Principal Systems Engineer, Deputy Verification Lead Onsite

Location: US-MA-WOBURN-WB1 ~ 235 Presidential Way ~ SPENCER BLDG

Date Posted: 2026-04-20

Country: United States of America

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government‑issued security clearance required prior to start date; U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance.

Security Clearance Type: Secret – Current

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on Day 1

At Raytheon, our mission is to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet today’s mission needs and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threats. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Raytheon’s Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) is seeking a Deputy Systems Verification Lead to join our team within the System Integration & Test Long‑Range Radars Department. The team is looking for a self‑motivated Principal Systems Engineer who will support X‑Band Radar technology, collaborating on requirements verification and systems engineering integration at our Woburn, MA location. This includes supporting the Systems Verification and Integration tasks, scope planning to create milestones and schedules, and managing competing priorities.

Typical daily activities executed by the team include scenario development, testing, analysis, support to software development and systems engineering teams, and customer presentations. The individual will contribute to growing the team’s capabilities and work with both internal and external customers.

What You Will Do

• Provide support to the Systems Verification Lead on requirements verification tasks and scope planning, creating milestones, scheduling/management of competing task priorities, and customer presentations.
• Strengthen the team’s data analysis, requirements verification, systems integration, software development, and collaboration with internal and external customers.
• Develop scenarios to support testing, data analysis, and software development.
• Collaborate with systems engineers to resolve radar technical issues.
• Support program execution and growth through continuous improvement of people, processes, and tools.
• Coordinate across organizational disciplines and functions to identify team/work issues, resolve roadblocks, and ensure completion of team objectives.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a STEM degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, C/C++, Linux, and/or Unix.
• Experience with Doors and system integration, test, technical projects, and/or verification.
• Experience with technical and/or functional leadership.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience compiling, summarizing, and presenting data analysis to internal and external stakeholders, including program leadership and external customers, and collaborating across engineering functions to drive performance and resolve issues.
• Experience with risk and opportunity, coaching teams in agile and DevSecOps processes, implementing agile methodologies, and executing the team’s backlog including performance analysis and issue investigation.
• Experience participating in daily stand‑up meetings, monthly sprint reviews, quarterly Program Increment (PI) planning meetings, retrospectives, and implementing best practices for predictable/repeatable workflows.
• Skilled in removing task impediments, estimating task sizing, verifying backlog readiness for planning and execution, tracking/reporting team agile metrics, and facilitating new process and technology integration.
• Experience with X‑Band Radar analysis tools, hands‑on root cause identification, corrective action implementation, systems integration, systems verification, and working with customers to plan and execute program test activities.

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 – relocation assistance available.

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD – 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good‑faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to role, function, associated responsibilities, candidate work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to 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, and holidays. Specific benefits depend on the specific business unit and whether the position is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether it is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement. Payments under these programs are not guaranteed and depend on individual performance, business unit performance, and/or company performance.

This role is U.S.‑based. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.