Senior Systems Engineer - EO/IR

RTX • Plano, TX

6d • $86,800 - $165,200 • Onsite

About The Position

The Naval Airborne Systems (NAS) is seeking a Senior System Engineer to work on the Science and Technology (S&T) team to model mode performance and develop novel mode algorithms for Electro-Optics/Infra-Red (EO/IR) sensors for research and development. The Senior System Engineer will apply advanced knowledge of EO/IR sensors and mode performance to analyze and drive new EO/IR sensor design by collaborating with hardware and system design teams. This is a full‑time, on-site position located in Plano, Texas.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of eight (5) or more years of documented work and/or academic experience in optical design, algorithm development, imaging EO/IR systems, physics, image signal processing, and/or discrimination algorithms experience
• Experience in programming in C or C++ and using MATLAB or Python for evaluation of data sets
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

• Top Secret Clearance
• Advanced degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• Experience developing signal processing algorithms for airborne surveillance application, signal & image processing, digital communications, detection and estimation theory, or AI/ML and training techniques
• UNIX/Linux
• Real-time Programming, software change management tools, and processes

Responsibilities

• Leverage software development skills to develop and implement new mode algorithms for cutting edge processing solutions and platforms
• Performance analysis, algorithm development, algorithm analysis, trade study generation, statistical modeling, performance predictions, and data analysis for complex systems using Raytheon Engineering processes and practices
• Interface with team lead, team members, and related engineers
• Conduct and/or participate in customer and/or program presentations
• Provide task progress status updates and work products to the team lead

Benefits

• 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
• holidays

What This Job Offers

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