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# Sr. Engineer, Captive Flight Test Lead

- **Company:** RTX
- **Location:** Tucson, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $86,800.0 - $165,200.0
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Integration, Technical Data Management Systems, Test Data, Build Management, Cts+
- **Published:** November 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9286880/sr-engineer-captive-flight-test-lead

## About the Role

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date, Typically requires a Bachelors in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline, such as Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics or Math and minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience.

 * Active or ability to obtain and maintain up to class III FAA flight clearance.
 * Minimum 1 years of experience with captive carriage, flying test bed flight test.
 * Experience with van and tower testing as well as Hardware Systems Integration experience, including experience with design and build of sensor pods and aircraft test racks.
 * Experience with design methods and approvals from lash up to engineering release artifacts .
 * Platform Integration experience in fixed wing or rotary configurations and with verification and validation methods and experience evaluating requirements and designing tests to satisfy requirements.
 * Experience coordinating multiple team members schedules to meet critical Program needs as well as coordinating with customers and subcontractors to plan and execute off-site fight tests .
 * Cost account manager experience with minimum Raytheon PM level 7 certification or equivalent., * Experience in integration of hardware systems with high level of understanding of digital signal processing algorithms, advanced waveforms, antenna patterns, and techniques used in resource-constrained missile systems.
 * Experience with spectral and temporal effects for sensor and backgrounds, including clutter, multipath, self-interference, grounding and shielding, and mitigation factors.
 * Experience in integrating RF sensor output, either modulated waveforms or streams of digital samples used for real-time representation of RF scenes data collection / analysis (including Telemetry.)
 * Test Systems design experience and collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines, such as electrical, electronics, mechanical, software, and computer engineering.
 * Experience in integration with test equipment, telemetry data analysis tools, and missile systems host platforms.
 * Experience managing and presenting technical data to Stakeholders and Customer community, in design reviews and technical interchange meetings.
 * Experience evaluating requirements and designing tests to satisfy requirements
 * Experience with troubleshooting and failure process .

## Description

* Perform integration, verification, and field qualification testing to ensure the system under test performs according to specifications/requirements. This includes lab testing, van testing, tower testing, and manned flight testing as part of an engineering flight test crew.
 * Lead a team of up to 10 flight test engineers to execute across multiple test programs.
 * Perform data collection activities, including review and analysis of data elements, and provide detailed reports of results.
 * Work with specialized performance/navigation experts to design test events.
 * Trace and/or correct faults in mechanical or electronic systems. Familiarity with failure reporting, analysis, corrective action and/or fault tree analysis
 * Create/modify documentation in support of reviews associated with formal testing, which will include Test Plans and Procedures, Test Readiness Review (TRR), Consent to Ship (CTS), and Test Data Review (TDR) packages
 * Have direct and frequent interactions with government customers
 * 25% travel required