Principal System Engineer – Missile Defense Radars

RTX•Fort Wayne, IN

16h•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) organization is seeking a Principal System Engineer to support the design, development, testing, and sustainment of advanced missile defense radar technologies. This role spans system development, requirements management, design oversight, production and sustainment support, radar performance and failure analysis, and test planning and execution. This is a full‑time, on-site position located in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline (preferably Systems, Electrical, Software or Physics) and a minimum of 8 years of prior, relevant experience with RF system design, digital and/or analog signal processing, radar waveform or signal modulation analysis, and/or algorithm evaluation and testing
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience with ground‑based radar systems and/or Missile Defense programs
BMC4I systems, radar technologies, and advanced signal‑processing techniques
AI/ML methods to signal processing or algorithm development
Information Assurance/Cyber Engineering requirements and implementation.
Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and methods (e.g., Cameo)
Agile development tools and workflows (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
MATLAB, C/C++, Java, and/or DOORS
Experience developing system models, algorithms, test vectors, or analysis tools

Responsibilities

Work as part of a systems engineering team to define radar system requirements, design supporting architecture and algorithms, and collaborate with software development teams to ensure proper implementation
Analyze radar system performance against requirements to identify performance gaps and recommend improvements
Prototype new or modified algorithms to enhance system capability and effectiveness
Present plans, designs, performance results, and technical recommendations to peers, leadership, and external customers
Serve as a subject‑matter expert to agile software teams, ensuring accurate and effective implementation of system requirements
Contribute to one or more capability areas, including: Electronic protection, signal processing, applied mathematics, Hypersonic threat defense, Tracking, discrimination, search, and battle manager interfaces, Radar calibration, diagnostics, deployed site support and Modeling and simulation of tactical software
Support bid and proposal activities by contributing labor or material cost estimates when needed.
Communicate system designs, analysis results, and test outcomes to internal and external stakeholders
Support occasional business travel (up to 20%)