering in one or more of the following areas: Developing & Refining CONOPS, System Architecture, System Requirement, Requirements Verification Strategies & Plans + Experience with developing system requirements specifications and requirements management processes + Verification and Qualification testing experience **Qualifications We Prefer** + Masters or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, Math or Physics + Experience working with multi-disciplinary technical and/or engineering teams + Experience in Systems Engineering on a Missile Program + Experience in the Defense Industry beyond Raytheon + Experience using Agile framework development methods / processes + Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering and associated tools + SW/FW Verification and Qualification testing experience + Prior experience with foreign military sales + A self-starter who can take on task with limited guidance + Customer focus and collaboration skills +
Experience with performance analysis + Experience with DOORS and/or cPDM + Ability to perform trade studies to optimize system performance + Understanding of Systems Engineering Product Development Cycle + Familiarity with system safety, reliability, and configuration management + Experience with Agile, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and/or Digital Engineering **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. + Relocation Eligible - Relocation assistance is available **Learn More & Apply Now!** + 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. + This position requires a security clearance. **DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS)** , an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process.

## Description

As a **Principal Systems Engineer - Effectors** you will be responsible for technical rigor of requirements documents, including developing/writing requirements, updating existing requirements, coordination of requirement maintenance, across team collaboration, sharing program process knowledge, mentoring engineers, and working with the technical and program leads execute program tasks.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, requirements management, providing SE oversight during integration and test activities.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on an effectors project pertinent to the systems lifecycle.