Air & Space Defense Systems Senior Flight Test Lead

2026-09-17

United States of America

US-AZ-TUCSON-848 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 848

Onsite

Active and transferable 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 a security clearance​

Typically requires a Bachelors in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline, such as Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics or Math and minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience.

• Hardware Systems Integration experience
• Platform Integration/Flight Test experience
• Experience evaluating requirements.
• Experience with troubleshooting and failure process
• Experience with Verification and Validation methods
• Experience coordinating multiple team members schedules to meet critical Program needs.

• Experience in RF integration of hardware systems with high level of understanding of digital signal processing algorithms, advanced waveforms, antenna patterns, and techniques used in resource-constrained missile systems.
• Experience with RF spectral and temporal effects for sensor and backgrounds, including clutter, multipath, self-interference, grounding and shielding, and mitigation factors.
• Experience in integrating RF sensor output, either modulated waveforms or streams of digital samples used for real-time representation of RF scenes data collection / analysis (including Telemetry)
• Test Systems design experience and collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines, such as electrical, electronics, mechanical, software, and computer engineering.
• Experience in integration with test equipment, telemetry data analysis tools, and missile systems host platforms.
• Experience managing and presenting technical data to Stakeholders and Customer community, in design reviews and technical interchange meetings.
• Understanding and working knowledge of troubleshooting and failure process

DoD Clearance: Secret

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. 

Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Systems Engineering & Test Capabilities (SE&TC) integrates, verifies, and validates our products. We put our systems together, exercise them in the lab or in the field, measure and analyze performance, and make sure our products work the first time and every time. To accomplish this, we develop plans and procedures, debug and evaluate system functions and interfaces, develop test environments, and work together with our customers. 

• →Perform integration, verification, and field qualification testing to ensure the system under test performs according to specifications/requirements.
• →Perform data collection activities, including review and analysis of data elements, and provide detailed reports of results. 
• →Trace and/or correct faults in mechanical or electronic systems. Familiarity with failure reporting, analysis, corrective action and/or fault tree analysis.
• →Create/modify documentation in support of reviews associated with formal testing, which will include Test Plans and Procedures, Test Readiness Review (TRR), Consent to Ship (CTS), and Test Data Review (TDR) packages.
• →20% travel required

Please note: This position requires you to work on site in Tucson. No remote work available.

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