RTX

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Senior Systems Engineer

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Job Summary

Design and deliver common application capabilities for a next-generation satellite Command and Control (C2) system, focusing initially on centralized observability for mission-critical services. Lead systems engineering work from concept through verification: define interfaces, operational scenarios, acceptance criteria, and test/verification strategies. Collaborate with software engineers, SRE, cyber teams, and integrate reusable capabilities into CI/CD and DevSecOps workflows in Aurora, CO.

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead systems engineering activities for Application Services capabilities from concept through verification.
•Define functional behavior, interfaces, operational scenarios, acceptance criteria, and verification strategies for reusable application capabilities.
•Design common observability capabilities (metrics, logging, tracing, health monitoring, alerting) to support mission-relevant operational awareness.
•Develop verification strategies and automated testing using unit, feature, integration, and end-to-end approaches; collaborate on automated test scenarios.
•Partner with Platform Engineering, SRE, Cyber Engineering, and application teams to ensure capabilities integrate into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 86,800 - 165,200 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife Insurance401k MatchPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

•Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in STEM and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
•Experience performing systems engineering on software-intensive systems.
•Experience defining system behavior, interfaces, verification approaches, and acceptance criteria.
•Experience collaborating with software development teams in Agile environments.
•Active and transferable U.S. government-issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to the start date; U.S. citizenship is required.

Experience:5+ years

Education:Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)

Skills:Systems engineeringCollaborationTechnical communicationStakeholder alignmentTechnical reviews

Tech Stack:PlaywrightOpenTelemetryPrometheusGrafanaKubernetesMicroservicesCI/CDDevSecOpsDevSecOps workflowsUnit testingFeature testingIntegration testingEnd-to-end testingInfrastructure as Code (IaC)Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Security Clearance:TS/SCI without Polygraph

Company Brief

RTX

Designs, manufactures, and services aerospace and defense systems, including aircraft engines, avionics, aerostructures, missiles, and cybersecurity solutions for commercial, military, and government customers worldwide.

Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Arlington, United States

Founded: 2020

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