Principal Systems Engineer Product Owner

Date Posted:

2026-08-03



Country:

United States of America



Location:

US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75



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:

TS/SCI without Polygraph



Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

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 threats. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Product Owner supporting one of our premier programs within Raytheon, an RTX Business. In this role, you will serve as the Product Owner for an Agile development team within the Mission Engineering and Platform & Security Integration (PSI) Agile Release Train (ART). You will lead backlog management, story refinement, and work prioritization while partnering with Product Managers, Scrum Masters, Systems Engineers, and Software Engineers to deliver mission-critical capabilities. Your ability to translate customer needs into prioritized user stories, coordinate cross-functional dependencies, and support Agile planning activities will be instrumental to program success. This position is contingent upon contract award. The work is on-site in Aurora, CO.

What You Will Do

• Own and maintain the team-level product backlog, ensuring user stories are prioritized, refined, and ready for execution.

• Decompose capabilities, features, and customer requirements into actionable user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria.

• Validate completed work against acceptance criteria and approve completed stories.

• Partner with the Scrum Master, Product Manager, Systems Engineers, and Software Engineers to prepare upcoming sprints while maintaining a healthy, prioritized backlog.

• Coordinate cross-team dependencies with other Product Owners to ensure alignment across Agile Release Train (ART) teams.

• Support capability elaboration, backlog refinement, sprint planning, Program Increment (PI) Planning, sprint reviews, and technical program milestones.

• Incorporate systems engineering, integration, cybersecurity, and platform requirements into backlog priorities.

• Communicate backlog priorities, team progress, risks, dependencies, and release readiness to Product Management, Release Train Engineering (RTE), and program leadership.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance Agile execution, backlog quality, and delivery predictability.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.

• Experience serving as a Product Owner, Backlog Manager, Business Analyst, Systems Engineer, or similar Agile role supporting software development.

• Experience decomposing capabilities and features into user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria while maintaining Agile product backlogs.

• Experience working within Agile development environments, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and Program Increment (PI) Planning.

• Active and transferable U.S. government-issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience supporting the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Agile Release Trains (ARTs), or other large-scale Agile software development environments.

• Experience collaborating with Product Managers, Scrum Masters, Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, and cross-functional engineering teams.

• Experience translating customer, operator, or mission requirements into prioritized user stories and backlog items.

• Experience supporting systems engineering, mission capability development, digital engineering, or platform-based architectures.

• Experience coordinating cross-functional dependencies across integration, cybersecurity, platform, software engineering, and systems engineering organizations.

• Experience using Agile collaboration and backlog management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.

• Experience supporting technical reviews, customer demonstrations, Program Increment (PI) Planning, release planning, and Agile program execution.

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.

• Relocation eligible.

Learn More & Apply Now!

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

• Onsite: Employees who are working in onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

• This position requires a 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 U.S. Department of State website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

• Location: Aurora, CO: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-aurora-co-location

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 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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