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RTX · 2 months ago

Senior Principal Test Systems Engineer

AZ808: RMS AP Bldg 808 1151 East Hermans Road Building 808, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$124K/yr - $250K/yr

8+ years exp

RTX is a leading defense and aerospace company committed to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms. The Senior Principal Test Systems Engineer will be responsible for overseeing the Test and Evaluation strategy throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring robust and efficient testing processes while mentoring team members on project implementation.

AerospaceManufacturingSecuritySensorTelecommunications

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Utilize your knowledge of models, simulations, test beds, prototypes, hardware integration, hardware manufacturing, warfighter (User) methodologies, embedded test protocols, and full-scale Engineering Development Models (EDM’s) to ensure comprehensive lifecycle testing that is both robust and affordable

Broad customer interaction including Department of Defense (DoD) contract work

Understand and define specialized capital investment needs

Intense focus on ‘customer affordability’, by using effective cost measurement techniques

Drive improvements in product affordability through increased built-in-test capabilities and decreased lifecycle

Mentor and guide team through new project implementation at the Integrated Product Team Lead level for a Major Development Acquisition Program (MDAP)

Broad Customer Interaction: In addition to DoD contract work, the candidate is capable of identifying and defining “specialized” requirements, as necessary, for internal capital investment projects, IRAD projects, and other unique cases such as government labs and test ranges

Intense focus on affordability can drive well-defined test requirements and realistic parametric test limits with cost-effective, achievable measurement techniques.  The candidate can show a positive impact on affordability through increased built-in-test capabilities and decreased lifecycle needs for common and peculiar support equipment

In addition to having a strong technical competency in test & evaluation, the Test Systems Engineer will have proven leadership capabilities demonstrated in either a technical or programmatic role

Qualification

Systems EngineeringTest MethodologiesTest Requirements DevelopmentEmbedded Test TechniquesAgile ProcessesModel Based EngineeringDesign of ExperimentsData AnalysisFailure ModesEffects AnalysisLeadership

Required

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

Seven (7) years or more years of Systems Engineering experience in test requirements development or test planning

Experience in test methodologies for Qualification Testing

Previous work experience with Systems Engineering Test Requirements and Documentation

Previous experience with development, production, or manufacturing operations testing

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

DoD Clearance: Secret

Preferred

Preferred Masters or Ph.D. in the aforementioned degree

Past experience demonstrating a systems engineering approach for all test-related activities throughout the product lifecycle

Experience in developing Integrated Test and Evaluation Plans

Past experience with embedded test techniques, design for test, design margin resolution, and/or design for manufacturing

Experience with Agile processes and techniques

Past work experience on proposal teams through proposal completion, including Bid/No Bid compromises

Experience with DSI Express, Unified Modeling Language (UML), and/or Systems Modeling Language (SysML)

Familiar with Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Understanding of the role of the DoD Key Leadership Position, the Chief Developmental Tester (CDT), and the expected interactions with the CDT

Proficiency and experience in Design of Experiments (DOE), Regression Analysis, System Simulation, Math modeling and optimization, and/or Data Analysis using one or more of the following tools: Microsoft Excel, MATLAB, JMP, Minitab, or other equivalent tool

Experience using Model Based Engineering (MBE) processes, tools, and techniques, with Rhapsody and IBM Rational Manager preferred

Knowledge of Technology Readiness Levels (TRL's) and Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRL's)

Benefits

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

Company

RTX

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RTX is comprised of three market-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – working as one to answer the biggest questions and solve the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.

Founded in 1922

Arlington, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees