Senior Principal GPS Subsystems Engineer

Position Details

Date Posted: 2026-01-20

Country: United States of America

Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-9030 ~ 9030 S Rita Rd ~ BLDG 9030

Position Role Type: Onsite

Salary Range: 132,400 USD - 251,600 USD

Security Clearance 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
• Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

About Raytheon

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. Our mission is to develop best in industry technologies that align product capabilities to the needs of our customer. We empower our employees to leverage design commonality and innovation, balancing risk and rigor, to achieve predictable and affordable solutions.

Job Summary

The Guidance Electronics Team provides Electrical Systems Engineering to develop Guidance Electronics solutions for products across the Raytheon Missiles and Defense (RMD) portfolio. Our team develops missile Guidance Electronics Hardware. Our core electrical engineering responsibilities include architecture, analysis, requirements, integration, and test. Our core electrical engineering technologies include RF/RADAR, Navigation/IMU/GPS, Digital, and Power. We partner with several Electrical Product Team departments that provide the detailed design of our electrical products as well as missile level systems teams.

The Guidance Electronics Team is searching for a Senior Principal GPS Subsystems Engineer with experience in GPS technology. The role of the GPS Subsystems Engineer is to provide GPS electronics solution for missile products. GPS electronics solution includes architecture development, requirement definition, electronics design, analysis, modelling and testing. GPS Subsystem Engineer collaborates with missile level system engineers in developing requirements for the subsystem. They perform analysis and modeling to decompose requirements for GPS sub-assemblies and component designs.

Responsibilities

• Work environment is primarily in an office, but may include labs, field work, or a combination
• Analysis of hardware designs, subsystems, and components
• Architecting new electronic systems
• Developing and documenting subsystem requirements and test plans
• Peer reviews of designs as a subject matter expert
• Presentations to peers, management, and government customers
• Root-cause failure investigations
• Interface directly with suppliers of navigation or guidance electronics components, IMUs and GPSs, to monitor and manage programmatic activities and ensure compliance to requirements
• Support mentoring culture; serve as both mentors and mentees
• Support multiple programs as needed
• Some travel, including foreign travel, may be required
• Work within a multi-disciplined team
• Work independently, with little supervision
• Develop a network and know when to use it to get help
• Collaboration with both Functional and Program higher level leadership
• Collaboration with Customer and Suppliers

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience
• Experience with electrical hardware development
• Experience in sub-systems, systems engineering, requirement development, developing RF electrical subsystems and/or requirement validation
• The ability to obtain and maintain a US DOD Secret clearance prior to the start date
• U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Missile Radar and RF seeker subsystems typically contain antennas, analog RF circuit cards, digital circuit cards, and configurable logic so the ideal candidate will have a background in detailed design and troubleshooting of one or more of these components
• Some experience in systems engineering and architecture and desire to grow into a guidance section architect
• Demonstrated understanding and wide application of technical theories and concepts in the area of navigation subsystems/components used in modern guidance electronics platforms
• Recent technical experience relative to integrated Guidance Electronics systems using GPS and IMU navigation subsystems blended via Kalman filter techniques
• Knowledge and/or experience with M-Code
• Familiarity with Matlab scripting and tools
• Experience with hardware integration, Hardware in the Loop (HIL), modeling and simulation and environmental testing and electronics test equipment
• Experience working with missiles or similar systems
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Ability to drive suppliers in meeting commitments
• Knowledge of DOD Hardware development process (knowledge of design gates)
• Practical experience in all phases of the product development lifecycle
• Experience in developing proposals
• Knowledge and/or experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE)

Clearance Information

This position requires the eligibility to obtain a security clearance. Non-US citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO), 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

Location Information

This position is located in beautiful Tucson, AZ. Tucson has a friendly, caring and laid-back atmosphere, combined with the innovation and energy of a metropolitan region and recognized as one of America's 10 Best Small Cities. Surrounded by beautiful mountains, colorful Sonoran Desert landscape and majestic saguaro cacti, Tucson is blessed with some of nature's best work. Tucson is known for its bright blue skies, and with more than 310 sunny days per year, Tucson's fantastic weather lets residents enjoy the outdoors year-round.

Interview Process

As 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.

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
• Holidays
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs

Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Our Values

At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.