Principal Operations Research Analyst

Date Posted:

2026-06-11



Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-VA-ARLINGTON-VA1 ~ 2461 S Clark St ~ BLDG 1, Ste 1000

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:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

At RTX, the world 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.

The Integrated Solutions, Modeling, and Architecture (ISMA) directorate assesses, develops, and evaluates solution architectures for our customers’ largest, most complex challenges across all the operational domains. In the Operations and Mission Analysis Department you’ll be part of a special team that analyzes the world’s most challenging threats and helps define new capabilities to counter them, pushing the boundaries of innovation, and leading the industry in operational modeling and simulation using our purpose-built software. As a team member in the Visualization & Customer Engagement Section, you will join a high-performing team of fellow engineers at the Customer Immersion Center (CIC) in Crystal City, Virginia, working to support the customer across the operational domains.

Raytheon’s CIC is seeking a Principal Operations Research Analyst/Systems Engineer.  This is an onsite role in Arlington, VA.

What You Will Do

• Develop, analyze, and assess system operations and results specific to both internal RTX and external other customer’s operational problem sets in the operational domains of maritime, land, air, space, and C2.

• Use Raytheon proprietary software, analytical tools and methods, campaign analysis, and systems-level visualization to describe results and recommendations to the customer.

• Develop and visualize solutions to worldwide challenges; solutions which favor our warfighters.

• Develop and integrate computer models and simulations which effectively capture systems of systems effects in varied and complex threat environments. You will use the model to generate virtual and/or analytical solutions, identify technology gaps, and demonstrate operational benefits of new concepts in complex scenarios.

• Provide Wargame analysis including onsite decision adjudication and analysis.

• After some initial experience, you can expect to also use your skills to augment and support:

• Wargaming efforts to train military operators and senior decision makers for US and allied forces.

• Evaluation of end-to-end military systemic needs to determine interfaces, and data connectivity requirements across the kill-chain. These will be applicable to internal Raytheon, RTX writ large, or external customers.

• Model system and mission kill-chains using US Government, commercial, and Raytheon M&S tools.

• Develop metrics to provide results which communicate the chain of events that led to an action.

• Create, refine, and implement algorithms to provide next-generation performance across the entire system of systems.

Qualifications You Must Have

•  Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

• Experience with scripting languages Python, Shell, and/or Perl.

• Military Operations Analysis, Operations Research and Analysis, wargaming, and/or Modeling & Simulation experience in the defense industry and/or military, and/or data analysis & visualization.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DoD clearance on start date.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Advanced Degree in STEM and/or specialized degree (Ops Research, Military Science/Military Studies, Intelligence Studies).

• Experience with Raytheon-owned Modeling and Simulation tools (OpsTool or RCADE), Raytheon-owned visualization tool (VIS), or Government/Industry Modeling and Simulation tools (AFSIM, OneSAF, Brawler, STK).

• Experience in software development processes and object-oriented design using C/C++ and/or Java in either Unix or Linux computing environments.

• Knowledge of DoD and/or IC Mission Areas (e.g., Space, Air, Land, Maritime), systems (e.g., radar, sonar, electro-optical, IR, directed energy), and/or military tactics and the ability to represent such employment.

• Experience with advanced analytical metrics and methods, especially dealing with large volumes of data from competitive sports applicable to red vs blue military wargaming, campaign analysis, SABRmetrics, Moneyball, and golf ShotLink.

• Active Top Secret DoD clearance.

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 – relocation assistance avail for this position

  
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• 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.

• Clearance Information: 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 US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm #LI-RH2

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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 118,300 USD - 224,900 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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