RF Design Engineer II

RTX•Huntsville, AL

1d•$68,900 - $131,100•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Our Mission is to develop best in industry technologies that align product capabilities to the needs of our customer. We will empower our people to leverage design commonality and innovation, balancing risk and rigor, to achieve predictable and affordable solutions. We are looking for candidates willing to collaborate, innovate, and team with our engineers to generate and utilize today’s cutting-edge technology. Effector Guidance Electronics is responsible for designing RF and Microwave hardware, including transmitters, receivers, and exciters. This includes design and test activities that span preliminary design to integration. Products we develop support radar and datalink applications on a variety of tactical missile programs. Critical to this role is designing for challenging mechanical constraints and extreme environments.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of two years of prior relevant experience
Minimum of 2 year's experience to include any combination of the following: RF design and fabrication, RF test and troubleshoot, Simulation of RF products
Experience with any of the following tools: Mentor DX Designer or equivalent, High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) or equivalent, SystemVue/Genesys or equivalent, Advanced Design System (ADS) or equivalent
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

Working across domains on complex projects
Ability to prepare documentation with minimal oversight
Technical background in some of the following areas: Cascade analysis and/or frequency planning, Filter design and fabrication, Circuit card assembly design and fabrication, Testing or designing RF hybrid (chip and wire) technologies, High speed data converter test/characterization, High power RF design or test experience
Scripting experience (Matlab or Python)

Responsibilities

Design and development of transmitters, receivers or exciters
Design of circuit card assemblies (CCAs) with RF or mixed signals
Work in a lab to accomplish component characterization as well as module verification and integration
Test and handle sensitive RF Hardware
Schematic capture and RF routing
Partner with interdisciplinary teams - power, digital, mechanical, etc.