Senior Reliability Engineer

Job Description

Date Posted : 2025-09-09

Country :

United States of America

Location :

AZ861 : RMS Rita Road Bldg 9030 9000 South Rita Road Building 9030, Tucson, AZ, 85747 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 Systems Engineering and Test Center's Life Cycle Engineering Directorate is responsible for ensuring our products are Safe, Reliable, Maintainable, and delivered on time. Life Cycle Engineering consists of multiple disciplines that support engineering, our program offices and our customers. Our Life Cycle Engineering disciplines participate in the total life cycle of our products from conception to deactivation.  Our focus area is product support, including the following disciplines :   Reliability System Safety and Supportability.

What You Will Do :

As a Senior Reliability Engineer within Life Cycle Engineering at Raytheon’s Tucson, AZ facility, you will play a key role in ensuring product sustainment and mission readiness.

• Manage the Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) and ensure compliance to our problem elimination process through structured root cause analysis and corrective actions to ensure improvements are implemented.
• Conduct Failure Review Boards (FRB)s and collaborate with responsible engineering authorities to ensure data brought to FRB is clear and well defined.
• Conduct Failure Rate Predictions, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Reliability Block Diagrams of systems to identify failure causes, consequences, likelihood, detection, and prevention.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to troubleshoot technical issues, resolve sustainment challenges, and inform product design decisions.
• Assist in defining reliability and maintainability tests of military systems and equipment
• Adhere to strict customer driven reliability standards and guidelines.
• Interact with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels of leadership. Compile and present status at the program level.

Qualifications You Must Have :

Qualifications We Prefer :

What We Offer

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

This position requires security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS) , 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 :

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 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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