Senior Systems Engineer - Electronic Warfare

RTX • Fort Wayne, IN

1d • 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. The Electronic Warfare and Airborne Sensors department within the Space and Air Sensors organization has an immediate opening for an Electronic Warfare, Senior Systems Engineer to support the design, development, and testing of cutting-edge Electronic Warfare (EW) technology and sensor systems for a suite of products across multiple programs. This position supports a variety of activities including but not limited to concept development, requirements management, and design oversight for RF systems, production support, failure analysis, supplier engagement, test planning and implementation, and/or system integration, verification, and validation (IV&V). This position is full-time, On-Site in Fort Wayne, IN

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science and a minimum of 5 years of prior, relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
• RF system design, digital and/or analog signal processing, waveform and signal modulation analysis, and/or algorithm implementation and testing.
• Support occasional business travel (20% or less).
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Interim Secret Security Clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain a full Secret Security Clearance after start.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with development, implementation, and test of RF jamming algorithms.
• MATLAB, PathWave ADS, and/or PathWave EMPro for simulation and design of RF systems.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as C/C++ or Python, with exposure to software development and scripting.
• RF receiver/exciter product design, development, and/or test experience in the Electronic Attack (i.e. signals jamming) sub-domain of EW.
• Embedded systems and embedded programming.
• Experience with design/implementation of embedded systems on FPGA hardware.
• Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles and tools (e.g. Cameo or similar).
• Agile development methodologies and tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence)
• DOORS for requirements management.

Responsibilities

• System Development: Understand the customer’s functional/operational needs and participate in requirements decomposition, overseeing proper allocation of technical elements
• System Integration & Test: Support system integration, test, design verification, fault identification, failure resolution, and/or acceptance of production hardware.
• Provide engineering support to lab test and qualification activities, providing engineering oversight to the test, evaluation, and analysis of issues pertaining to system hardware and firmware functionality and performance.
• Provide support for situations including (but not limited to) customer inquiries, field failures, product obsolescence, system enhancements, new product development, integration and transition to production.
• Evaluate and assess the performance of developmental electronic warfare systems, including signal processing subsystems.
• Support bid and proposal efforts by providing labor estimations and/or material cost estimations.

Benefits

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world.
• At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Relocation Eligible – relocation assistance available for this position
• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 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, and holidays.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level