Principal Antenna & RF Sensor Test Range Architect & Integrator

RTX•Tucson, AZ

1d•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon’s Effector RF Design Team is seeking a Principal Engineer in Tucson, Arizona. The role leads and shapes the design and implementation of antenna, radome, advanced sensor, and/or radar cross section (RCS) ranges and chambers. The position provides technical oversight, leads teams, delegates tasks, and collaborates with the Engineering organization to establish technology roadmaps, support modernization, and contribute to innovation. It also works with government personnel and programs to define and refine requirements for validating range and chamber compliance, and provides guidance, coaching, mentoring, and training to employees across the business. This is an onsite position. The role requires an active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance before the start date, with the ability to obtain an interim clearance before starting and special program access after starting. U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance eligibility.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), typically, and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
Experience testing antennas or radomes in a chamber or test range.
Experience operating an antenna, radome, and/or RCS chamber or range.
Experience with antenna and/or sensor measurement theory and range operation.
Ability to obtain an interim U.S. government-issued security clearance before the start date and special program access after starting.
U.S. citizenship, as required for security clearance eligibility.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science or PhD in electrical engineering.
Significant experience simulating and/or estimating the effects of propagation, reflections, and scattering on an antenna under test in an anechoic chamber.
Experience measuring hardware for RCS.
Significant experience specifying, building, and validating antenna, radome, and/or RCS ranges or chambers.
Proficiency with Python, MATLAB, and/or other high-level scientific programming languages.
Proficiency with high-performance computing environments and schedulers such as SLURM.
Proficiency with modeling and simulation tools such as HFSS, CST, FEKO, SENTRi, and GRASP.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities from multiple sources.
Strong interpersonal skills and positive interaction in a team environment.
Demonstrated ability to develop and drive technical execution plans.
Knowledge of management processes such as Earned Value.
Experience presenting in technical reviews.
Understanding of near-field-to-far-field processing algorithms.
Experience designing and testing datalink, flight termination, telemetry, and/or GPS antenna systems.
Experience as a Cost Account Manager or Integrated Product Team Lead.

Responsibilities

Develop antenna, radome, advanced sensor systems, and/or RCS ranges and chambers.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary engineering teams, including thermal, structural, mechanical, and systems engineering, to define, analyze, simulate, implement, and evaluate range and chamber requirements, including relevant test equipment.
Work with chamber and range equipment and service suppliers.
Oversee implementation of new ranges and chambers.
Lead teams, provide technical oversight, and delegate tasks.
Work with the Engineering organization to establish technology roadmaps, enable modernization, and contribute to innovation.
Work with government personnel and programs to define and refine requirements for range and chamber compliance.
Provide guidance, coaching, mentoring, and training to employees across the business.

Benefits

Relocation assistance based on candidate eligibility.
Medical insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Life insurance.
Short-term disability.
Long-term disability.
401(k) match.
Flexible spending accounts.
Flexible work schedules.
Employee assistance program.
Employee Scholar Program.
Parental leave.
Paid time off.
Holidays.
Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.