Date Posted:

2025-08-25

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CA958: Northrop Grumman Intg. Sys. 17030 Golden Top Road NGIS Building, San Diego, CA, 92127 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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​

Security Clearance:

Secret - Current

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. 

The RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is the premier provider of persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information.  Able to fly at high altitudes for greater than 30 hours, Global Hawk is designed to gather near-real-time, High-resolution imagery of large areas of land in all types of weather – day or night.

What You Will Do:

Candidate will work with a small team to maintain integrated ground segment equipment during flight tests.Perform HW/SW maintenance and upgrades as well as troubleshoot technical problems.Provide engineering solutions to on-going and potential technical issues.Install and troubleshoot experimental HW/SW, provide feedback to engineering and work with offsite engineering in a collaborative manner.Troubleshooting will include industry standard IT systems as well as program specific hardware, software, and procedures.Work closely with customer representatives to provide status and integrate customer changes.10% Travel is required to perform backfill support at OCONUS

What You Will Learn:

How to support Flight Test operations.Advanced troubleshooting, maintenance and operational support of Global Hawk Ground Stations.

Qualifications You Must Have:

Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience.Experience performing troubleshooting and analysis to correct system discrepancies.Experience with Unix/Linux system administration.

Qualifications We Prefer:

Possess communication skills necessary for problem resolution with military/corporate customers and vendors.Strong teamwork skills – Ability to interact productively with other Raytheon Technologies Field Engineers and customers.Work independently to develop timely and effective solutions to technical problems of various scope and complexity.Able and willing to support short-term backfill rotations to other CONUS and OCONUS sites.2 years’ experience as a system administrator or development/support in the Linux, Solaris, Irix or other Unix environment​

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.This position does not offer paid relocation.

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This position will be full-time onsite at a customer location.

The salary range for this role is 66,000 USD - 130,000 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.

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, and 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.

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.

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.

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