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U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance\n\nSecurity Clearance Type:\nDoD Clearance: Secret\n\nSecurity Clearance Status:\nAbility to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start dateAt 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.\nRaytheon 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.\nJoin us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.\nThe Test Solutions Center delivers advanced, fully integrated test systems that support the complete lifecycle of Raytheon’s RF-based products. Our team designs, develops, and deploys production ready and laboratory test solutions that ensure performance, reliability, and compliance across a wide spectrum of radar, electronic warfare, communications, and sensor technologies.\nBy combining deep engineering expertise, scalable system architectures, and rigorous verification practices, we enable high confidence product validation and efficient manufacturing throughput. The Test Solutions Center partners closely with program teams, factories, and engineering organizations to provide mission ready test capabilities that keep Raytheon’s RF systems performing at their best.\nWe have an exciting opportunity for a full-time position of Senior Principal Test Systems Engineer located onsite in Goleta, California. If you enjoy being in the middle of everything and love working with teams, this is the job for you! We are a team of innovators, creators and strategists drawing inspiration from each other every day. We collaborate, iterate, and execute with an eye toward the company mission and personal career growth.\nWhat You Will Do\nGuide system level test setup and operation across different environments within development and/ or production of Test Engineering\n\nWork across multi-disciplined groups of engineers leading design, development and/or integration of test equipment\n\nLead the functionalities of Test Systems Engineering for both hardware and test software development, integration, verification, validation, and maintenance activities within production, manufacturing, product qualification environments\n\nThis position is 100% ONSITE in Goleta, CA.\nQualifications You Must Have\nBachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)\n\nMinimum of ten (10) years relevant experience leading Test Systems Engineering\n\nExperience leading the functionalities of Test Systems Engineering or equivalent Engineering experience for both hardware and test software development, integration, verification, validation, and maintenance activities within production, manufacturing, product qualification environments\n\nExperience with leading design, development and/or integration of test equipment\n\nThe ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. 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At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.\nThis position offers relocation.\nLearn More & Apply Now!\nPlease ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:\nOnsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.\nThis position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm\nGoleta, CA Information:\nhttps://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-goleta-ca-location\nAs part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.\nThe salary range for this role is 145,600 USD - 276,800 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.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. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.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. 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