Electro-Optics Systems Engineer I (Onsite)

Date Posted: 2026-10-14 • Location: McKinney, TX • Role Type: Onsite

About the role

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With three market‑leading businesses, world‑class operations and investments in research and development, RTX offers capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat, delivering solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. The Electro‑Optical System Design Department is currently seeking an Electro Optical Systems Engineer to support the Advanced Products & Solutions Mission Area in the development and building of advanced electro‑optical systems. The engineer will be part of a design team building electro‑optical systems including imagers, passive/active EO tracking, LIDAR, and directed energy systems. The EOSD Department supports Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) by providing systems engineering expertise in the Electro‑Optical Systems (EOS) domain. This is an onsite role in McKinney, TX.

Responsibilities

• Assess systems architecture
• Develop requirements for electro‑optical systems
• Support design and build efforts
• Assess mission/system requirements and derive design and performance requirements for subsystem and unit levels
• Understand verification and test activities to assist in creating a proper IV&V plan meeting program requirements

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required (only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance
• DoD Secret clearance required; active and existing security clearance needed after day 1

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Optical, Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) obtained by start date
• Experience with electro‑optical infrared imagery, focal plane technology, lenses, or apertures
• Experience with fundamental optical principles including geometrical optics, physical optics, imaging systems, aberrations, or detectors
• Hands‑on experience through coursework or lab work with optical testing or alignment
• Experience may be obtained through on‑the‑job experience, research, coursework, or projects

Preferred Skills

• Prior internship or project experience related to opto‑mechanical engineering, photonics, infrared physics, or optical systems
• Experience with programming using C++ or Python
• Experience or coursework in signal processing, image processing, tracking, computer vision, or machine learning
• Knowledge of systems engineering architecture and design, integration and test, and verification and validation approaches
• Experience using MATLAB for data analysis and strong analytical and problem‑solving skills

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• Short‑term and 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
• Annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs (subject to performance and business unit/company performance)

Pay

The salary range for this role is $57,200 USD – $108,800 USD.