Senior Principal Antenna Design Engineer

RTX•Mckinney, TX

11h•Onsite

About The Position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. Join us for this exciting opportunity at Raytheon as an electrical engineer based in McKinney, Texas with responsibilities having significant impact, recognition, and growth in the organization. The Airborne Antenna Design department is responsible for full-scope Independent Design, Verification & Validation (IV&V) solutions for antenna products, including architecture trades, design, development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of antenna systems and associated integrated system verification solutions. The engineer will implement best practice standards in the planning, coordination, and execution of RF passive circuit design and EM modeling with sound engineering process discipline and leadership. The successful candidate will have a solid foundation and experience in antenna engineering with specific knowledge in antenna radiators, RF manifolds, EM modeling techniques and associated best practice tools and processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
Minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience
Experience in RF passive circuit design and EM modeling
Experience with antenna engineering principles including phased array theory
Experience with structured design processes, root-cause problem solving, and successful on-time / on-schedule task execution
Experience with test equipment including Antenna Ranges, Vector Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Power Meters, etc.
U.S. citizenship is required
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Nice To Haves

Master of Science (MS) or PhD in Electrical Engineering
Strong experience managing and presenting technical data to stakeholders and customers.
Strong experience with Ansys HFSS, Keysight ADS, Matlab, and CAD tools.

Responsibilities

Design, development, and deployment of Radio Frequency (RF) passive circuits (radiators, RF manifolds, RF transitions, etc.) and electromagnetic (EM) modeling.
Participate in advancing the state of the art with regard to radiator design and EM design and modeling through continual innovation.