Principal Back End Processing Grooming Engineer

RTX

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Secret
Unspecified
Unspecified
Portsmouth, RI (On-Site/Office)

Date Posted:
2025-04-23
Country:
United States of America
Location:
RI101: 1847 W Main Rd 1847 W. Main Road Nimitz Building, Portsmouth, RI, 02871 USA
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Security Clearance:
Secret - Current

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling - 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 the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Raytheon's Naval Systems department within the Ground Radars and Platforms Center is seeking to bring on an experienced Principal Systems Engineer with knowledge in test planning and execution with extensive customer interaction to support department portfolio activity. This individual will lead a small team supporting configuration and initial troubleshooting of BEP hardware. The individual needs experience working with networking equipment, hardware configuration, and working within a Linux environment.

What You Will Do
  • Lead the Portsmouth, RI based onsite team with BEP hardware configuration activities, ensuring hardware is delivered in the required state to meet customer need dates
  • Create and manage long term plan to meet customer projected need dates, as well as detailed execution schedule of system currently in configuration
  • Highlight areas where efficiencies and process improvements can be implemented, and work to drive improvements to schedule, safety of hardware, and reduction of cost
  • Work with operations teams to understand projected BEP hardware deliveries and understand any outstanding issues or concerns
  • Coordinate delivery and shipment of hardware from lab space
  • Support quarterly EAC and monthly LRE for scope of work


Qualifications You Must Have
  • Typically requires Bachelor of Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior engineering experience.
  • Experience with hardware configuration.
  • Experience with Linux.
  • 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.


Qualifications We Prefer
  • Prior experience supporting BEP hardware
  • Prior experience with earned value management
  • Extensive experience interfacing with customer, shipyards, and configuration collaborator
  • Experience identifying and troubleshooting issues with hardware, and clearly documenting all actions and steps taken
  • A successful track record of interfacing with Technical SMEs to support issue resolution and troubleshooting.


What We Offer
  • Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.


  • Relocation Eligible - Relocation assistance available


Learn More & Apply Now!
  • Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.
  • Onsite : Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.


  • This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm


The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 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, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's 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 are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not 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 or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. 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.

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