System Security Engineering (SSE) Program Lead (On-site Tucson, AZ) – P5
RTX (Raytheon)
- Location
- US-AZ-TUCSON-801 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 801 (External Site)
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- Posted
- Aug 11, 2026
Skills
About this role
Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-801 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 801 (External Site)

 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 Type: Secret - Current

 Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1 At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Raytheon is seeking a talented System Security Engineering (SSE) Program Lead - P5 . This individual will be responsible for program execution, leading an SSE team, and providing guidance to program-level systems/software/hardware architects. This person will also serve as a direct interface during important reviews, briefings, and technical exchange/demos. Communication and collaboration with the customer as well as with other engineering disciplines is required to ensure the program-level chief engineers and architectures support the program's needs. The person in this role will lead the analysis of SSE issues that directly affect the system. The successful candidate will have a security conscious approach to take into consideration the systems level effect to resolving complex programs and the ability to convince leadership that the proposed solution is best for the mission (including program cost, schedule, and technical). The individual will work with the program and customer in the development of the system, providing strategic input and planning for the system, applications, architecture, and design in a dynamic, agile development environment. The individual will assist in the tracking of key roadmaps and deliverables. This is an onsite position at Raytheon in Tucson, AZ.
What You Will Do
Performing Task Lead duties (e.g., task planning, product owner, scrum master) Implement SSE solutions into RTX products Interact with customer to define SSE requirements, solutions, trades, costs, implementation, system impacts, and effectiveness Support developing plans and estimates, task execution, project tracking, reporting, and risk identification and mitigation plans Plan and guide SSE implementations in customer systems Consult and assist program line management with SSE architectures and issues Attack threat modeling / Critical Program Information Assessments Developing top-level system requirements, and flowing down requirements and implementation concepts to subsystem Understanding, and compliance with, DoD technology release and export licensing policies Supporting the development of bids and proposals Working with Earned Value Management (EVM) Qualifications You Must Have Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years of prior relevant experience Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Experience in System