Sr Systems Operations Research 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 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 the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world.

The Integrated Solutions Modeling & Architecture (ISMA) directorate develops, evaluates, and implements architecture solutions for our customers’ largest, most complex challenges across all operational domains. We define and develop novel solutions to emerging operational needs, push the boundaries of innovation to establish next-generation mission solutions, and chart a course for Raytheon and our customers you will be proud to look back on. Supporting this mission are teams driving flexible integration solutions crossing all product areas (sensors, effectors, command and control, logistics and operations), developing tools and methods to evaluate system-level studies and visualization based on customer requirements.

About the role

You will contribute and collaborate in a team environment, receiving inputs from the program, external customers, or team experts, and work on various projects as you determine, develop, and implement analytic approaches that will generate the supporting data to inform programmatic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development and implementation of model-based solutions to support mission trade studies using mission and engagement-level simulations to ensure they meet defined requirements and performance.
• Responsible for the development and integration of variable-fidelity computer models and simulations that effectively capture system and system-of-systems effects in complex threat environments.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction and business alignment.
• Evaluate end-to-end system needs to discover system interfaces and data connectivity requirements across the kill-chain.
• Model system and mission kill chains with tools such as Government, Commercial, and Raytheon simulations.
• Develop metrics and results products that communicate the chain of events that led to an action.
• Implement algorithms to provide next-generation performance across the entire system of systems.

Requirements

• Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications

You Must Have

• Typically requires a 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 with scripting languages, for example: Python, MATLAB, Shell, and/or Perl.
• Experience with Government/Industry Modeling and Simulation tools including Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM), One Semi-Automated Forces (OneSAF), Brawler, Systems Tool Kit (STK), or similar.

We Prefer

• Experience with software development, object-oriented design, C/C++, and/or Java in either Unix or Linux operating environments.
• Experience with Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), Mission Areas (e.g., Space, Air, Land), or systems such as radar, electro-optical, and infrared sensing systems.
• Experience providing briefs and/or presentations to internal or external stakeholders/customers.
• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Experience with Military Operations Analysis, Modeling & Simulation, and/or data analysis & visualization.

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.
• 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 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.

Schedule

This role is onsite. Employees in onsite roles work primarily at the designated location.

Location: McKinney, TX

Security Clearance: This position requires a Secret security clearance. Active and existing security clearance required on day 1. U.S. citizenship is mandatory.