Principal Test Engineer at Raytheon

Compensation

$118,300 – $224,900/yr

Location: Goleta, California
Type: Full-time
Level: Principal
Posted: Jan 22, 2026

Description

Raytheon is seeking a Principal Test Engineer to lead integration, verification, and validation efforts for airborne electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) surveillance and targeting sensor systems. This onsite role involves collaborating with various engineering teams, leading test architecture development, managing procurement, partnering with operations and manufacturing, and analyzing test data.

Required Skills

Integration Verification and Validation
Design Verification Testing
Production Testing
Test Architecture Design
Data Analysis and Modeling
LabVIEW
MATLAB

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
Required Previous Experiences: Experience in airborne and/or space EO/IR system test
Experience in integration verification, validation testing and/or product transition to production.
Experience performing test methodology within an E/O system.
Experience with programming in LABVIEW and/or MATLAB.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience in test methodology within sensors to include optical performance, analysis, and test verification for EO/IR Focal Plane Array sensor systems and/or relatable experience in development and production program.
Experience with requirements test development, test analysis, derivations, verification and test validation.
Experience developing and, or executing factory test plans, procedures, and equipment to support an EO/IR Focal Plane Array sensor system and ROICs.
Analytical capabilities, or an ability to relate observed phenomenon back to first principals.
Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation) and be able to effectively communicate with Test Management, IPT leaders, hardware and software development engineers, specialty engineers, program managers, and customers.
Prior experience with ROIC wafer probing, fabrication, integration, verification, and validation for a complex EO/IR system.
Experience with use of basic laboratory equipment; power supplies, oscilloscopes, digital voltmeters.