RTX

aerospace and defense

Sr.SystemsEngineer-Modeling&SimulationLead

$87–165k Tucson, Arizona, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Sr. Systems Engineer - Modeling & Simulation Lead at RTX. Skills: Modeling & Simulation Lead, 6DOF modeling, Simulation development and execution, System performance analysis. Provide simulated environments for testing of missile effectors. Develop and use credible simulation models to estimate system and sub-system level performance”

What You'll Achieve.

Budget, schedule, development, execution, and completion of complex program objectives

Industry & Context.

aerospace and defense
Problems you'll solve

Solving the world’s most complex problems

Eligibility Requirements

Active and transferable U. S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date, U. S. citizenship is required, DoD Clearance: Secret, Active and existing security clearance required on day 1, Onsite role based in Tucson, AZ

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), 5 years of prior relevant experience, Experience on a missile program, Experience designing, developing, and/or validating Simulations to Government standards, Experience with object oriented languages and other languages such as C, C++, and Python in a Linux environment, Experience with design and analysis for 6DOF simulations, Experience leading others in technical and/or functional capacities within an engineering environment, Experience with Design of Experiments and High Processor Computing resources, Current and active U. S. government issued Secret Security Clearance

Nice to Have

Advanced Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or Mathematics, Experience using MATLAB and/or Python for evaluation and analysis of data sets, Experience using HPC Management tools such as SLURM

What You'll Do.

Provide simulated environments for testing of missile effectors

Develop and use credible simulation models to estimate system and sub-system level performance

Provide pre and post flight test predictions

Participate in production

and field-test environments

Collaborate in all development phases from proposals to live-fire testing

Provide signal processing expertise for BOEs

and technical briefings

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate in all development phases from proposals to live-fire testing; Provide technical briefings to internal and external customers; Lead a technical team

Communication Scope

Technical briefings to internal and external customers

Process & Methodology

Ownership of development and execution of a Naval Power program, Manage an engineering project

Full Job Description

**Date Posted:** 2026-05-19 **Country:** United States of America **Location:** US-AZ-TUCSON-805 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 805 **Position Role Type:** Onsite **U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: ** Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​ **Security Clearance Type:** DoD Clearance: Secret **Security Clearance Status:** Active and existing security clearance required on day 1 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. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. The Processing, Guidance and Controls (PG&C) Center within the Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities Directorate consists of Guidance, Navigation, and Control; Signal Processing; and Modeling and Simulation disciplines for Effectors. The PG&C Center is hiring a **Sr. Systems Engineer - Modeling & Simulation Lead **to provide simulated environments for testing of missile effectors through 6DOF modeling, scene modeling, and hardware modeling while testing software in simulation capabilities. As the**Sr. Systems Engineer - Modeling & Simulation Lead **you will serve as current Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis lead, having ow

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