Patriot Systems Engineer CPTL

Date Posted:

2025-08-20

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA133: Tewksbury, Ma Bldg 3 Concord 50 Apple Hill Drive Concord - Building 3, Tewksbury, MA, 01876 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:

Secret - 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. 

The Systems Engineering (SE) Directorate is the central focus for Mission Systems Integration activities within Raytheon, responsible for defining customer needs, functional and product architecture, requirements definition and decomposition, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), system performance, and System Security Engineering (SSE).

The Land Warfare and Missile Defense Systems (LWMDS) department is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead in the execution of systems engineering development, integration, and analysis activities in support of Country Patriot products. This role will require communication skills to convey information to integrated product team leaders, the program manager, and the customer.

This is an Onsite role in Tewksbury, MA.

What You Will Do:

• You will perform day-to-day high-level systems engineering tasks associated with the products we support.

• You will develop and mentor junior team members

• You will provide technical oversight of employees, monitor program execution, and support program efforts and proposal activities. 

• You will interface with integrated product team leaders including software, hardware, and tests to develop and implement solutions.

• You will analyze system performance vs. technical requirements, research and make SW/Systems improvement recommendations.

• You will determine failure root cause and develop, design and implement solutions.

• You will present findings and solutions to stakeholders.

• You will travel up to 10% of your time to meet program requirements

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of eight (8) years of prior relevant experience

• Experience with design, development, and/or analysis of radar systems, software architecture or related systems

• Experience in Patriot operations and/or maintenance

• 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

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Advanced degree in EE, CE, Physics, Math, ME, Aerospace

• Experience collaborating with internal and external customers

• Experience writing reports and presenting information to internal and external stakeholders

• Experience with Integrated Air and Missile Defense systems

• Requirements development and design related to Patriot products

• Experience with architecture design and requirement management using DOORS

• Experience using Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)

• Knowledge of systems software design, architecture, development life cycle and processes.

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.

• 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.

• Relocation Eligible – relocation assistance available for this position

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Clearance Information: Clearance Information: This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information