Principal Services Engineer MTS

Date Posted: 2026-08-18 | Location: McKinney, TX (Hybrid role)

About the Role

Raytheon is seeking a Principal Field Engineer to provide technical operational support at OCONUS (Outside Continental United States) and CONUS (Continental United States) locations for a supported classified customer. This role involves supporting day-to-day factory system operations, product test, development, and integration for various Special Access Programs (SAPs).

Responsibilities

• Support a classified customer in both CONUS and OCONUS operations with <25% travel.
• Support day-to-day factory system operations and repairs.
• Work in an engineering-centric role to support product test, development, and integration for SAPs.
• Develop field-specific lessons learned for integration and employment of leading-edge systems.
• Lead training of junior team members and aid in the continual development of field-specific procedures for emerging and evolving technology.
• Act as a liaison between field teams and engineering to communicate system changes and requirements.
• Diagnose and capture system issues from customer channels to support continual product spiral development.
• Serve as the face of both the program and company, relied upon for operational support and decisions in a real-world capacity.

Requirements

• Current and transferable Top Secret security clearance with a current Tier 5 (T5) investigation (required on the first day), with the ability to obtain program access after onboarding.
• 12+ years of MTS (Multi-Spectral Targeting System) experience.
• 5+ years supporting classified customer MTS operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM-related discipline.
• Experience in fielding and development of new technology.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of Multi-Spectral Targeting System experience in direct support of classified customer operations.
• Experience mentoring junior team members and providing on-call technical support for colleagues.
• MQ-9 Avionics systems experience.
• Ability to work in high-pace austere environments.
• In-depth OCONUS deployment experience.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $107,500 – $204,500 USD.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, short-term disability, 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.
• Eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (dependent on role level and business unit performance).