Senior Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer Onsite

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 our three market-leading businesses, world-class operations, and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunities no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon’s Integrated Solutions Modeling and Architecture Directorate (ISMA) performs customer-focused operational analysis, simulation, mission planning, and architecture development activities. The Operations and Mission Analysis (Southwest) department is seeking a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer to support Advanced Technology's Alternate Missions & Space product line in developing satellite technology, assessing mission CONOPs and constellations, and supporting new mission and program captures for national security space customers. Advanced Technology incubates new technologies, explores novel mission areas, captures new programs, and executes unique projects. You will support new research and development with opportunities for developing inventions and intellectual property.

Location: Tucson, AZ (onsite)
Security Clearance: Active and transferable Top Secret U.S. government-issued security clearance required on day 1. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support vehicle design and system sizing, mission performance analysis, and trajectory optimization.
• Analyze notional missions and hardware for feasibility; engage with engineers across disciplines to improve models and understand performance drivers.
• Develop common mission analysis, performance analysis, and mission planning toolsets for a portfolio of systems.
• Utilize grid computing infrastructure to enable generation and analysis of large datasets.
• Produce visualizations of complex systems and mission CONOPs in STK or similar tools.
• Coordinate with product line management and customers.
• Work closely with programs and Advanced Technology leadership to develop concepts and mature technologies for new business development and capture.
• Pursue IRAD funding and author intellectual property disclosures.
• Engage directly in mission planning application software development and testing.

Requirements

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience (unless prohibited by local laws/regulations).
• Experience in at least one system-level or subsystem-level technical domain:
  • Guidance, Navigation, and Control
  • Orbital Mechanics
  • Mission Planning
  • Mission Analysis / Performance Analysis
  • Satellite Technology
  • Multidisciplinary design, System-of-Systems design
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, MATLAB, and/or C++ to model physical systems.
• Experience in one of the following skill areas:
  • System performance, CONOPS
  • Algorithms and signal processing
  • Modeling and simulation (i.e., 6-DOF)

Qualifications We Prefer

• Advanced Degree in STEM (can be considered as additional years of experience).
• Understanding of vehicle conceptual design, advanced design methods, numerical optimization methods, and data analytics.
• Experience building physics-based models and choosing appropriate fidelity for the questions being asked.
• Highly self-motivated with an independent work ethic.
• Ability to question data and address root cause issues.
• Familiarity with Git version control and SLURM grid computing infrastructure.
• Experience with Ansys STK.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $86,800 – $165,200 USD. The 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, responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

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
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (eligibility dependent on role level and collective-bargaining agreement status)