Senior Systems Engineer

RTX•Tewksbury, MA

14d•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 Radar Systems Engineer is responsible for generating new and updated specifications for radar development programs while following the systems engineering processes for updating, reviewing, and releasing the specifications. The Radar Systems Engineer ensures that the System Capabilities and Requirements are appropriately flowed from the System Spec through the Radar System and Subsystem specs to the design and verification teams. You will be responsible for creation, review, and submittal for approval of all Radar Performance, Functional, Hardware, Interface, Environmental, Manufacturing, and Fabrication Requirements changes that leverage Radar Software Capabilities. You will also be responsible for but is not limited to: support of concept development, testing, integration and verification activities, and coordination between design, software, and systems requirements teams.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 5 years of prior engineering experience or equivalent experience
Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance
Experience with tactical air defense systems, product line development processes, and software development
Experience interfacing with external customers
Experience across the product development life cycle

Nice To Haves

Existing DoD Secret Clearance
Radar Knowledge
Experience making challenging technical decisions and setting priorities
Experience designing, implementing and testing radar waveforms and signal processing algorithms
Familiarity with Raytheon Integrated Product Development System (IPDS) and gating processes
Ability to travel domestically and internationally

Responsibilities

Generate specification changes that reflect the new and obsolescence development programs related to radar upgrades and maintenance
Collaborate with Software and Systems Test teams and the USG customer on radar capabilities driven by new hardware and algorithm development
Provide technical oversight for the execution of Radar Systems Requirement Development
Collaborate with the Systems Engineering Lead and Chief Engineers to ensure that the Hardware, Software, and System Requirements are all being met in a consistent manner
Support Independent Research and Development and other sources of internal funding for future Radar capability upgrades and innovations
Support internal and external Program and Gate Reviews including Systems Requirements Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, and Test Readiness Reviews.
Support the Independent Reviews (IRs) that precede each gate.