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RTX · 3 weeks ago

2026 Fulltime- Raytheon EO Optical Engineer II (Onsite)

AZ201: RMS AP Bldg 801 1151 East Hermans Road Building 801, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$66K/yr - $130K/yr

0+ years exp

RTX is a company focused on helping the nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. They are seeking an Optical Engineer II to work within the Electro-Optics department, responsible for designing and verifying optical components and ensuring performance requirements are met for EO Sensors/Seekers.

AerospaceManufacturingSecuritySensorTelecommunications

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Designing, modeling/analyzing, and verifying optical components within a sensor/seeker designing the structures that hold the optics, including any mechanisms needed to move optics, as well as the cryogenic systems used to cool and maintain the temperature of EO detectors

Relaying critical detector interface and performance requirements to detector suppliers and verifying requirements are met

Utilize many different engineering discipline skills to assemble, test and verify optical, electrical, and mechanical components as they are built up into the sensor/seeker subsystem

Qualification

Optical EngineeringElectro-Optical subsystemsElectrical EngineeringSystems EngineeringTechnical briefingsTroubleshootingTest equipmentTest automation scriptingSensor control

Required

Master's degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) major

Experience with Electro-Optical subsystems

This position requires 12 months or less of relevant professional work experience (excluding internships)

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

Preferred

ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard. 3.0 cumulative GPA desired

Ability to develop and present technical briefings

Current/Active DoD security clearance or SSBI

Experience in troubleshooting investigations and processes

Experience with test equipment, test automation scripting, test conduction, sensor control

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