Senior RF Range Engineer

Overview

Date Posted:

Country: United States of America

Location: AZ852: RMS AP Bldg M East Hermans Road Building M02, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance: DoD Clearance: Secret

The Effector RF Design Team at Raytheon is seeking a talented Senior Engineer to join our team in Tucson, AZ. The selected candidate will lead the design and implementation of antenna, radome, and/or radar cross section (RCS) ranges and/or chambers. The candidate will also lead project teams, provide technical oversight, delegate tasks, establish technology roadmaps, enable modernization, and contribute to innovation. The candidate will work with government personnel and programs, define and refine requirements to validate range and chamber compliance, and provide guidance, coaching, mentoring, and training across the business.

This position is an onsite role, located in Tucson, AZ.

What You Will Do

• Develop antenna, radome, advanced sensor systems, and/or RCS ranges/chambers
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary engineering teams (thermal, structural, mechanical, systems) to define, analyze, simulate, implement, and evaluate requirements for ranges and/or chambers, including relevant test equipment
• Work with chamber/range equipment and service suppliers
• Oversee implementation of new ranges/chambers

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor of Science degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field with minimum 3 years of experience, including any of the following:
  • Testing of antennas or radomes in a chamber or test range
  • Operation of an antenna, radome, and/or RCS chamber/range
  • Demonstrated knowledge of antenna and/or sensor measurement theory and range operation

Qualifications We Prefer

• Master of Science (MS) or PhD in electrical engineering
• Experience simulating and/or estimating propagation, reflections, and scattering on an antenna under test in an anechoic chamber
• Measurement of hardware for RCS
• Experience specifying, building, and validating antenna, radome, and/or RCS ranges/chambers
• Proficiency with Python, MATLAB and/or other high level scientific programming languages
• Proficiency with high performance computing (HPC) environments and schedulers such as SLURM
• Proficiency with modeling & simulation tools such as HFSS, CST, FEKO, SENTRi and GRASP
• Experience designing and testing conformal antennas
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities from multiple sources
• Strong interpersonal skills in a collaborative team environment
• Ability to drive technical execution plans
• Knowledge of Earned Value management
• Experience presenting in technical reviews
• Understanding of near-field-to-far-field processing algorithms
• Experience designing datalink, flight termination, telemetry, and/or GPS antenna systems
• Experience as a Cost Account Manager or Integrated Product Team Lead

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here:

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit and whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual incentive programs dependent on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these programs are not guaranteed and depend on various factors including individual performance and company performance. This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply. RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the posting date, but may shorten or extend the window as needed.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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