RTX · 10 hours ago
Senior Systems Engineer - Patriot
RTX is a company with over 100 years of experience in engineering expertise, dedicated to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms. They are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support hardware/software integration for the Patriot programs, ensuring the functionality of Major End Items at the Patriot Test Facility.
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Responsibilities
Provide technical operations and maintenance support for the site radar systems issues and troubleshooting efforts as needed or instructed by site O&M leads and team members
Maintain the health and status of the radar in support of PTFA mission
Provide engineering support for Configuration Management (CM) of hardware and software
Communicate with the end user on the health and status of RADAR and coordinate requests for calibration and maintenance time as needed
Support extended and off hours testing occasionally, as required to meet contractual commitments
Support onsite engineering teams with MEI hardware configuration activities, ensuring hardware is delivered in the required state to meet customer need dates
Support hardware integration and test activities and configuration of test equipment and tactical hardware
Contribute to successful technical execution of complex integration and test events
Interact, on a technical level, with team members from different engineering disciplines (HW, SW, Mechanical, Systems Integration and Test, etc.)
Work collaboratively with fellow PTFA team members and lab users to quickly address safety and compliance issues
Demonstrate your ability to remain flexible, accommodate user requests, think quickly and place the immediate resolution of system issues impacting the user community above previously planned tasks while balancing daily PTFA required activities
Work in a high paced, dynamic, multi-tasking environment including performing outside work in inclement weather
Support continuous improvement process by identifying and troubleshooting issues with hardware, and clearly documenting all actions and steps taken
Perform the lifting, installation, and removal of heavy hardware located within the confines of the Patriot Radar aisle (3’ wide, < 5’ high)
Utilize your working knowledge of L/UNIX to troubleshoot and configure assets to meet customer needs
Ability to travel domestically 10%, to White Sands Missile Range
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience
Experience working within a test facility, depot, field, and/or engineering lab
Experience with Linux and/or UNIX
Experience with instrumentation and/or test equipment, i.e (oscilloscope, multi-meter and/or spectrum analyzer)
Ability to obtain Interim Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain a Final Secret U.S. government issued security clearance after start
Preferred
Experience working with MATLAB (including object-oriented programming), ADA, Python, C/C++, or Java
Experience identifying and troubleshooting issues with hardware, and clearly documenting all actions and steps taken
Demonstrated proficiency utilizing mechanical tool skills. (e.g., power tools, hand tools, etc.)
Familiarization with Patriot Technical Manuals and Patriot Maintenance Control System diagnostic software
Excellent communications skills, verbal, and written
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
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.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.2MKey Investors
LIFT Ecosystem Accelerator
2024-02-22Grant· $0.2M
2019-06-09Acquired
2010-01-14Grant· $3M
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