Sr. Principal Systems Engineer – RF Signal Processing

RTX•Tucson, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. The Processing, Guidance and Controls (PG&C) Center within the Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities Discipline consists of Guidance, Navigation and Control; Signal Processing; and Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis disciplines for Effectors. The Signal Processing team is seeking Sr. Principal Systems Engineer – RF Signal Processing engineers to join our PG&C Center in Tucson, AZ. As the Sr. Principal Systems Engineer – RF Signal Processing , you will collaborate in the design, development, prototyping, integration, testing, and performance assessment of radio frequency (RF) algorithms and models. Used across our products and new business initiatives, signal processing algorithms extract and exploit sensor signals to be used for calibrating and denoising raw sensor data; detecting, acquiring, tracking, and classifying objects of interest; and sensor fusion. This is an onsite position located in Tucson, AZ.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of relevant prior experience
Signal processing experience in the RF domain
Experience with the C programming language, or Object-Oriented Programming experience with the C++, C#, or Java programming languages
Experience with algorithm design, implementation, analysis, testing, and 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 is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain special program access after start.
U.S. citizenship is required, as 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 in using MATLAB or Python for analysis of data sets
Strong communication skills, capable of presenting analysis to technical and non-technical audiences and advocating for best 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

Act 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, field test environments to test, verify, and validate RF models and signal processing algorithm performance in accordance with requirements.
Collaborate in all development phases from program start-up to live-fire testing, making improvements to processes and providing 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.