Systems Engineer

RTX • Tucson, AZ

9d • 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. Raytheon is looking for a Systems Engineer to support the Transformation & Initiatives (T&I) department. The T&I department provides subject matter expertise focusing on driving strategic changes, process improvements, and innovation initiatives to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and technological capabilities of systems engineering practices. You will be working as part of the Affordability Engineering team to support cost-informed engineering decisions across munitions, radar, and sensor programs. You will support and apply affordability analysis techniques, cost modeling, and trade studies under the guidance of senior affordability engineers to support system affordability while meeting mission performance requirements. Tasks you will perform include supporting the affordability of various systems and products throughout their life cycle. In this role, you will contribute to affordability solutions as part of a cross-functional team, supporting pre-production, production, and sustainment affordability efforts. You will work closely with program management, systems engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain organizations to support the Raytheon Affordability Process. This position is an onsite role located in Tucson, AZ.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM ) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with one or more of the following: Production or life-cycle cost modeling. Affordability or cost trade studies. Design-to-cost activities or cost parametric modeling. Total ownership or life-cycle cost analysis.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with affordability or cost engineering tools such as ACEIT, SEER, TruePlanning, or price analysis tools.
• Experience with affordability trade studies, cost-informed decision-making and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) concepts.
• Experience with bills of material (BOMs), work breakdown structures (WBS), or manufacturing assemblies.
• Familiarity with production environments and supply chain processes.
• Familiarity with effector, radar, sensor, or munition systems.
• Awareness of affordability analysis activities aligned with evolving DoD contracting approaches, including Section 890 concepts.
• Prior experience in a regulated aerospace or defense environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, maintenance, and execution of DTUPC, production cost, and life-cycle cost models under supervision, aligned to program objectives.
• Assist with affordability trade studies, cost assessments, and design-to-cost activities.
• Apply affordability and cost-performance trade study principles, including Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV) and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) concepts, with guidance in support of system and program decisions.
• Support supplier cost analysis, hardware cost estimating, and production learning assessments.
• Assist with proposal development, affordability inputs, and cost narratives.
• Preparing and communicating cost and affordability analysis results to engineering and program stakeholders with support from senior team members.
• Collaborating with and learning from senior affordability engineers while contributing to team objectives.

Benefits

• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
• Relocation Eligible – relocation assistance is available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level