Principal Systems Engineer, Radar Test Engineer - Ground Based Radar Systems

RTX•Woburn, MA

2d•$118,300 - $224,900•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon’s Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities Surface Radars & Sensors Center is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join the Systems Integration & Test Long Range Radars Department in Woburn, Massachusetts. The department provides expertise in concept development, architectural design, requirements generation and flow-down, modeling and simulation, systems analysis, integration, test, and evaluation of missile defense and sensor systems. The successful candidate will help grow the team’s capabilities and collaborate with internal and external customers. The engineer will lead development of architectures and requirements for Ground-Based Radar systems and perform requirements analysis and benchmarking to validate algorithm designs and system-level performance. The role collaborates closely with software and integration/test engineering teams to deliver radar solutions and is primarily onsite in Woburn, MA. An active, transferable U.S. government security clearance is required before starting; U.S. citizenship is required for eligibility for a clearance.

Requirements

A STEM degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
Experience with radar systems and/or related areas of systems engineering.
Experience with radar signal processing, signal processing theory, and/or signal modeling.
Experience with MATLAB, Python, and/or Linux operating system platforms.
Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance required before the start date; U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Ability to obtain an interim U.S. government-issued security clearance before the start date.

Nice To Haves

Experience with radar system concepts, including detection, discrimination, tracking, and signal-processing algorithms, and the ability to analyze radar requirements and performance using models, algorithms, test vectors, and evaluation tools.
System-level engineering experience, including requirements development, documentation, maintenance, and system-level software architecture design.
Ability to develop and maintain engineering processes, methods, and tools, with strong problem-solving and analytical skills and a record of delivering innovative technical solutions.
Proficiency in C/C++, Java, and DOORS, and familiarity with Agile development methodologies and tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including technical writing, presentations, customer interfacing, and cross-discipline teamwork in distributed environments.
Ability to work independently or collaboratively, with experience leading technical solution development.
Advanced degree in STEM.

Responsibilities

Lead development of architectures and requirements to define, characterize, develop, and document Ground-Based Radar systems.
Update architectural frameworks and develop system-of-systems functional and performance requirements, algorithm descriptions, test scenario definitions, and verification approaches.
Perform requirements analysis and benchmarking to validate algorithm designs and ensure system-level performance meets operational objectives.
Collaborate with software and integration/test engineering teams to deliver radar solutions.
Help grow the team’s capabilities and collaborate with internal and external customers.

Benefits

Relocation assistance available.
Medical insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Life insurance.
Short-term disability coverage.
Long-term disability coverage.
401(k) match.
Flexible spending accounts.
Flexible work schedules.
Employee assistance program.
Employee Scholar Program.
Parental leave.
Paid time off.
Holidays.
Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.