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The Secure Subsystems organization is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer – Chief Engineer to lead the modernization and certification of advanced military communication devices. This role provides technical leadership across a multidisciplinary engineering team, guiding system upgrades, shaping design decisions, and ensuring alignment with customer and program objectives. The Chief Engineer partners with Program Management to drive program execution, support cost and schedule as CAM, and oversee planning and coordination activities tied to major milestones, including crypto certification. Operating within agile and traditional development environments, this leader directs system-level requirements decomposition, integration planning, defect resolution, and verification efforts to deliver secure, reliable, and mission‑ready crypto‑enabled solutions.

• Lead the team as chief engineer through upgrades on a legacy device.
• Work closely with PMO, customer, and crypto certification authorities to achieve certification.
• Coordinate with Cost Accounting Manager (CAM) and Finance/Scheduler for internal BCRs and IMS planning.
• Act as product owner/scrum master and run CCBs for defects.
• Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total system solutions.
• Lead bid and proposal efforts.
• Execute system requirements decomposition, CDRL updates, and conduct black‑box or white‑box testing on software and hardware integrated crypto systems.
• Sign‑on bonus eligible.

• Experience with the systems development process, including requirements capture, design, decomposition, integration, verification/validation, and transition to production.
• Minimum 5 years as chief engineer/project lead on $5‑10million programs using waterfall or agile methodologies.
• Active, transferable SECRET clearance required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship required for security clearance eligibility.
• Typical bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with at least 8 years of relevant experience, or a related advanced degree with at least 5 years of experience.

• Familiarity with the Scaled Agile framework.
• Exceptionally strong communication skills and experience presenting technical data to program management and executive leadership.
• Experience with cryptographic hardware architecture/design, network encryption specifications, and test methodologies.
• Experience with tools such as DOORS, CAMEO or similar; software languages such as Rust and Python.
• Experience with hardware and software integration, validation & verification testing, and qualification testing.

USD118,300–224,900 per year (based on experience).

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student loan repayment program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption assistance.
• Autism benefit.
• Employee assistance plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
• Eligible for relocation assistance.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.