Principal Electronic Warfare Lead System Engineer

RTX•Atlanta, GA

4d•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Airborne RF Sensors department within Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems Engineering and Test Capability Center is seeking a Principal Electronic Warfare Lead System Engineer. The role integrates hardware and software, develops test plans and procedures, debugs and evaluates system functions and interfaces, and verifies system requirements in support of final customer sell-off. The position provides senior technical leadership across the Electronic Warfare product lifecycle, including development, engineering test, system integration and flight testing, production, deployment, and post-deployment sustainment. The engineer shapes technical direction, guides execution, and supports program alignment through Digital Transformation practices, Model-Based Systems Engineering, and Agile product development. This is an onsite position in Atlanta, Georgia, with travel of up to 20% as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline, preferably Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Physics.
Eight or more years of prior relevant systems engineering experience, including work with RF principles, radar fundamentals, signal processing, or electromagnetic theory.
Electronic Warfare experience involving waveforms, threat systems, DRFM technologies, ESM/EA capabilities, and radar-based threat environments.
Experience troubleshooting electronics in an academic or internship setting, including use of common commercial test equipment such as oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
An active and existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading engineering teams through integration and test activities.
Understanding of ESM signal processing, emitter identification, parametric analysis, and geolocation techniques.
Experience in RF system design, digital and analog signal processing, waveform and signal-modulation characteristics and analysis, and/or algorithm implementation and testing.
Ability to integrate software and firmware into electronic hardware systems.
Ability to read and integrate software routines with hardware/electronics; C, C++, or C# preferred.
Experience developing or testing advanced algorithms related to spectral sensing, cognitive EW, or adaptive jamming.
Experience using Microsoft Office, MATLAB, or Python for data analysis and automation.

Responsibilities

Lead the integration and test team through all phases of the product lifecycle, planning and executing integration, verification, and troubleshooting test activities in laboratory and field environments.
Support development, integration, and testing of advanced Electronic Warfare systems, including Electronic Support (ESM) and Electronic Attack (EA) capabilities.
Analyze and characterize RF waveforms, threat emitter behavior, radar signal processing, and modern threat system architectures.
Provide technical guidance and support to Engineering Integrated Product Team Leads.
Develop solutions to complex technical challenges in signal processing design.
Create or modify electronic warfare signal processing and control algorithms.
Develop and execute test plans, including simulations and laboratory tests, to verify system capability.
Evaluate functional performance of developmental RF systems, including signal-processing subsystems and firmware/control algorithms.
Complete and compile detailed performance evaluations using analysis tools such as MATLAB.
Prepare and present results in reports and briefings to internal and external stakeholders.
Schedule and lead periodic team meetings, interface teleconferences, and working-group meetings.
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to refine system requirements, support algorithm development, and assess system performance against threat scenarios.
Document design decisions, test results, and system behaviors for reviews, readiness events, and customer deliverables.
Travel up to 20% as needed.

Benefits

Relocation assistance is available for eligible applicants.
Medical insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Life insurance.
Short-term disability insurance.
Long-term disability insurance.
401(k) match.
Flexible spending accounts.
Flexible work schedules.
Employee assistance program.
Employee Scholar Program.
Parental leave.
Paid time off.
Holidays.
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.