Senior Test and Telemetry Engineering Lead

RTX•Tucson, AZ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. SETC Systems Engineering & Test Capability integrates, verifies, and validates our products. We put our systems together, exercise them in the lab or in the field, measure and analyze performance, and make sure our products work the first time and every time. To accomplish this, we develop plans and procedures, debug and evaluate system functions and interfaces, develop test environments, and work together with our customers What You Will Do Work as Test Event and Telemetry Lead to oversee all lab and field test event efforts, including preparation, execution, data collection/analysis, and report generation. Support missile build and delivery activities by collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration and delivery milestones. Coordinate test readiness activities to ensure equipment, configurations, and processes are aligned with program schedules and requirements. Own and manage telemetry test equipment lifecycle activities, including repairs, hardware utilization tracking, replacement planning, and testing. Coordinate compliance activities in partnership with Cyber Security to ensure test equipment meets program requirements. Implement and manage software upgrades for telemetry tools and associated test systems. Interpret and work from test equipment engineering drawings to support integration and troubleshooting activities Provide hands-on support during lab and field test events, including acceptance test planning and execution. Interpret and analyze telemetry data; clearly communicate results to engineering teams, REAs, and customers. Read and understand Unit Under Test (UUT) engineering drawings and requirements to ensure proper telemetry configuration and verification alignment. Proactively coordinate cross-functionally to ensure hardware availability, software builds, and lab readiness for integration and test events. Maintain organized documentation of equipment status, telemetry configurations, test data, and formal test reports. Support customer coordination activities including equipment shipment and test planning alignment. Utilize configuration/data management tools (e.g., cPDM preferred) to maintain traceability and documentation control. The ability to obtain additional program clearances as needed Travel required (20%) Please note: This position requires you to work on site. No remote work available.

Requirements

Typically Requires a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Math (STEM) and a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience.
Four (4) years of applied work experience in integration & verification.
Experience working with telemetry data.
Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings and system requirements.
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Math.
Hands-on experience with missile systems/host platforms, telemetry and test equipment integration in lab/field environments, and telemetry data analysis tools.
Experience leading a team in planning, executing, and reporting on test activities within a laboratory environment.
Experience collecting and evaluating data to diagnose and solve technical issues.
Experience managing and presenting technical data to Stakeholders and Customer community, in design reviews and technical interchange meetings.
Experience using Agile framework development methods/processes.

Responsibilities

Work as Test Event and Telemetry Lead to oversee all lab and field test event efforts, including preparation, execution, data collection/analysis, and report generation.
Support missile build and delivery activities by collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration and delivery milestones.
Coordinate test readiness activities to ensure equipment, configurations, and processes are aligned with program schedules and requirements.
Own and manage telemetry test equipment lifecycle activities, including repairs, hardware utilization tracking, replacement planning, and testing.
Coordinate compliance activities in partnership with Cyber Security to ensure test equipment meets program requirements.
Implement and manage software upgrades for telemetry tools and associated test systems.
Interpret and work from test equipment engineering drawings to support integration and troubleshooting activities
Provide hands-on support during lab and field test events, including acceptance test planning and execution.
Interpret and analyze telemetry data; clearly communicate results to engineering teams, REAs, and customers.
Read and understand Unit Under Test (UUT) engineering drawings and requirements to ensure proper telemetry configuration and verification alignment.
Proactively coordinate cross-functionally to ensure hardware availability, software builds, and lab readiness for integration and test events.
Maintain organized documentation of equipment status, telemetry configurations, test data, and formal test reports.
Support customer coordination activities including equipment shipment and test planning alignment.
Utilize configuration/data management tools (e.g., cPDM preferred) to maintain traceability and documentation control.
The ability to obtain additional program clearances as needed
Travel required (20%)