Senior Field Systems Engineer (CENTCOM)

Date Posted:

2026-01-15

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-TX-REMOTE

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

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:

DoD Clearance: Secret

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 looking for a Senior Field Systems Engineer to join our Field Engineering team. In this role, you will provide operational support for the United States Air Force worldwide deployable program. 

Current Contract goes thru August 2026, with potential extension.

This onsite unaccompanied role is mission essential and will be in CENTCOM on a long-term international assignment with additional compensation.

Employment is contingent upon meeting all medical requirements for overseas assignments including comprehensive post-offer medical examination.   

What You Will Do

• Perform product implementation, modifications, and enhancements to product in accordance with specific customer specifications and implementations.
• Focused on team-oriented tasks while supporting the customer’s mission and initiatives.
• Ensure training requirements (customer and company) are kept up to date and completed ahead of schedule.
• Monitor, analyze and characterize the performance of complex data processing systems.
• Isolated faults – Trace faults and distinguish between hardware and software fault sources.
• Recommend, initiate, and oversee actions to correct faults.
• Maintain sensor equipment on aircraft.
• Provide support on the U.S. Air Force flight-line to operate and conduct pre-mission activities, and aircraft checkout prior to flights.
• Integrate and updated software and hardware.
• Work with a global team of users, analysts, and other contractor personnel, and customers.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5+ years of prior engineering experience.
• Experience with military, data processing, system administration, radar, IR, or radio frequency.
• Experience and expertise in sensor payload maintenance and Avionics.
• Experience using UNIX.
• Comprehension of RADAR philosophy, U.S. Air Force flight line courtesies and regulations, and Solaris.
• Ability to deploy anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. 
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Aircraft maintenance and flight line.
• Experience / knowledge using Military Equipment accounts and Integrated Maintenance Data Systems (IMDS).
• Experience working with SAR imagery.
• Effective oral and written communication abilities.
• Excellent teamwork skills interacting productively with end users, analysts, other internal personnel, and customers in a global team setting.

Special Work Conditions

• Working rotating shifts is required.
• Travel and long working hours are anticipated.
• Must be able to lift 40 pounds and able to sit for long periods of time.
• Must be willing and able to get all inoculations required by the US military.
• Must be able and ready to deploy anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice.
• Must be willing and able to deploy to environments that may include harsh living conditions (extreme heat and cold, deployed living conditions, etc.).

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.

Clearance Information: This position requires a security clearance. The Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information ab