Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Product and Capability Lead

RTX

Senior Principal Systems Engineer responsible for overseeing SPY-6 product development at Raytheon. Collaborating across teams to ensure successful delivery and integration of radar systems.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeMarlborough • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $132,400 - $251,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and help lead a product organization to provide quality and on-schedule product release to test-sites and radar platforms as a key member of the technical staff.
Develop and maintain product development and release processes.
Assist SPY-6 Product Team technical staff and lead with SPY-6 portfolio planning, increment planning, product development capacity and team prioritization.
Develop and plan product integration and release epics, stories, and milestones within Jira.
Devise and adopt best practices and procedures for SPY-6 product development and release.
Oversee Configuration Management of SPY-6 products, including Build Handoff Packages Support establishment of Trunk-based development pipelines for SPY-6 variants, including infrastructure, industry-standard tooling, and change management guidance.
Travel occasionally (approximately 5%) to support mission execution at various facilities and test sites.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience.
Experience with DoD software product Integration.
Experience in software release management and/or software configuration management.
Experience with design, development, and analysis of DoD systems and software architectures.
Experience with MATLAB/Python/C++.
Requirements development experience, including use of DOORS.
Prior experience with SPY-6 software integration.
Agile product team experience for large-scale DoD programs.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Experience with technical writing and delivering oral presentations.
Systems engineering experience with large, complex DoD systems.
Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in a STEM field.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
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
Holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

software release managementsoftware configuration managementMATLABPythonC++requirements developmentDOORSCI/CD pipelinesDevSecOpssystems engineering

Soft Skills

communication skillstechnical writingoral presentationsleadershiporganizational skills

Certifications

Bachelor’s in STEMMaster’s in STEMPh.D. in STEM