Senior Systems RF/Hardware Engineer (Onsite)

RTX•Aurora, CO

5d•$86,800 - $165,200•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon is seeking a Senior Systems RF/Hardware Engineer for a senior technical Operations and Maintenance (O&M) role supporting the development, maintenance, and modernization of advanced RF ground systems for satellite communications. The position is based onsite at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, Colorado, and supports complex systems used for secure networks and program objectives. The engineer will install and maintain equipment and antenna systems, perform lifecycle upgrades, manage system requirements, and develop and maintain RF engineering documentation. The role also involves supporting emergency repairs and after-hours calls, coordinating with vendors, collaborating with design teams on engineering changes, and traveling occasionally within and outside the continental United States. The employee must be able to work at heights and complete antenna/tower climber safety training.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred), and a minimum of 5 years of prior engineering experience, or equivalent experience.
Experience supporting RF ground systems engineering activities for satellite communications systems.
Experience generating, analyzing, tracking, and managing requirements.
Experience with RF systems engineering, including reading, developing, and maintaining schematics and block diagrams, system analyses, system bills of materials (BOMs), and design review packages.
Active and transferable U.S. government-issued TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance required before the start date; active and existing clearance required on day one.
U.S. citizenship is required for the security clearance.
Ability to work at heights and complete antenna/tower climber safety requirements.
Ability to support emergency repair trips with little or no advance notice and provide after-hours call-in support as needed.
Ability to travel occasionally within the continental United States and overseas.

Nice To Haves

Experience influencing design performance and cost trade-offs for proposed engineering changes and technology upgrades.
Experience contributing to design teams and providing technical insight and training to junior team members.
Experience recommending new operational concepts, architecture changes, and efficiency improvements for existing systems.
Experience supporting design performance and cost trade-off studies for proposed engineering changes.
Experience using spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, and oscilloscopes.
Experience working with vendors to coordinate timely repair and track critical operational hardware.

Responsibilities

Assemble and install electrical components in equipment racks for deployment in data transfer nodes connected to secure networks.
Perform routine antenna-system maintenance, including visual inspections, cleaning, lubrication, and status-indicator checks.
Conduct lifecycle system upgrades involving hardware, software, HVAC, and electrical systems.
Generate, analyze, track, and manage requirements to ensure system performance and compliance.
Develop, read, and maintain RF system schematics, block diagrams, system analyses, system bills of materials (BOMs), and design review packages.
Support emergency repair trips with little or no advance notice and provide after-hours call-in support as needed.
Work at heights and complete safety requirements for antenna/tower climber training.
Collaborate with design teams on performance and cost trade-offs for engineering changes and technology upgrades.
Develop operational concepts, implement architecture changes, and improve efficiency in existing systems.
Coordinate with vendors to support timely repair and tracking of critical operational hardware.
Travel occasionally within the continental United States and overseas to support program objectives.
Provide technical insight and training to junior team members.

Benefits

Relocation assistance available.
Medical insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Life insurance.
Short-term disability insurance.
Long-term disability insurance.
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.