Lead Systems Engineer - Electronic Warfare

RTX•Fort Wayne, IN

5d•$132,400 - $251,600•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world's 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’s Advanced Programs team is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer with experience in Electronic Warfare (EW) to support the development of next generation EW capabilities. In this role, you will lead and coordinate the design, development, and implementation of EW systems, working closely with cross‑functional engineering teams throughout the full lifecycle. This is a full‑time, on-site position located in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline (preferably Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or Physics) and 10+ years of relevant systems engineering experience in EW/Radar system development, including requirements decomposition, architecture definition, system level integration & verification planning
Experience developing systems engineering artifacts such as requirements, specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), and verification/validation (V&V) plans
Experience supporting system level technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and coordinating across multi-disciplinary engineering teams
Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

Advanced EW/Radar architecture, algorithms, or signal‑processing methods
Experience analyzing and modeling EW/Radar system performance, including RF chain and end‑to‑end behavior
Radar performance analysis tools or model development (e.g., MATLAB, algorithm prototyping)
AI/ML techniques applied to signal processing or algorithm enhancement
Knowledge of millimeter‑wave and microwave RF at the module or system level
Experience defining system architectures, performance budgets, and interface definitions (RF, digital, mixed‑signal)
Integrating mixed‑signal modules into higher‑level assemblies, including interface and configuration management
Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (e.g., Cameo)
Agile development tools and workflows (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
MATLAB, C/C++, Java, or DOORS
Experience supporting integration, verification, or test activities for complex EW/Radar systems
Experience preparing technical documentation or delivering system‑level technical outputs to stakeholders
Flight test or field test experience supporting system-level evaluation and data analysis
Experience developing or interpreting security and cybersecurity requirements relevant to government systems

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary Systems Engineering focal point for the program
Lead the definition, development, and implementation of system architectures, algorithms, and interfaces for EW/Radar capabilities.
Manage configuration process, performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
Partner with the Program Chief Engineer in ensuring the engineering team aligns to cost/schedule
Provide technical directions to multi-disciplinary program teams
Implement and ensure adherence to systems engineering processes throughout the program lifecycle
Oversee the development and maintenance of technical documentation, including system specifications, design documents, and test plans
Coordinate system engineering activities, including requirements analysis, system design, integration, and testing
Conduct system level trade studies and performance analysis
Participate in design reviews, technical meetings, and customer presentations
Support program management with technical risk assessments and mitigation strategies
Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Performs architectural exploration
Decomposes customer specifications and system level requirements into sub-system and piece part requirements and generates verification criteria and plans for the requirements