Test Systems Technical Lead Engineer - ENG04

22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
Pay Rate: $70-$80/hr. on w2
United States, Arizona, Tucson
Nov 11, 2025
Job Title: Test Systems Technical Lead Engineer - ENG04 Location with zip code: Tucson, AZ Pay Rate: $70-$80/hr. on w2 Shift Timing (Day/ Evening/ Night: General Shift (8am-5pm) Duration: 6-12 months+ Required: Active Secret Clearance is required. Job Description: The Test Equipment Engineering (TEE) organization within RTX drives business success by providing a variety of critical engineering services across product lines and functions. At RTX, 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. We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time position of Principal Test Systems Technical Lead Engineer. This position will provide for an experience in a lab environment to work with weapon test system designers to understand requirements, design solutions, integrate, and deploy the systems to help support test and tactical software development, testing, and delivery of missiles to the warfighter. We are a diverse team of innovators, creators and strategists drawing inspiration from each other every day. We collaborate, iterate, and execute with an eye toward inclusivity, the company mission and personal career growth. Role & Responsibilities : Communicate regularly with the program Integrated Product Team Leader (IPTL). Responsible for the Technical Execution of the program. Work directly with the Program Manager/IPTL to establish and complete program milestones. Lead a multi-disciplinary team in an engineering environment. Develop and participate in presentations for gate reviews. Attend Failure Review Boards (FRBs) when required. Attend Change Control Boards (CCBs) and approve system changes. Report status metrics for your team to stakeholders. Define program requirements in a multi-disciplinary team. As the lead, you will be expected to provide training, as needed, understand the scope, cost and schedule of the Program and define/delegate tasking for your team. * Travel up to 20% to support development and/or delivery of our test environment equipment. What You Will Learn: System level test setup and operation across the different environments within development or production. Experience working across multi-disciplined groups of engineers. Required Qualifications: Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of eight (8) years' prior relevant experience OR an advanced degree and 5 years of experience. Experience with the functionalities of Test Systems Engineering or equivalent Engineering experience for both hardware and test software development, integration, verification, validation, and maintenance activities within production, manufacturing, product qualification environments. Experience with design, development and/or integration of test equipment. Active and transferrable US government issued Secret security clearance (not interim) is required prior to start date. US citizenship is required, as only US citizens are eligible for a security clearance.