Sr. Principal Systems Integration & Test Engineer

About the position

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. In Systems Integration and Test (SI&T) we integrate, verify, and validate our products. We put our systems together, exercise them in the lab or in the field, measure and analyze performance, and make sure our products work the first time and every time. To accomplish this, we develop plans and procedures, debug and evaluate system functions and interfaces, develop test environments, and work hand-in-hand with our customers. We are seeking a Principal Systems Integration & Test Engineer to join our Engineering team in Springfield, Virginia for the role of Site Technical Lead. In this role, primary responsibilities will be comprised of approximately 20% site leadership activities and 80% technical systems engineering and program execution.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and coordinate with customer representatives.
• Provide daily status updates.
• Facilitate visitor access requests and conduct tours.
• Communicate directly with factory leads and program management office.
• Support the daily execution of activities on a complex satellite ground system.
• Support internal and external stakeholder maintenance activities.
• Support bi-weekly operational software deliveries.
• Perform on-site E2 triage and support during business hours with after-hours on-call expectations.
• Oversee and support the on-site team of engineers.
• Provide regular updates to the on-site SETA team via a daily status page and in-person engagements.
• Support weekly SETA and team lead technical tag-ups.
• Support Change Management Board meetings as needed.
• Provide technical SME support as an on-site E2 Systems Integration & Test Engineer.
• Work in a classified lab on site.
• Work in an Agile program environment.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant systems integration and test experience or 8 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree in (STEM).
• Experience working on-site in a badge less environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving software system execution problems.
• Experience with systems engineering principles and activities.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in a Satellite Ground System development or operations environment.
• Experience with ground station and satellite domains (such as terrestrial data networking, command and telemetry, launch operations, flight dynamics, mission planning, on-orbit operations).
• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).
• Experience with Test Automation (Cucumber, Gherkin, home-grown).
• Experience with Java, C++, or Python.
• Experience with Linux operating system.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 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