Senior Systems Engineer - TS/SCI + Poly Required

Date Posted:

2025-08-14

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PA602: 302 Science Park Road, Bldg 5C 302 Science Park Road Building 5C, State College, PA, 16803-2214 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 Polygraph

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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Test Engineer to join our Air & Space Defense Systems (ASDS) team. This team specializes in multi-domain integrated air and missile defense, advanced sensors, space-based systems, hypersonics, effectors and cyber solutions. 

In this role, you will play a key part in the continuous development of an advanced, cutting-edge software system by providing test engineering support, guidance, and facilitating team communication. You will operate within a SAFe Agile development environment, working closely with and clearly communicating with engineers on the agile development teams to ensure successful project outcome

What You Will Do

• Execute Systems Engineering Tasks: You will perform various tasks related to the systems engineering discipline, including software testing, ensuring requirements traceability into software functions, conducting system performance analysis, and overseeing system integration and test activities to confirm system requirements are met.

• Technical Interaction: You will collaborate with the agile development team to address technical considerations, manage risks, and resolve issues associated with system capabilities.

• Adaptability and Communication: You must be able to multi-task and adapt to rapidly changing circumstances. Effective networking and communication at all organizational levels are essential to support schedules and meet delivery milestones.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience

• CompTIA Security+ Certification

• Systems engineering lifecycle experience, specifically in developing or testing large software systems.

• Experience with agile software development activities, including requirements specification, integration testing, and verification activities throughout the full lifecycle.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience or proficiency with Linux

• Experience leading test events, customer demos, test team coordination, modifying and creating test procedures, ad hoc testing, documenting test results, and reporting and writing defect reports.

• Ability to maintain technical cost and schedule for systems test engineering and software integration activities.

• Experience interacting with both programmatic and technical presentations.

• Excellent communication and organizational skills; able to articulate intent, frame requirements and test activities, set priorities, develop practical methods, and align resources to meet goals.

• Significant experience working in DevOps and/or DevSecOps or test-driven development in an Agile development environment.

• Experience in a technical role of a large multi-disciplined engineering team.

• Experience with cloud-based software architectures and systems.

• AWS cloud experience - AWS cloud technology knowledge and implementation.

• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) knowledge and experience as a System Engineer.

• Experience using modeling resources and methodologies like Cameo, Enterprise Architect, Rhapsody, etc.

• Experience using Agile tool sets (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.) and evaluation of COTS/FOSS applications.

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.

• This position is eligible for relocation assistance!

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