Echelon 1 Engineer (Systems Integration & Test Engineer II)

Arinc International Of Canada Ulc - Aurora, CO

Full-time - Entry Level

Aurora, CO

10,001+ employees

About the position

At Raytheon, we are committed to helping our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. Our Systems Integration and Test (SI&T) team plays a crucial role in integrating, verifying, and validating our products to ensure they meet the needs of today's missions and stay ahead of tomorrow's threats. We are currently seeking an Echelon 1 (E1) Engineer to join our Operations, Maintenance, and Readiness (OMR) team at our factory site in Aurora, Colorado. This position requires a TOP SECRET SCI clearance with a CI Polygraph, reflecting the sensitive nature of our work. As an E1 Engineer, you will work closely with enterprise partners, customers, and factory teams to ensure the maintenance of operational assets. This role demands a detailed understanding of Vehicle, Space & Communications, and the intelligence needs of end users. You will assist in operations and maintenance events, requiring a clear understanding of program-defined troubleshooting and debugging guides. Your responsibilities will include replacing Line Replacement Units (LRUs), performing system and database administration, and tracking incidents to provide diagnoses to the factory support team. In this role, you will be responsible for diagnosing software and hardware incidents, implementing basic fixes as documented in troubleshooting guides, performing hardware reboots and resets, applying software patches, and providing both system and database administration support. You will also conduct Operations and Maintenance (O&M) training for operators and enterprise partners, coordinate on-site installations, and develop operational procedures and troubleshooting guides. Collaboration across functions will be essential to support successful program execution and to facilitate technical interchange meetings with customers.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the Operations, Maintenance, and Readiness (OMR) Team as an Echelon 1 (E1) Engineer.
• Diagnose software and hardware incidents, troubleshooting and debugging as necessary.
• Implement basic fixes documented in troubleshooting guides.
• Perform hardware reboots and resets as required.
• Replace Line Replacement Units (LRUs) as needed.
• Apply software patches to maintain system integrity.
• Provide system administration support to ensure operational efficiency.
• Provide database administration support for data management.
• Conduct Operations and Maintenance (O&M) training for operators and enterprise partners.
• Coordinate on-site installations of systems and equipment.
• Deploy baselines and patches to ensure system updates are applied.
• Perform O&M integration, checkout, and testing of systems after hardware, software, and database deliveries.
• Develop operational procedures and troubleshooting guides for team use.
• Prepare and conduct program reviews to assess project progress and challenges.
• Collaborate across functions to support successful program execution.
• Support technical interchange meetings with the customer to discuss project status and requirements.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
• A minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience is required.
• Security+ Certification is necessary for this role.
• Experience in Command and Telemetry, Mission Planning, and/or Hardware Control is preferred.
• Experience with systems administration and database administration is required.
• Proficiency with Linux OS is necessary for system management.
• Familiarity with the Atlassian Suite, including Jira and Confluence, is required.
• Experience engaging with and presenting to technical and programmatic leadership is essential.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance with CI POLY prior to start date is mandatory.

Nice-to-haves

• Software, Hardware, and/or Network Engineering experience is preferred.
• Systems Engineering experience on a large government program, particularly with ground systems solutions programs, is advantageous.
• Experience with writing new operational procedures from scratch and maintaining/updating legacy operational procedures is beneficial.
• Expertise in troubleshooting complex software systems and developing issue closure plans with coordinated solutions across internal teams and external stakeholders is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical insurance coverage
• Dental insurance coverage
• Vision insurance coverage
• Life insurance coverage
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) matching contributions
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program for education support
• Parental leave
• Paid time off and holidays
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on position level.