Sr. Principal RF Signal Processing Engineer

RTX•Tucson, AZ

4d•$145,600 - $276,800•Onsite

About The Position

The Signal Processing team in Raytheon’s Processing, Guidance and Controls (PG&C) Center is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer – RF Signal Processing in Tucson, Arizona. The engineer will collaborate on the design, development, prototyping, integration, testing, and performance assessment of RF algorithms and models. These algorithms support sensor-data calibration and denoising; detection, acquisition, tracking, and classification of objects of interest; and sensor fusion across products and new business initiatives. The role serves as a recognized signal-processing subject matter expert, technical leader, and/or functional leader, with responsibility for the budget, schedule, development, execution, and completion of complex program objectives. The engineer uses and modifies simulations and participates in production, engineering lab, and field-test environments to verify and validate RF models and algorithm performance against requirements. The position contributes throughout development, from program start-up to live-fire testing, and provides expertise in reviews and technical briefings. It also oversees technical teams, mentors engineers, and/or manages engineering projects. This is an onsite role in Tucson, Arizona, and requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain the specified U.S. government security clearance.

Requirements

A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and typically a minimum of 10 years of relevant prior experience.
Signal-processing experience in EO/IR, RF, Sonar, and/or Acoustic domains.
Experience with the C programming language, or object-oriented programming experience with C++, C#, and/or Java.
Experience with algorithm design, implementation, analysis, testing, and/or optimization.
Experience managing or leading others in a technical and/or functional capacity within an engineering environment.
Ability to obtain and maintain an Interim Secret U.S. government-issued security clearance prior to the start date, with the ability to obtain special program access after starting.
U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or Applied Math.
Experience with missile systems applications supporting customer programs.
Experience with version control tools such as Azure DevOps and Git.
Subject matter expertise in multiple RF algorithms, such as adaptive processing, beamforming, angle estimation, synthetic aperture radar, waveform design, tracking, feature extraction, or classification/recognition.
Proficiency using MATLAB or Python for analysis of data sets.
Strong communication skills, including presenting analysis to technical and non-technical audiences and advocating for solutions and strategy.
Experience with hardware/software integration.
Ability to interface with adjacent engineering disciplines such as Guidance, Navigation, and Control; Software Engineering; Systems Engineering; or Hardware Engineering.

Responsibilities

Serve as a recognized signal-processing subject matter expert, technical leader, and/or functional leader responsible for the budget, schedule, development, execution, and completion of complex program objectives.
Use and modify simulations for the design, development, prototyping, integration, testing, and performance assessment of RF algorithms and models.
Participate in production, engineering lab, and field-test environments to test, verify, and validate RF models and signal-processing algorithm performance against requirements.
Collaborate throughout development phases, from program start-up to live-fire testing.
Improve processes and provide signal-processing expertise in design reviews, peer reviews, and technical briefings to internal and external customers.
Oversee a technical team, mentor engineers, and/or manage an engineering project.