Principal Operations Support Systems Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-01-15

Country:

United States of America

Location:

VA146: 8320 Alban S100, Springfield 8320 Alban Road Suite 100, Springfield, VA, 22150 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 with CI Poly - Current

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.  

Raytheon is seeking a Principal Operations Support Systems Engineer providing mission-specific systems engineering and integration support to an operational government customer within the Intelligence Community. This position manages moderately sized projects or processes with minimal oversight and provides measurable input to new products, processes, or standards in operational plans to implement customer integrations and/or objectives. Location: Near Springfield, Virginia

What You Will Do

• Provide systems engineering and integration support to assess, plan, coordinate, schedule, and implement projects from inception through system transition.
• Work to solve problems and issues faced which can fluctuate and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem and determine appropriate resolution.
• Communicate with many levels of program, other contractor and government stakeholders, and work to positively influence parties within and outside of the job function at an operational level regarding policies, procedures, and practices.
• Provide training on systems, testing for integration of projects, and provide reliable data to the Customer enabling them to make informed decisions regarding the installation, integration checkout and test of operational system modifications and upgrades.

Qualifications You Must Have  

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 8 years of prior engineering experience or equivalent experience.
• Experience with operational systems, maintenance installations, integration, and test experiences.
• Experience with project management.
• Experience with internal and external customers in a team environment (Government, Military, SETA, and Contractor.)
• Experience with enterprise level planning and implementation.
• An active and transferable TS/SCI CI Poly 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 the required security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experienced with an ops tempo and culture.
• Experience with trouble-shooting ops-related problems and solving those issues with a team of engineers.
• Customer relationships.
• Experience working across contract and location boundaries.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and HelpNow.
• Experience working in a virtual environment and collaborating with geographically dispersed engineering groups.
• Experience with both Windows and Unix platforms.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Not Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance not available

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* 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.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending