Senior Systems Engineer

RTX•El Segundo, CA

11d•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 Airborne RF Sensor department is seeking a highly skilled Senior Systems Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and testing of work products within the Advanced Technologies Business Unit. This role will support a variety of programs that are defining, creating, and fielding the next-generation RF technologies and capabilities that are needed by our national defense force to meet and surpass the threats of today and beyond. This position is an onsite role in El Segundo, CA.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related STEM degree, and 5 years of relevant systems engineering experience involving radar algorithm development and/or EO/IR algorithm design, signal processing, analysis, modeling, and simulation.
MATLAB, Python, C/C++, or related programming languages
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

Active (or active within past 24 months) DoD Top Secret Clearance, with prior DoD investigation within the last 5 years
Troubleshoot electronic and/or system-level issues, signal processing, control theory, statistics, information theory, and detection methods
Imaging/pattern recognition
Data filtering (Kalman, batch, optimal estimation)
Requirements development, software/hardware integration, data analysis
Resource Management
Burst ranging, Air-to-Air, Air-to-Ground, Ground Clutter modeling and mitigation, Adaptive filtering, Space Time adaptive filtering (STAP), synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Kalman filtering, and multi hypothesis tracking
Contribute to the design and advancement of RADAR and EO/IR sensor systems
Apply modern development frameworks and best practices (Agile, DevSecOps)
Develop analysis and real-time software in both Linux/Unix and Windows environments
Support flight test and flight data evaluations
Convey technical concepts through briefings and presentations
Experience with developing, implementing, integrating, and validating SW and/or system architectures, concepts, and constructs
Engage with Test Management, IPT leaders, hardware and software development engineers, specialty engineers, program managers, and customers
Guide and coach junior to mid‑level systems engineers
Ability to balance short term and long‑range program goals

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and validate algorithms for RF digital signal processing, data fusion, target tracking, and/or automated resource management, using both simulated and real-time demonstration data
Model and simulate sensor phenomenology, both for RF sensors (e.g. radar, Air-to-Air capabilities, Air-to-Ground capabilities, Electronic Support Measures) and sensors outside the RF spectrum (e.g., EO/IR)
Collaborate in a cross-functional team of systems, software, and hardware engineers in efforts including development and/or integration of real-time software, modeling and simulation, field demonstration, processing real-world data, trade studies in system and algorithm design, and requirements allocation and verification
Develop and extend automated analysis tools for reducing large data sets and producing analysis outputs, e.g., RF sensor I/Q data, sensor measurement data, tracker measurement data
Interface with technical and program team leads on a regular basis in a fast-paced environment
Lead small work efforts and communicate progress to the lead systems engineer and chief engineer
Maintain communication program stakeholders
Travel up to 10%