Principal Systems Engineer

RTX

Principal Systems Engineer supporting the LTAMDS and GhostEye Radars at Raytheon, developing requirements and models throughout the product lifecycle. Integrating systems and analyzing data to ensure optimal system performance.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeTewksbury • Massachusetts, New Hampshire • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $107,500 - $204,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop requirements and algorithms, concepts of operations, and define system interfaces.
Develop and implement test plans, procedures, integration, and verification documentation in both simulated and real-world environments.
Identify and resolve hardware, software, and system issues through detailed data analysis and debugging.
Work across functions to drive performance improvements and resolve system issues.
Develop and execute models to predict system performance and support verification and validation.
Integrate hardware and software into tactical systems, evaluating their functionality and impact.
Develop integration documentation, execute plans, analyze data, verify requirements and effectively communicate results to leadership and stakeholders.
Conduct statistical and numerical analysis of radar performance data to ensure optimal system performance and verify requirements.
Present technical findings and solutions to leadership and customers.
Travel as needed (up to 20%) to support mission execution at various locations including local RTX facilities, test sites, vendor facilities, and customer locations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience
Experience developing both scripts and functions with MATLAB
Experience interfacing with internal and external customers
Experience with DOORS, Rhapsody, Cameo, or other digital engineering tools.
Experience with model-based engineering.
Experience in developing and managing requirements.
Experience with C++, Python, or similar
Experience with generating technical documentation, such as test plans, procedures, or technical reports.
Experience working in an integration lab, test facility, or in the field, supporting integration and/or verification.
Experience with evaluating systems using simulated environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

MATLABC++Pythonstatistical analysisnumerical analysismodel-based engineeringrequirements managementintegrationverificationdata analysis

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingcollaborationleadershipanalytical thinking