Principal RF System Analysis Engineer
About The Position
Raytheon’s Advanced Radar RF & Systems Engineering Department is hiring a Principal RF Systems Analysis Engineer to support the design, integration, production, test, and sustainment of advanced radar RF subsystems. The role is within the Radar Power Production Design Support section supporting the Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS) program. The engineer will work across Systems, Hardware, Test, Software, and Manufacturing teams to investigate and resolve complex issues during development, production, qualification, and fielded operations. Relevant technical areas include RF signal chains, frequency conversion architectures, RF measurements, noise figure analysis, spectral purity, and subsystem verification. The position is based onsite in Plano, Texas, and requires daily onsite support; remote work is not available. Travel to supplier, manufacturing, and integration sites may be required up to 25% of the time. An active and transferable U.S. government Top Secret security clearance is required on the first day, and U.S. citizenship is required.
Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
- At least 8 years of related experience analyzing RF data, isolating faults, and troubleshooting systems to the WRA/LRU/subsystem level.
- Experience analyzing RF, mixed-signal data, and high-speed digital and optical hardware.
- Experience with RF-related equipment such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, oscilloscopes, and/or DMMs.
- Experience with Digital Receiver Exciter (DREX) subassemblies.
- Experience generating analysis tools using MATLAB.
- Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance required before the start date; U.S. citizenship is required.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to support operations at multiple sites in a fast-paced, dynamic, results-based production environment.
- Experience working on a production program.
- Experience generating and presenting preliminary and critical design reviews.
- Prior experience giving technical briefs or presentations.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Conduct failure investigations and recommend actions to address systemic issues and prevent recurrence.
- Engage with suppliers and subcontractors on design reviews, requirement verification, production readiness, failure investigations, and hardware performance improvements.
- Develop analysis tools to support problem identification and resolution.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring, and coordinate cross-functional teams delivering airborne radar and sensor capabilities.
- Collaborate with Systems Engineers to develop and implement solutions.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate technical risk.
- Generate technical reports for management and the customer.
Benefits
- 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 annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, subject to eligibility and program terms
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
