Principal Systems Engineer – Systems Architect

Date Posted:

2025-06-18

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CO102: 16800 E Centretech Pkwy,Aurora 16800 East Centretech Pkwy Building S75, Aurora, CO, 80011 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status 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​

Security Clearance:

TS/SCI without Polygraph

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Systems Engineer - Systems Architect to join our team on the Aurora Campus supporting a classified Program. In this role as the Systems Architect & Design (SA&D) Engineer, you will be supporting a team of systems engineers in accomplishment of requirements traceability, capability definition, and system architecture modeling in an iterative development environment.

The SA&D Engineer will apply scientific and mathematical knowledge when performing engineering tasks. The candidate will assist in tracing system and product level requirements for analysis and verification as well as provide interpretation and analysis of the requirements for capability definition, implementation, and verification. The candidate will use systems thinking to contribute to modeling and analysis, with guidance as well as work independently to create system architecture model products.

The SA&D Engineer will attend technical inspection reviews and technical interchanges with team members and other program personnel in matters pertaining to the development of assigned products. Must have the ability to manage time and resources in order to meet assigned deadlines. The work is onsite in Aurora, CO.

What You Will Do

• Support a team of systems engineers in accomplishment of requirements traceability, capability definition, and system architecture modeling in an iterative development environment
• Apply scientific and mathematical knowledge when performing engineering tasks
• Use systems thinking to contribute to modeling and analysis and work independently to create system architecture model products
• Review the outputs of systems modeling and analysis, ensuring the results can be used for the intended purpose
• Support and attend technical inspection reviews and technical interchanges in support of the program as the systems architect
• Active and transferrable TS/SCI U.S. government issued clearance is required prior to start date

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience with Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) Domain and Ground Systems development experience
• Experience conducting system architecture interacting with external entities
• Experience decomposing and communicating system architecture artifacts
• Experience working projects, and/or programs consisting of Ground-related SE, SW development, and IV&V functions
• Experience with Agile principles, to include Agile systems engineering practices and understanding of Agile roles

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with architecture governance and design principles
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate status, issues, and resolution plans across all major stakeholders including Raytheon senior stakeholders, customers, and major subcontractors
• Experience with different Architecture Frameworks
• Experience with modeling resources and methodologies (Cameo)
• Experience in an Agile development environment
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
• Experience with DevOps/DevSecOps
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of tools (e.g. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

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

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• RTX solves some of the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense.
• Please consider the following role type definitions 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.
• Location Information: This position is for an onsite role at our Aurora, CO (Denver area) campus

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 U