Principal HW/SW Systems Engineer

Position Information

Date Posted: 2026-02-11

Country: United States of America

Location: US-RI-MIDDLETOWN-201 ~ 127 John Clarke Rd ~ BBN MIDDLETOWN, Ste 3

Role Type: Onsite

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Requirements

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

About RTX Corporation

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

About the Role

RTX BBN Technologies, a noted high-tech research & development company, seeks a creative, organized, and people-centered candidate to fill the role of Principal HW/SW Systems Engineer in our Physical Sciences & Systems business unit. BBN Technologies has a dynamic opportunity for an experienced professional in hardware or software systems engineering who is able to navigate technical challenges, facilitate team action plans, provide inputs to integrated master schedules, champion process improvements, and interface with customers. You will possess strong organizational skills offering the aptitude to manage and track multiple parallel technical activities. This is an onsite position but offers the ability to work one day of the week remotely.

What You Will Do

• Capture program requirements baseline in a requirements database
• Maintain, through configuration management processes, the requirements database
• Analyze, develop and decompose Level 1 requirements to Levels 2 through 4, through collaborating with leads across engineering disciplines
• Develop and execute the requirements verification strategy
• Coordinate with the Design and Test leads to ensure validation/verification plans and procedures are robust and satisfy system sell-off requirements
• Ensure the system meets performance and non-performance requirements
• Champion process improvement initiatives
• Lead various system development and troubleshooting tasks
• Interface and collaborate with external customer scientists, engineers and program management
• Work within program leadership team to ensure program success
• Communicate through oral presentations and written reports on program status, issues and success
• This position may require some domestic travel (less than 10%)

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience
• An active DoD secret government clearance

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience in a technical leadership role, e.g. Lead Engineer, Senior Systems Engineer, etc.
• Experience in multidiscipline system design and testing
• Experience in requirements analysis, development, decomposition and maintenance
• Experience developing and maintaining requirements traceability matrices, and in configuration control boards (CCBs) as well as expertise with a requirements database tool, such as DOORS®

What We Offer

Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

• Relocation Assistance available
• This position is Onsite at our Middletown, RI site

To help you achieve your goals, BBN will provide:

• A strong leadership team well-versed in government R&D
• A collaborative and collegial environment to push state-of-the-art research
• Technically competent pool of research scientists who are willing to mentor, listen, and help you refine your research vision and goals
• Business development, programmatic, contracting, finance, and HR support
• Access, through RTX, to opportunities that help transition your research and ultimately see it fielded

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

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. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

Compensation

Salary Range: 107,500 USD - 204,500 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.

Additional Information

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.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

Equal Opportunity

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.