Senior Radar Receiver​/Exciter Integration & Test Engineer

Location:

US-MA-TEWKSBURY-TB1 ~ 50 Apple Hill Dr ~ ASSABET BLDG

Security clearance:
DoD Clearance:
Secret. Requires U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance.

• Solve complex technical problems and provide highly innovative and ingenious solutions in Radar and Receiver Exciter design, analysis, integration, and test.
• Liaison between many Radar system components.
• Responsible for Radar Receiver Exciter data analysis and calibration, integration of hardware with firmware and software, and resolving system level issues that may stem from software or hardware anomalies.
• Support system and subsystem level radar integration planning, execution, and reporting.
• Resolve complex technical issues seen during design, integration, and test of Radar Receiver and Exciter sub-systems.
• Analyze Radar and Receiver data to identify and resolve system performance issues.
• Develop calibration solutions for receiver/exciters to meet top level radar performance specifications.
• Work across mechanical, electrical, software and systems engineering disciplines to troubleshoot hardware and software issues outside of Receiver and Exciter Subsystems.
• May require up to a one (1) year assignment at a different location, such as shipyard locations (i.e. Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Shipyard in Pascagoula, MS; Navy’s Land Based integration facility in Mount Laurel, NJ).
• Requires extended hours, as well as off-shift hours, and traveling (Domestic/International) with short notice.
• This 1st shift role is 100% on-site and will be based either in Andover, Tewksbury, or Woburn, MA, with travel between multiple sites anticipated.

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior work experience.
• Experience with RF and/or Radar systems.
• 3+ years’ of experience in two or more of the following areas:
  • System or subsystem Integration, Verification and Validation.
  • Radar and/or receiver systems design and integration.
  • Programming in MATLAB, C/C++.
  • RF Circuit design and analysis.
  • In-phase and quadrature (I&Q data) processing and analysis.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Science in Electrical/RF Engineering.
• Experience interfacing with internal and external customers and finding technical solutions to complex requirements.
• Experience with root cause identification, corrective action implementation and associated documentation.
• Experience with Digital Signal Processing techniques and FPGA implementation.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and MATLAB skills.
• Technical background in any of the following areas:
  • Cascade analysis and/or frequency planning.
  • Filter design and fabrication.
  • Circuit card assembly and fabrication.
  • High speed data converter test / characterization.
  • Low Noise RF source design and test experience.
  • Radar System calibration design.
  • I&Q data processing and analysis.

• Relocation based on candidate eligibility.

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD.

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 as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

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.