Senior Environmental Test Engineer Support

Date Posted: 2026-07-31 | Location: Tucson, AZ | Onsite role | U.S. citizenship required for security clearance eligibility

About the Role

RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, is seeking a Senior Environmental Test Engineer Support to play a key role in executing a wide range of environmental tests that ensure product performance and reliability across all phases of the life cycle, from prototype through production. In this integrated product team environment, the Senior Support Engineer collaborates closely with Test Engineers, fellow Support Engineers, and internal engineering customers to implement tests that meet rigorous requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform set-up and operation of mechanical shock test and electrodynamic vibration test systems.
• Perform set-up and operation of climatic environmental chambers in support of testing for temperature, altitude, and humidity and highly accelerated life tests.
• Perform set-up and programming of all control and data acquisition systems as well as the placement, and operation of all instrumentation, signal conditioning, and data acquisition systems.
• Perform the execution of various vibration test methods including random, sine, shock, sine-on-random, random-on-random and drop shock, as defined in Mil-Std-810.
• Collect thermal, vibration, and shock test data and verify for accuracy.
• Safeguard classified/proprietary material, hardware, and documentation.

Requirements

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience setting up and troubleshooting either mechanical hardware, electrical instruments, or computer systems.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date (Secret clearance preferred).
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance prior to start date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active and transferrable Secret security clearance.
• Experience with accelerometers, thermocouples, strain gages, load cells, and displacement transducers.
• Experience working with vibration control systems and software.
• Strong communication skills including effective written, verbal, and listening.
• High situational awareness and ability to effectively work multiple projects simultaneously.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, 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.
• Relocation assistance available.
• Eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (dependent on role level and collective-bargaining agreements).

Pay

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.