Senior Systems Engineer – Infrastructure

RTX

Senior Systems Engineer supporting mission-critical systems in aerospace and defense. Collaborating across teams to strengthen national defense and technology integration.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRichardson • Iowa, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $86,800 - $165,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformOracleVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Capture, analyze, decompose, and trace System requirements.
Design, develop, and model systems and sub-systems.
Develop and verify test procedures at the system and sub-system levels.
Building complicated models using SysML for activity, state, block diagrams, and use cases.
Utilize JIRA to decompose features into user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
Support project level work and meet schedule, cost, and performance goals.
Identify program technical risks by evaluating requirements and design aspects.
Represent aspects of the Systems design at internal and external customer meetings.
Support communication between functional discipline groups within the organization.
Engage in classified lab environments to apply your expertise hands-on.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience with network architectures using physical and virtual networks with VMware or other cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle) in cloud and hybrid environments.
Proven experience of mentoring a team of Systems Engineers.
Effective communication skills with all levels of management, program team members, and external stakeholders.
Proven experience in systems engineering to include capturing customer requirements, operations concept development, deriving and tracing system and sub-system requirements.
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued secret clearance is required.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
This position may be eligible for relocation assistance

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Hard Skills & Tools

SysMLnetwork architecturescloud platformsVMwareAWSGCPAzureOraclesystems engineeringtest procedures

Soft Skills

mentoringeffective communicationteam collaborationrisk evaluationcustomer engagementschedule managementcost managementperformance management

Certifications

U.S. government issued secret clearance