Principal Systems Engineer - GLOBUS

RTX•Woburn, MA

11d•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 Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SETC) Long Range Radars (LRR) department is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to support the GLOBUS program. This position is located on-site in Woburn, MA, and offers a unique opportunity to join a small, cross-disciplinary team of Systems, Software, and Integration Engineers. This team is responsible for investigating software and hardware defects and identifying performance enhancement opportunities for a deployed radar system. What You Will Do You will be working as part of a team to define radar system requirements, design architectures and algorithms in support of those requirements and collaborate with software development teams to ensure effective implementation. Some specific responsibilities: Analyzing radar system performance data with respect to requirements. Identifying performance deficiencies and proposing solutions. Defining and prototyping new algorithms to enhance system performance. Presenting plans, designs and system performance to peers, internal leadership and external customers. Providing subject matter expertise to agile software development teams to ensure proper implementation of requirements.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
Experience with system concepts such as detection, discrimination, track, and/or signal processing algorithms.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

Nice To Haves

Proven ability to develop technical solutions to complex issues.
Experience working with tools such as Jira and DOORS.
Strong communication, technical writing, oral presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to interface with customers and lead the development of technical solutions to challenging requirements.
Proficiency in Matlab and the MS Office Suite.
Experience with the development and coding of system models, algorithms, test vectors and analysis tools in support of analyzing radar requirements and performance
Experience with system level requirements development, documentation and maintenance and/or requirements development and design of system level software architecture

Responsibilities

Analyzing radar system performance data with respect to requirements.
Identifying performance deficiencies and proposing solutions.
Defining and prototyping new algorithms to enhance system performance.
Presenting plans, designs and system performance to peers, internal leadership and external customers.
Providing subject matter expertise to agile software development teams to ensure proper implementation of requirements.