Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Air Dominance Cross Product Team Lead (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-07-01

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AZ-TUCSON-848 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 848

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:

Secret - Current

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

At RTX, the world's 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.

The Systems Engineering and Test Center (SETC) organization is currently hiring a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join our Tucson, AZ location. SETC is an exciting and challenging environment where you will have the opportunity to design, develop and partner with multi-disciplines to shape innovative solutions for our customers. Join our organization and experience the Systems V engineering life cycle while interfacing with a variety of engineering disciplines, subject matter experts, Chief Engineers, Chief Technologists, the customer, and so many more to ensure we design, integrate, and strengthen our systems to work the first time and every time for our warfighters!

As a Senior Principal Systems Engineer you will be the Cross Product Team Lead (CPTL) for the AMRAAM C9/C4 Development program.  The CPTL is responsible for technical rigor of requirements documents, coordination across teams, sharing program process knowledge, mentoring engineers, and working with the technical and program leads execute program tasks.  Responsibilities include, but are not limited to leading the product Systems Engineering teams through the architecture development, requirements development, requirements management, trade studies, and providing SE oversight during integration and test activities. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on various subsystems with in the Air Dominance AMRAAM C9/D4 program.  This role is 100% on-site at our Tucson, AZ campus.

What You Will Do

• Interface with customers and key suppliers

• Develop CONOPS

• Develop & refine system architecture

• Develop & refine system requirements and lead team developing subsystem level requirements

• Perform functional & physical analyses

• Perform functional allocation

• Develop and lead requirements verification strategies and plans

• Developing integrated systems security solutions

• System level to subassembly integration, verification, and validation planning and execution

• Develop and implement a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) strategy

• Support system deployment planning

• Support production planning

• Support life-cycle logistics planning

• Cross-functional collaboration and coordination in an agile environment, with systems team members supporting multiple product teams in multiple agile release trains

• Establish and maintain relationships with other programs, program leadership, and the customer community

• Coordinate with program leadership on long term strategy and planning 

• Review and support trade studies, down-selects, and other analyses 

• CDRL management, report development, and delivery  

• Develop materials for customer meetings (reviews, technical interface meetings, status meetings, etc.) and brief customer representatives 

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 10 years o