Senior Systems Engineer - Electronic Warfare
Listed on 2026-05-31
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Date Posted:
Country:
United States of America
Location:
Fort Wayne, IN
Position:
Senior Systems Engineer - Electronic Warfare (Onsite)
The Electronic Warfare and Airborne Sensors department within the Space and Air Sensors organization has an opening for an Electronic Warfare, Senior Systems Engineer to support design, development, and testing of cutting‑edge EW technology and sensor systems across multiple programs.
What You Will Do- Understand customer functional and operational needs and participate in requirements decomposition, ensuring proper allocation of technical elements.
- Support system integration and testing, including design verification, fault identification, failure resolution, and production acceptance.
- Provide engineering support to lab test and qualification activities, overseeing evaluation and analysis of hardware and firmware performance.
- Assist with customer inquiries, field failures, product obsolescence, system enhancements, new product development, and transition to production.
- Evaluate and assess the performance of developmental EW systems, including signal processing subsystems.
- Support bid and proposal efforts by providing labor and material cost estimations.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science.
- Minimum 5 years relevant experience (unless prohibited by local law).
- RF system design, digital/analog signal processing, waveform and signal modulation analysis, or algorithm implementation and testing.
- Occasional business travel (20% or less).
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government‑issued Interim Secret Security Clearance prior to start date and ability to obtain a full Secret Security Clearance afterward.
- U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance eligibility.
- Experience with development, implementation, and testing of RF jamming algorithms.
- Proficiency with MATLAB, Path Wave ADS, and/or Path Wave EMPro for RF system simulation and design.
- Familiarity with programming languages such as C/C++ or Python and exposure to software development and scripting.
- RF receiver/exciter product design, development, and/or test experience in the Electronic Attack (signals jamming) sub‑domain of EW.
- Embedded systems and embedded programming; experience with FPGA hardware design/implementation.
- Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles and tools (e.g., Cameo).
- Agile development methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence); DOORS for requirements management.
- Salary range: $86,800 – $165,200 USD.
- Relocation assistance available.
- Health, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts.
- Flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid time off, holidays.
- Annual short‑term and long‑term incentive compensation programs (dependent on level and collective‑bargaining status).
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 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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