Senior Systems Engineer (System Integration) (Onsite)

Date Posted: 2026-08-20 | Location: Alexandria, Virginia | Onsite role

Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

About the Role

RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide enterprise-wide systems engineering and integration support to a mission-focused government customer within the Intelligence Community. The successful candidate will lead planning, coordination, and execution of moderately complex integration initiatives, ensuring new capabilities are effectively integrated into operational environments. This role requires close collaboration with government stakeholders and other entities to facilitate system readiness, advance products and processes, and enhance mission effectiveness and operational resilience. The position is performed in a SCIF environment and offers flexible work hours designed to promote a healthy work-life balance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate project activities by working closely with stakeholders to ensure successful integration, execution, and delivery of mission-critical capabilities.
• Leverage Satellite Operations expertise to support assigned projects, enterprise-wide efforts, and customer-directed initiatives.
• Serve as an advisor on Satellite Operations topics and capabilities.
• Support system testing, verification, validation, and operational checkout activities.
• Assist with root cause analysis and anomaly resolution following system outages or degraded performance.
• Lead cross-functional interactions and provide support for multiple mission efforts, including the successful integration, transition, and stand up of new missions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 5 years of prior engineering experience or equivalent experience.
• Experience supporting Satellite Operations and/or mission protection environments.
• Experience with project management and/or system integration.
• Experience working collaboratively in a team environment (Government, Military, SETA, and Contractor).
• Experience in enterprise-level planning, testing, and implementation.
• Active and transferable TS/SCI with CI Poly U.S. government issued security clearance required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer NSIS, waterfall, and/or agile methodologies.
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) KSA.
• Experience working across contract and location boundaries.
• Atlassian JIRA and Confluence.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, 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 agreement).

Pay

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