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RTX Resume Template for Veterans

Clearance banner, then skills and results written in RTX's own terms: safety, accountability, collaboration, and test data that proves them.

Tyler Brooks
Tucson, AZ • tyler.brooks@email.com • (555) 010-7720 • linkedin.com/in/tylerbrooksaz
Active Secret clearance
Professional Summary

Systems test professional with 8 years as a Navy fire controlman on ship-based radar and missile fire-control systems and 4 years of hardware-in-the-loop test in industry. Writes test procedures, runs integration events and closes failures with data. Recently finished a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Seeking a Systems Integration & Test Engineer role in Raytheon's missile and radar programs.

Skills

Test & Integration:Hardware-in-the-loop testing, Test procedure development, Requirements traceability, Failure reporting and corrective action (FRACAS), Root-cause analysis

Systems:Radar alignment & calibration, Fire-control and missile-system checkout, RF and digital troubleshooting, Cable and configuration verification

Tools:Oscilloscopes & spectrum analyzers, LabVIEW, Python (test data analysis), IBM DOORS

Professional Experience
Systems Test Technician II — Desert Range Test ServicesJul 2022 – Present
  • Ran 140+ hardware-in-the-loop test events for guidance-electronics assemblies, raising first-pass yield from 91% to 97% by tracing recurring failures to a fixture grounding fault.
  • Rewrote 18 test procedures so each step maps to a requirement, cutting test-readiness review findings by half.
  • Worked with design, quality and production engineers to close 63 failure reports, averaging 9 days to closure against a 21-day target.
  • Led the lab's safety walk-downs for 2 years with zero recordable incidents.
Fire Controlman First Class (Combat System Test & Integration Lead) — U.S. NavyJun 2014 – Jun 2022
  • Led an 11-sailor division through radar alignments, fire-control system operability tests and missile-system checks, raising first-pass test success from 88% to 98% over two deployments.
  • Ran combat-system integration checks after a 7-month shipyard maintenance period, finding and correcting 40+ cabling and configuration faults before sea trials.
  • Kept preventive maintenance at 100% completion across 900+ checks a year, meeting every readiness milestone on schedule.
  • Trained 23 technicians on electronic fault isolation and safe radiation-hazard practices, with no safety mishaps in 8 years.
Education
B.S.E. Electrical Engineering — Arizona State University2025
Certifications
  • INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP)
  • CompTIA Security+ ce

What RTX looks for

RTX (Raytheon, Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney) publishes six core values it expects every employee to show: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration and Innovation. A strong RTX résumé proves those with results, not adjectives. For transitioning service members, RTX runs SkillBridge and Hiring Our Heroes fellowships in the final 180 days of service. It also offers a Military Skills Translator that maps your specialty to open roles, and a veteran hiring guide. Many Raytheon engineering and test roles are cleared, so state your clearance level and whether it is active.

Bullet formula: [Action verb] + [system or scope, in unclassified terms] + [measurable result]. Where it's true, show safety, accountability or collaboration inside the result ("zero safety incidents", "delivered 3 weeks early", "with 4 engineering teams").

Do

  • Run your rating or MOS through RTX's Military Skills Translator, then write your title and skills in the language of the roles it returns.
  • Show RTX's values through evidence: safety records, commitments met, cross-team work, and process improvements you started.
  • State clearance level and status precisely (e.g. "Active Secret"). Cleared RTX roles typically need the clearance active by the start date.
  • Name test, integration and troubleshooting methods and equipment. Test and integration work is a core RTX hiring area.
  • If you're still serving, apply for the RTX SkillBridge fellowship during your final 180 days and note your availability date.

Avoid

  • Don't list values as buzzwords ("team player", "innovative"). Show the result that proves them.
  • Don't include classified program names, capabilities or locations. Describe systems generically.
  • Don't send one generic résumé to Raytheon, Collins and Pratt & Whitney. Their products and vocabulary differ.

Words from their postings

Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, Innovation, Systems integration and test, Verification, Mission assurance, Continuous improvement.

Veteran programs

  • RTX SkillBridge and Hiring Our Heroes fellowships across Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon and RTX Corporate, in the final 180 days of service.
  • Military Skills Translator that maps military experience to open RTX roles.
  • Veteran hiring guide for transitioning service members and military spouses, plus a Veteran Talent Community.
  • Leadership Development Program with cross-functional rotations.

Where veterans land

Systems integration & test engineer, Test technician, Field engineer, Manufacturing / production supervisor, Supply chain and logistics, Cybersecurity engineer, Program management

Sources

RTX Careers: Military and veteransRTX SkillBridge & HoH Fellowship OpportunitiesRTX: Our Values

Guidance compiled from RTX's public career pages, checked Sep 2026. MOS Roadmap is not affiliated with or endorsed by RTX.