Principal Antenna and Radome Engineer

RTX•Tucson, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. The Effector RF Design Antenna & Radome team at Raytheon is seeking a talented Engineer to join our team in Tucson, AZ. The candidate will be responsible for leading and shaping antenna, radome, and antenna measurement system technology within the Company. The selected candidate will also be expected to contribute to multi-disciplined teams, provide technical oversight, delegate tasks, and work with the Engineering organizations to establish technology roadmaps, enable modernization, and contribute to general innovation. In addition, the candidate will work with government personnel and programs to define and refine requirements for validating hardware compliance. This position is an onsite role, located in Tucson, AZ.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience, to include any combination of the following:
Experience leading antenna designs through concept trades/studies, preliminary design, final design, and qualification.
Experience with antenna simulation and modeling with tools such as HFSS, CST, FEKO, SENTRi, PMM, and/or GRASP.
Experience with antenna measurements within near or far field systems

Nice To Haves

Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering
Strong experience managing and presenting technical data to stakeholders and customers.
Strong experience designing and delivering conformal antenna designs
Excellent communication skills; both verbal and written
Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive technical execution plans
Strong interpersonal skills working in a team environment with positive interaction
Demonstrated ability to put forth and drive technical execution plans
Experience presenting to Failure Review Board (FRB), Engineering Review Board (ERB), Change Control Board (CCB), Manufacturing Review Board (MRB), etc.
Knowledge of near-field-to-far-field processing algorithms
Familiarity with complex threat environments and battlefields
Experience designing seeker, datalink, flight termination, GPS and telemetry antenna systems
Experience designing complex multi-layer radomes
Background as a Cost Account Manager or Integrated Product Team Lead
Proficiency with Python, MATLAB and/or other scientific programming languages
Proficiency with high performance computing (HPC) environments and schedulers such as SLURM

Responsibilities

Development and detailed design of antenna or radome hardware and requirements
Work with interdisciplinary engineering teams including thermal, structural, mechanical, systems, etc.
Work with antenna manufacturing suppliers
Analyze simulation and test data to verify performance to requirements