# Senior Researcher, Photonics / Optics

Date Posted: 2026-10-01 Country: United States of America Location: US-CT-EAST HARTFORD-RTRC L ~ 411 Silver Ln ~ RTRC L Position Role Type: Hybrid U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62 Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required Security Clearance Status: Not RequiredAt 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 p

- **Id**: 3601050
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/rtx-senior-researcher-photonics-optics>
- **Role**: Semiconductors
- **Role family**: Semiconductors
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Hartford, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-01
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-05T14:38:29Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 35
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8104
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule, Life insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Optical Communications, Missiles, Air Defense, Avionics & Flight Control

## Company

- **Id**: 1162
- **Name**: RTX
- **Domain**: rtx.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/raytheon-technologies>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 81
- **Open postings**: 454
- **Ghost share**: 0.002
- **Stale share**: 0.727
- **Repost share**: 0.024
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 29
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 86800
- **Max**: 165200
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 165200

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 35

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T09:05:58Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 31
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.559
- **P room**: 0.55
- **Age days**: 35
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 165200
- **Is top pay**: no

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