RTX

Systems Engineer II – Flight Test Engineer

RTX

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: El Segundo • California • Iowa • United States

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Salary

💰 $75,800 - $144,200 per year

About the role

  • Participate in collaborative, cross-discipline integrated product teams composed of systems, software, test, and mission engineering.
  • Testing mission autonomy software and integrating simulation equipment into the Software-in-the-Loop (SWIL) and/ Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) setups
  • Debugging mission autonomy software as part of the integration team
  • Integrating, testing, verifying, and validating the system and various subsystems
  • Travel to customer test events to support operations. Assist with equipment setup at test sites and during customer test events.
  • Assist Flight Test Engineers on a variety of operational tasks such as flight execution, material prep, or supporting test profiles by participating in our demonstrations.
  • Support preflight system performance assessment and post flight verification analyses.
  • Be able to travel occasionally to support working groups, integration and test, and/or customer events (up to 40% travel).

Requirements

  • Experience integrating HW and SW; OR experience with SWIL /and HWIL
  • Typically requires 2+ years of work-related experience with Systems/Software Engineering, to include, but not limited to: Demonstrated experience supporting integration and tests (I&T) activities of complex systems, including distributed software systems
  • Experience in technical writing (e.g., System Engineering Management Plans, Technical reports, Engineering notebooks, Test Plans/Reports, etc.)
  • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field.
  • Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date.
  • U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
  • Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Student Loan Repayment Program
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
  • Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
  • Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Autism Benefit
  • Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
  • Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
  • Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
  • Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
  • Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
  • And more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
mission autonomy softwareSoftware-in-the-Loop (SWIL)Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL)integration and testing (I&T)technical writingsystem performance assessmentverification and validationdebuggingdistributed software systemsflight execution
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillssupporting test profilescustomer supportteamworkadaptabilityattention to detailoperational support
Certifications
U.S. government issued Secret security clearance