Full-Time

ROTHR Engineering Technician 4

Posted on 11/23/2025

RTX

RTX

10,001+ employees

Aerospace, defense, and avionics manufacturer

Compensation Overview

$39.73/hr

+ non-negotiable rates

Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship

San Diego, United States

In Person

Category
Hardware Engineering (2)
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Requirements
  • Typically requires Electrical or Electronics Engineering Technology from technical institute above high school with a minimum curriculum length of two years or Military Technical School with a minimum curriculum length of six months.
  • At least eight years technical level experience in electronic maintenance and troubleshooting, fault isolation and repair of large military radar installations or equivalent surveillance radar equipment.
  • At least five years of technician experience in assembly, overhaul, repair, modification, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of communications, radar or digital electronics systems of the same complexity and magnitude as ROTHR.
  • Supervision and leadership skills over teams of 1-4 personnel to include job tasking and training.
  • Must be willing and able to work non-standard shift hours to substitute for absent junior technicians as required
  • Occasional travel is required.
  • Must have a clean motor vehicle driving record to obtain authorization to drive company vehicles.
  • The selected candidate will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government issued DoD Secret clearance.
  • U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance and to obtain any required Export Authorization.
Responsibilities
  • Performs routine and non-routine assignments of substantial variety and complexity to support the ROTHR/MARCAP receive operation.
  • Requires the ability to perform operation and maintenance at the system level including transmit (or receive) equipment, antenna arrays, assorted servers, switches, routers, workstations, and peripherals.
  • Monitor and evaluate overall system performance on a daily basis.
  • Provide analysis and recommendation to site supervisor/manager concerning system operation including a synopsis of corrective action taken, recommendations for resolution or escalation, if needed.
  • Plan, perform or supervise system and sub-system level testing, correct deficiencies independently or through assignment of junior personnel, validate test and troubleshooting procedures, make recommendations to correct or enhance existing procedures, recommend new procedures where needed.
  • May require using testing and operational procedures that require adaption or modification for new operational or test equipment
  • Select, set-up and operate equipment, measure and record resulting data, analyze data and prepare test reports.
  • Plan assignments for junior personnel.
  • Provide ongoing training to junior personnel in system/sub-system operation; testing; troubleshooting; and repair, including existing and new test equipment selection and operation.
  • Develop and prepare block diagrams, flow diagrams.
  • Reference schematic diagrams, parts lists, system and equipment specifications and technical manuals.
  • Ensures maintenance work orders are accurate and complete.
  • Monitors ROTHR/MARCAP operational schedule to ensure maintenance/developmental activities are scheduled and performed to minimize required non-operational time.
  • Crosstrain with MARCAP Engineering Technician IV to ensure there will be no lapse in technical leadership between both systems during times of vacancies.
  • Liaisons with Operations Control Center (OCC) watch supervisor and developmental engineering personnel for scheduled maintenance/enhancement period support and resolution of unscheduled outages.
  • Position includes frequent contact with and assistance to engineering and other professionals within the ROTHR/MARCAP program during testing, data collection, and enhancement evolutions.
  • Support of this assistance requires application of methods outlined by others to support development projects, constructing experimental or prototype models to meet engineering requirements, conducting tests or experiments and redesigns as necessary; and record and evaluates data and report findings.
  • Participate in training provided by outside technical/engineering personnel and ensure training is provided to junior personnel.
  • Performs all other related duties as assigned and required.
Desired Qualifications
  • Five years of specific OTH technology.
  • Five years of experience on ROTHR system as a Receive Site Technician.
  • A working knowledge of Open VMS, Linux, networking, fiber optics, and beamforming.
  • Previous or current security clearance.

RTX designs and builds products for both civilian aviation and national defense. Its main units are Collins Aerospace (avionics, interiors, flight systems, and other aircraft technologies), Pratt & Whitney (aircraft engines and propulsion systems), and Raytheon (missiles, sensors, cybersecurity, and other defense technologies). The products work by integrating advanced propulsion, avionics, and defense systems into airplanes and military platforms to improve performance, safety, and security. RTX differs from competitors by combining a broad, integrated portfolio across commercial aviation and defense under one company, with a long history from two historic aerospace and defense groups and a strategy focused on providing end-to-end aerospace and defense solutions. Its goal is to be a leading supplier of reliable, high-performance systems and services for civil aircraft, military platforms, and national security missions.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Arlington, Virginia

Founded

2022

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What believers are saying

  • Pratt & Whitney's $100M Poland plant boosts engine production 30% by 2028 amid surging demand.
  • $3.7B Ukraine Patriot GEM-T contract drives Raytheon 10% Q1 sales growth from geopolitical tensions.
  • Commercial aftermarket sales rise 19% as airlines extend older aircraft operations.

What critics are saying

  • Pratt & Whitney GTF durability issues ground A320neo fleets, slashing aftermarket revenue 20-30%.
  • Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman capture 40% hypersonic interceptor market in 12-24 months.
  • SpaceX Starshield wins $4B NRO contract, obsoleting Raytheon OPIR satellites in 18-24 months.

What makes RTX unique

  • RTX integrates Pratt & Whitney engines, Collins Aerospace avionics, and Raytheon missiles under one 2020 merger.
  • Raytheon delivers NGG satellite sensors detecting hypersonic missile heat signatures for US Space Force.
  • RTX maintains 90-year consecutive cash dividends with $271B Q1 2026 backlog across commercial and defense.

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RTX has secured a multibillion-dollar contract for F135 engine production supporting the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme, whilst its subsidiary BBN Technologies released Maude-HCS, an open-source cyber defence toolkit funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The F135 award, valued at approximately $3.8 billion under one modification and referenced as a $6.6 billion package across lots 18 and 19, reinforces Pratt & Whitney's position on the F-35 programme. The Maude-HCS toolkit enables modelling and validation of covert communication networks for cyber defence efforts. RTX shares last closed at $196.21, returning 69.9% over the past year. The announcements deepen RTX's involvement in both software-centric and hardware-heavy defence missions, adding to the company's existing backlog alongside peers including Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.

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RTX's BBN Technologies has released Maude-HCS, an open-source toolkit that enables cyber defence teams to model, test and validate covert communication networks. Funded by DARPA under its PWND2 program, the toolkit is now available on GitHub. Maude-HCS predicts latency, data rate and detection timelines with just 1% to 9% error compared to experimental deployments. The system replaces weeks of trial-and-error testing with automated analysis delivering results in hours, running on standard eight-core servers. Hidden communication systems are critical for national security and internet freedom, allowing journalists and armed forces to exchange information safely in high-risk environments. The toolkit enables rigorous validation of covert channels before deployment, helping ensure they remain both effective and undetectable whilst meeting mission requirements.

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Mar 31st, 2026
Pratt & Whitney wins $6.6B F135 engine contract to boost F-35 production

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, has been awarded a $6.6 billion contract for lots 18-19 of the F135 engine, which powers all F-35 Lightning II variants. The contract modification includes $3.8 billion for production, engines, spares, modules and support services. The company is investing heavily to increase production capacity, having committed over $1 billion in the past five years to expand and modernise facilities. These investments have increased current F135 production rates by 20% over previous contract rates. The F135 programme supports over 66,000 jobs across 47 US states and generated more than $9 billion in domestic economic impact in 2025. Pratt & Whitney has delivered over 1,400 production F135 engines for the F-35 programme, which serves 20 allied nations worldwide.

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