2026 Raytheon Systems Security Engineer I - Onsite - Tucson, AZ

Date Posted:

2026-04-21

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AZ-TUCSON-801 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 801 (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:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

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.

Job Description

As a member of our elite Systems Security Engineering (SSE) team, we want you to develop solutions to protect the Warfighter’s technology advantage. Systems Security Engineering creates holistic security solutions leveraging Anti-Tamper (AT), Cyber Security, Software Assurance, and Supply Chain Risk Management to support Program Protection Implementation on embedded weapons systems.

This position is an onsite role.

What You Will Do

• Supporting the development of cybersecurity / anti-tamper requirements, design and architecture artifacts, plans, and policies
• Defining security development and test efforts implementation of security controls of networking devices, databases, operating systems, and hardware and software component
• Understanding and integrating cybersecurity development activities
• Performing analysis on cybersecurity collected data and test results
• Conducting technical and nontechnical trade studies
• Validate secure configuration of routers, switches, firewalls, servers, operating systems, applications, and other assets, using
• DoD approved scanning and assessment tools such as ACAS, STIG, SCAP Compliance Checker, and HBSS
• Apply written and oral communication skills
• Participate in the design and development of systems

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelors Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), Including specific majors: Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical  Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Computer Science, Engineering Science, Robotics or STEM related field.
• Applied engineering experience or coursework with exposure in one or more of the following domains: Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware development, Systems Integration and/or Test, ASIC development, Cybersecurity, System Security, Digital Electronics design, or similar work history. 
• The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer

• Cyber Security or Program Protection experience and / or course work.
• Cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher
• Applied engineering experience or coursework with exposure in one or more of the following domains: Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware development, Systems Integration and/or Test, ASIC development, Cybersecurity, System Security, Digital Electronics design, or similar work history. 
• Experience in design, development and fielding of secure systems for military applications: “relevant experience” is knowledge of a broad array of program protection concepts, reverse engineering tools and techniques, failure analysis, and cryptography. 
• Past work experience (professional or academic) interacting with multidisciplinary teams of system design professionals including electrical, mechanical, software and logistics engineers
• Detailed understanding of and experience in engineering security solutions for Government customers
• Prior work experience giving technical briefs or presentations after synthesizing or generating technical materials from multidisciplinary sources
• Matlab and/or C++ experience 
• Modeling and Simulation experience
• Experience with model-based systems engineering 
• Ability to visualize system functionality, to create block diagrams, and to analyze system performance
• Ability to analyze issues and define solutions
• Ability to perform trade studies to optimize system performance
• Familiarity with DoD customer infrastructure with respect to command and control, telemetry, flight test, ISR, fixed wing, and/or rotary wing s