Pax River - Principal Systems Engineer

***Hiring for this position is contingent upon successful contract award*** THE COMPANY : Raytheon Technical Services Company (RTSC) provides technical, scientific and professional services for defense, federal and commercial customers worldwide. With annual sales of $2 billion and more than 9,000 employees, RTSC specializes in Mission Support, counter-proliferation and counter-terrorism, base and range operations and customized engineering services. Mission Support - Raytheon's integrated approach to predicting customer needs, sensing problems and preemptively applying solutions - enables Raytheon to maintain readiness and deliver operational capability on demand, allowing our customers to focus on their mission. RTSC is one of the nation's premier operators of Department of Defense ranges. Achievements include the largest and most successful full-facility military privatization project in U.S. history, logistics and technical support for U.S. government demilitarization activities in the former Soviet Union, and science support services to the National Science Foundation on the continent of Antarctica. Customized Engineering and Depot Support (CEDS) offers a broad spectrum of capabilities in engineering, manufacturing, logistics, systems installation, and depot support services for the full life-cycle support of products and systems. Headquartered in Reston, Va., RTSC operates in 50 states, 34 countries, and all seven continents. Synopsis: Principal Systems Engineer Job Description: Direct support of NAVAIR 4.5 Avionics Department, which has a requirement for technical and scientific research, development, integration, analysis, assessment, and test and evaluation of related Navy avionics systems. This position will work closely with, and directly support the NAVAIR customer. Required Skills: Expert knowledge in a specific area (e.g. Specific Naval Aircraft Avionics, Integrated Networks, Data Links) may be substituted for breadth of knowledge. The candidate must be skilled at performing systems integration and test. An existing U.S Government Security Clearance or the ability to obtain at Secret level or higher is required. Excellent teamwork, leadership, and oral and written communication skills are a must. - Broad knowledge of Systems Engineering and Architecture and a minimum of 10 years engineering and leadership experience - Systems architecture experience including hardware and software requirements allocation and interface definition - Engineering project planning and estimating Required Education: B. S. degree or higher in Systems Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related degree. 10 years of relevant systems engineering experience. Active participation in defense, security industry, and/or industry trade groups is a plus. Desired Skills: Experience with systems engineering and software integration processes for defense and homeland security programs as well as planning and execution is desired. Prior military experience in a user, designer, or test role. It is highly desired that the candidate have experience in successful planning, tracking, and estimating of systems tasks. Raytheon is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status, or any other protected factor. To Apply for this position, please CLICK HERE ©2008 Raytheon Company. All rights reserved. Raytheon is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and welcomes a wide diversity of applicants. U.S. citizenship and security clearance may be required.