Principal Systems Engineer Onsite

RTX•Huntsville, AL

1d•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon’s Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) Surface Radars & Sensors Center is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to support its Huntsville, Alabama/Kentucky Department. The team specializes in concept development, architecture design, requirements generation and flow-down, modeling and simulation, systems analysis, and integration, test, and evaluation of advanced missile defense and sensor systems. The role supports modernization of Ground-Based Radar (GBR) systems by defining and analyzing system requirements, developing system architectures, and partnering with system, software, and integration/test engineering teams. The engineer will lead architecture and requirements development for GBR systems, including architectural framework updates, system-of-system functional and performance requirements, algorithm descriptions, test scenarios, and verification approaches. The position is onsite in Huntsville, Alabama, with 10%–15% domestic travel. An active, transferable U.S. government Secret security clearance is required before starting, and U.S. citizenship is required for eligibility for that clearance.

Requirements

A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), typically, and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
Experience with radar systems.
Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and/or Cameo.
Experience with MATLAB and/or Linux.
Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance before the start date; active and existing clearance is required on day one.
U.S. citizenship, as required for security clearance eligibility.
Excellent communication, technical writing, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and communicating with stakeholders at all levels.
Experience interfacing with customers and leading technical solutions to complex problems.
Experience developing and maintaining engineering processes and tools.
Experience working independently and within geographically distributed teams.

Nice To Haves

Advanced STEM degree.
Knowledge of radar concepts, including detection, discrimination, tracking, and signal-processing algorithm performance.
Experience with Python, C/C++, or Java.
Experience with Agile development practices, including JIRA and Confluence.
Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture and requirements development activities for Ground-Based Radar systems.
Define, characterize, develop, and document architectural framework updates, system-of-system functional and performance requirements, detailed algorithm descriptions, test scenarios, and verification approaches.
Conduct requirements analysis to verify system-level performance requirements.
Develop or code system models, algorithms, test scripts, and evaluation tools for radar performance analysis.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
Interface with customers and lead technical solutions to complex problems.
Develop and maintain engineering processes and tools.
Work independently and with geographically distributed teams.

Benefits

Relocation assistance available.
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.