Radar Cross Section Engineer
About The Position
Rolls-Royce is seeking a Radar Cross Section (RCS) Engineer to join their innovative Research and Development team. In this role, the engineer will work alongside a variety of disciplines to develop RCS solutions for Defense applications. They will design, analyze, and optimize low observable technologies and electromagnetic (EM) signatures for advanced aircraft systems. As part of the Survivability Technologies (ST) team, the engineer will contribute to cutting-edge products across the engineering lifecycle: from concept development to modeling, validation, and testing. This is a unique opportunity to work on new technology development and to gain technical expertise in the high-demand field of RF. Continued personal development is encouraged through one-on-one mentoring, attendance at industry conferences, and participation in specialized technical short courses.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Physics with 2+ years of related experience OR Master's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Physics, OR PhD in Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Physics
- Must be a US Citizen
- Eligible to obtain a US DoW security clearance
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of electromagnetic energy transmission, reflection, and scattering, with some areas of advanced understanding.
- Internship, coursework, or research experience in electromagnetics, antenna design, RF, circuit design, or optics
- Experience with EM analysis tools such as X-Patch, SENTRi, MM2D, FEKO, HFSS, CST or other company-specific Computational ElectroMagnetics (CEM) analysis packages
- RF measurement experience
- Ability to collaborate across a multi-disciplinary team to ensure RCS requirements are met
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, especially in an ambiguous R&D environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to innovate to apply new ideas and techniques to solve technical problems.
- Proven ability to exercise sound technical and business judgement
- Experience with scripting tools such as Matlab, Python, C+
- Existing US DoW security clearance preferred but not required
Responsibilities
- Developing, analyzing, and verifying RCS models using computational electromagnetic (CEM) tools
- Supporting design and optimization of low observable components and material treatments
- Collaborating with mechanical, aero, materials, IR, and aerothermal engineers to integrate RCS requirements into multi-disciplinary designs
- Performing RF measurement, including test planning and data analysis
- Preparing technical documentation, reports, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
Benefits
- Base pay
- Discretionary bonus plan
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off
- Certain paid holidays
- Paid parental and family care leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Long-term incentive plan
- Relocation assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
