Principal Systems Engineer: Solid State Transmitter Integration & Test Lead

RTX RTX · Aerospace · tucson, AZ +1 · Engineering

Principal Systems Engineer to lead planning, execution, and documentation of system-level integration, Design Verification, and Qualification Testing activities for solid-state transmitters. Requires a Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field, 8+ years of experience, and an active DoD Secret security clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead planning, execution, and documentation of system-level integration, Design Verification, and Qualification Testing activities.
  2. Prepare comprehensive test plans, procedures, schedules, and resource requirements.
  3. Coordinate test execution across multiple onsite labs and customer test facilities, ensuring alignment on configuration, schedule, and readiness.
  4. Organize and lead Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) for major test events.
  5. Execute and oversee testing during both the POD DVT phase and POM Qualification phase.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Math or other related engineering disciplines
  • 8 years of relevant experience
  • Experience with design Verification Testing (DVT) and Qualification Testing (QT) for complex systems
  • Experience leading test efforts from planning through report completion
  • Experience coordinating activities across multiple test labs or distributed test environments
  • Experience leading teams

Nice to have

  • Ability to drive TRRs, manage technical risks, and maintain disciplined configuration control
  • Prior experience working with networking architectures or networked system environments
  • Experience collaborating with EMI lab leads, ETF, or similar test facilities
  • Familiarity with DoD or customer test processes and structured verification environments

What the JD emphasized

  • Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
  • U.S. citizenship is required
  • Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date