Principal Engineer - Defensive Space Control (Onsite) at Raytheon

Date Posted:

2024-07-17

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CO112: Buckley AFB 18500 East 6th Ave 18500 East 6th Avenue Buckley AFB, Aurora, CO, 80011 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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. 

Raytheon is seeking an organized and energetic Principal Systems Engineer to join our team. The chosen candidate will work within the program which supports a proprietary customer with operational support to 24/7 Operations and carry a pager as necessary.  This position will provide technical expertise, analysis, and engineering support to the Weapons and Tactics (W&T) Office. This position requires excellent system engineering, analytical and problem-solving skills in a team environment. Location: Aurora, Colorado

What You Will Do

• Serve as a technical liaison with customers and demonstrate project leadership skills collaborating across customer and contractor boundaries.
• Perform in a high tempo, dynamic small team environment, closely integrated with customers and contractors. 
• Keep customer and contractor leadership appraised of activities, deliverables, problems, and opportunities. 
• Provide Defensive Space Control (DSC) support to company projects as directed by the customer.
• Maintain situational awareness on evolving threats and new developments including participation at key conferences and forums.
• Develop, coordinate, train, evaluate, and analyze Courses of Action (COAs), Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), Response Options (ROs) and CONOPS documents.
• Incorporate space protection processes into station procedures, processes, training, requirements, CONOPS, directives and / or operating instructions

Qualifications You Must Have  

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 8 years of prior engineering experience or equivalent experience.
• Experience utilizing data and visualization instruments to analyze and assess threat events and options.
• Experience identifying shortfalls in indications, warnings, and foundational intelligence.
• Experience developing mission plans for various threat scenarios.
• Experience supporting Space Control related test, exercise and training.
• 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

• Prior Defensive Space Control experience
• Experience performing detailed work with speed and accuracy
• Experience communicating with customers on complex issues, supporting manager and team perspective on a variety of issues.
• Leadership experience

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Not Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance not available

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• RTX solves some of the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense. That requires expansive thinking and bold innovation – and that, in turn, requires a culture that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We embrace individuality and diversity of thought to fuel opportunity for our employees, our customers, and our communities. We work toward progress, knowing that a more inclusive world is critical to our mission. Not just in this moment, but always.

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This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program. The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey. Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience. Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.

• Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

• 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.

The salary range for this role is 96,000 USD - 200,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance. This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply. RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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