Senior RF Design Engineer

RTX•Huntsville, AL

1d•$86,800 - $165,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior RF Design Engineer will work within Effector Guidance Electronics, which designs RF and microwave hardware—including transmitters, receivers, and exciters—for radar and datalink applications on tactical missile programs. The role spans preliminary design through integration, with a focus on meeting challenging mechanical constraints and operating in extreme environments. The engineer will design RF products and RF or mixed-signal circuit card assemblies, conduct laboratory characterization, verification, and integration activities, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams. This is an onsite position in Huntsville, Alabama, and relocation assistance is available. An active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance is required before the start date; candidates must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain an interim clearance before starting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
At least five years of prior relevant experience, including any combination of RF design and fabrication, RF testing and troubleshooting, or simulation of RF products.
Experience with Mentor DX Designer or equivalent, HFSS or equivalent, and SystemVue/Genesys or equivalent or ADS or equivalent.
Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance required before the start date, with ability to obtain an interim clearance before the start date.
U.S. citizenship; only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Technical oversight responsibilities for less-senior engineers.
Experience working across domains on complex projects.
Technical project team lead experience, including cost and schedule.
EVMS or CAM experience.
Ability to prepare documentation with minimal oversight.
Background in cascade analysis and/or frequency planning.
Filter design and fabrication experience.
Circuit card assembly design and fabrication experience.
Experience testing or designing RF hybrid (chip and wire) technologies.
High-speed data converter test or characterization experience.
High-power RF design or test experience.
Scripting experience with Matlab or Python.
Some frontline leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Design and develop transmitters, receivers, or exciters.
Design circuit card assemblies (CCAs) with RF or mixed signals.
Perform component characterization, module verification, and integration in a laboratory.
Test and handle sensitive RF hardware.
Perform schematic capture and RF routing.
Partner with interdisciplinary teams, including power, digital, and mechanical engineering teams.

Benefits

Relocation assistance
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
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.