Senior Systems Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-04-07

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-VA-ALEXANDRIA-7900-CUST ~ 7900 Telegraph Rd ~ 7900-CUST (External Site)

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 Type:

TS/SCI with Polygraph

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Raytheon is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for satellite Operations and Maintenance (O&M) positions. The selected candidate will join a skilled O&M team working in a 24/7 operations environment. The availability of working overtime and non-scheduled call-in support, potentially working a combination of day staff and shift schedules, based on the dynamic needs of the team is required. The O&M team is responsible for all aspects of system operations and planning to include monitoring day-to-day activities and identifying and solving challenging problems as they occur. After completion of comprehensive on-the-job training, the candidate will be part of a certified team of subject matter experts that are integral to our customer's success. Location: Alexandria, Virginia

What You Will Do

• Monitor system health and performance of critical hardware systems supporting key customer operations and collections
• Ensure required system maintenance activities are functional and meeting documented timing and performance results
• Report and document anomalous system performance and interact with other team members to validate operational performance. Implement workarounds and contingency plans to minimize impacts of system anomalies 
• Develop troubleshooting/recovery plans to address system discrepancies and restore mission capabilities
• Maintain technical knowledge of formal procedures associated with required system maintenance, troubleshooting and recovery
• O&M training/mentoring, trending and analysis, procedure development, data collection, fault isolation, and performing real-time manual actions to restore system capabilities
• Work closely with delivering factories to support development activities, installation of ground software deliveries, and special test configurations.  
• Crosstrain in other operator positions as assigned and mentor and train other personnel on the contract team
• Lead interactions and support all missions to include the initialization of new missions  
• Work in an adaptable small team environment (3-7 people)  

Qualifications You Must Have  

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 5 years of prior engineering experience or equivalent experience.
• Experience training and certifying in an operational position
• Technical experience with monitoring system state of health and performance assessment for operational hardware systems
• Experience with identifying and resolving system performance issues
• 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

• Leadership skill to drive engineering projects
• Operational experience with mission planning or mission management
• Experience and proficient use of both Windows and UNIX platforms
• Experience with Perl, Python, VBA, and/or other scripting languages
• Experience using the Microsoft Office suite

What We Offer

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