Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Actively Growing Our Engineering Team!

Date Posted:

2026-03-18

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AZ-TUCSON-805 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 805

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:

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

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. 

We're growing fast and we want you to grow with us! We're expanding our engineering organization dramatically to meet exciting customer demand, and we're actively looking for engineers who bring strong foundational skills and a passion for solving hard problems. Industry experience in defense? Not required — we'll invest in you. If you meet the minimum qualifications, we want to talk. Apply today and take the next step in your engineering career.

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!

The Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Effectors will take a leading role in interfacing with the customer to develop CONOPS, system architecture, system requirements and manage qualification, verification and validation. You will also lead and perform functional / physical analysis, allocation, and trade studies. You will plan the Systems approach to engineering testing, integration and flight-testing, production, system deployment, and post deployment support across the product lifecycle. The Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Effectors role requires a high level of technical proficiency in all aspects of the systems engineering lifecycle with a focus on test and production test environments.

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

• Support System Deployment

• Support Production

• Support Life-cycle Logistics                 

• Cross-functional collaboration and coordination 

• 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 of prior engineering experience.

• Experience in Systems Engineering, Test Systems and Environments, System Architecture, and/or Design

• Experience working on a cross-functional team of Systems Engineers and multidiscipline engineers  

• Experience leading cro