Senior RF Design Engineer
About The Position
Raytheon is seeking a Senior RF Design Engineer to join its Airborne Radar Electronics Hardware Engineering organization. This is an onsite position in El Segundo, California. The role contributes to the development of advanced circulators, radiators, filters, and other passive RF/microwave components for phased array antenna systems, including Active Electronically Scanned Arrays (AESAs). The engineer performs design analysis, verification, troubleshooting, and testing of circulators, radiators, Transmit/Receive (T/R) modules, and RF/microwave subassemblies. The position calls for experience in microwave measurement and verification, electromagnetic simulation, and microwave test equipment, along with design experience using printed circuit board materials and ceramic substrate technologies. The engineer also presents technical information to peers, program leadership, and customers and supports program management in new business development activities.
Requirements
- Typically requires a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM field.
- At least 5 years of experience simulating, testing, integrating, verifying, and/or validating RF/microwave, T/R module, or antenna products.
- Design experience with one or more of the following: phased array antennas/AESAs, modules, radiators, beam formers, power splitters, feed networks, couplers, filters, circulators, and RF assemblies.
- Experience with Keysight ADS or MATLAB Simulink.
- Experience with RF modeling tools such as CST or Ansys HFSS.
- U.S. citizenship; must be able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance within one year of the start date.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Current DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance.
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in RF/microwave.
- Experience with microwave test equipment and calibration techniques, including network analyzers.
- Experience with antenna near-field or far-field range testing.
- Experience performing root cause and corrective action (RCCA) investigations.
- Experience with requirement generation and verification processes.
- Hardware experience at microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies.
- Experience using Keysight ADS, MATLAB, and AutoCAD.
- Leadership experience, including coaching, reviewing, and delegating work to junior team members.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of circulators, radiators, filters, and other passive RF/microwave components.
- Perform design analysis, verification, troubleshooting, and testing of circulators, radiators, T/R modules, and RF/microwave subassemblies used in phased array antenna systems, including AESAs.
- Deliver clear, technically sound presentations to peers, program leadership, and customers.
- Support program management in new business development activities.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
