Principal Systems Engineer - Test Architect

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The Effectors group under Systems Engineering Test Capabilities (SETC) is currently searching for a Test Architect (TA) for the Coyote portfolio in the Land and Air Defense Systems (LADS) Strategic Business Unit (SBU).  The Test Architect is responsible for leading test solutions to improve producibility to meet the average unit cost goals for the Coyote product portfolio.

In Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) we integrate, verify, and validate 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 hand-in-hand with our customers. SETC is an exciting and challenging environment where you will have the opportunity to design, develop and test to shape innovative solutions for our customers.

What You Will Do:

• Lead the development and deployment of innovative test solutions, process automation initiatives, and design/process improvements that enhance producibility and reduce cycle time.
• Craft and co-own the end-to-end strategy for test architecture, including conceptual design, detailed design, implementation, integration, and verification phases.
• Partner closely with Operations (factory and program) and program Engineering leadership to ensure test capabilities meet production scale, reliability, and compliance requirements.
• Influence and support IRAD and capital investment planning to ensure future capabilities, infrastructure, and technologies align with long-term production strategy.
• Communicate technical direction, risks, tradeoffs, and decision rationale clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
• Up to 10% travel as required to support integration and test activities with the team.
• Ensure the technical integrity of program work products including the Technical Data Package (TDP) related to Test Strategy execution

What You Will Learn:

• Gain knowledge and technical exposure to a fast-growing, modern product line
• Develop the test strategy through the production lifecycle of an effector system
• Gain an understanding on how the Production Test Strategy aligns and interacts with the overall Coyote Test Strategy across user operations, development and production testing

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.

• Experience in systems engineering, systems integration and/or systems testing, verification, and validation
• Experience with integration lab, test facility, or in the 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.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Strong systems engineering or test architecture background with experience in production-scale test solutions.
• Ability to lead and align cross-functional teams in complex environments.
• Expertise in test systems, process automation, and design-for-producibility methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategies and execute across multiple phases of technology deployment.
• Experience interfacing with customer representatives
• Comfortable working within dynamic, fast-paced production environments with evolving priorities.
• Experience with Development and Production test strategy and architecture throughout a product lifecycle
• Experience in developing and/or testing missiles
• Experience developing Engineering and Production Test Equipment to meet established test requirements
• Currently Certified as a Level 3 Test Architect or higher

What We Offer:

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Relocation Eligibility - Yes

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