Radar Cross Section Engineer

Rolls-Royce•Indianapolis, IN

1d•Onsite

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 and be 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

Responsible for developing, analyzing, and verifying RCS models using computational electromagnetic (CEM) tools
Support design and optimization of low observable components and material treatments
Collaborate with mechanical, aero, materials, IR, and aerothermal engineers to integrate RCS requirements into multi-disciplinary designs
Perform RF measurement, including test planning and data analysis
Prepare technical documentation, reports, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders