2026 Raytheon SkillBridge - Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer - Fort Wayne, IN (Onsite)

RTX•Fort Wayne, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This SkillBridge opportunity is with Raytheon. RTX is a provider of SkillBridge Fellowship opportunities for transitioning service members to gain an in-depth understanding of the aerospace and defense business from some of the most respected leaders and engineers in the industry. SkillBridge fellows will not be eligible for any compensation during their fellowship, as they will continue to receive all military pay and benefits. Upon successful completion of this fellowship, you will be well prepared and encouraged to apply for open positions listed on our careers page. To be eligible for a SkillBridge, you must meet the following requirements: Must be on Active-Duty orders in the U.S. Armed Forces. Must be eligible to participate per DoD Instruction 1322.29. Must have all TAP and transition requirements completed prior to the start date. Must receive approval from Unit Commander or O4+ in the chain of command. Raytheon – Electronic Warfare and Airborne Sensors department is seeking a SkillBridge to design, develop, and test advanced EW technology and sensor systems. Responsibilities include RF system design, requirements management, testing, production support, and supplier engagement. The ideal SkillBridge is driven, organized, and a strong problem-solver with a collaborative mindset.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science.
Academic or extracurricular experience with radio, comms, or radar systems design, operation, analysis, or simulation.
Experience communicating and presenting system design details and/or system test results to stakeholders
Experience analyzing, developing and implementing solutions to complex technical problems in conditions of moderate uncertainty.
Must be on Active-Duty orders in the U.S. Armed Forces
Must be eligible to participate per DoD Instruction 1322.29.
Must have all TAP and transition requirements completed prior to the start date.
Must receive approval from Unit Commander or O4+ in the chain of command.
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
DoD Clearance: Secret
Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Nice To Haves

Exposure to RF system design, digital and/or analog signal processing, waveform and signal modulation analysis, and/or algorithm implementation and testing.
Experience using MATLAB, PathWave ADS, and/or PathWave EMPro for simulation and design of RF systems.
RF receiver/exciter product design, development, and/or test experience in the Electronic Attack (i.e. signals jamming) sub-domain of EW.
Understanding of embedded systems and embedded programming.
Experience with design/implementation of embedded systems on FPGA hardware.
Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles and tools (eg Cameo or similar).

Responsibilities

Understand the customer’s functional/operational needs and participate in requirements decomposition, overseeing proper allocation of technical elements
Support system integration, test, design verification, fault identification, failure resolution, and/or acceptance of production hardware.
Provide engineering support to lab test and qualification activities, providing engineering oversight to the test, evaluation, and analysis of issues pertaining to system hardware and firmware functionality and performance.
Provide support for situations including (but not limited to) customer inquiries, field failures, product obsolescence, system enhancements, new product development, integration and transition to production.
Evaluate and assess the performance of developmental electronic warfare systems, including signal processing subsystems.
Able to balance multiple, varying commitments, exercising discretion and with moderately low direct oversight.