Lead Systems Engineer - Electronic Warfare

Lead Systems Engineer – Electronic Warfare

RTX is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer with experience in Electronic Warfare (EW) to support the development of next-generation EW capabilities. This full‑time, on‑site position is located in Goleta, California.

• Serve as the primary Systems Engineering focal point for the program
• Lead the definition, development, and implementation of system architectures, algorithms, and interfaces for EW/Radar capabilities
• Manage configuration process, perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
• Partner with the Program Chief Engineer to ensure the engineering team aligns to cost and schedule
• Provide technical directions to multi‑disciplinary program teams
• Implement and ensure adherence to systems engineering processes throughout the program lifecycle
• Oversee the development and maintenance of technical documentation, including system specifications, design documents, and test plans
• Coordinate system engineering activities, including requirements analysis, system design, integration, and testing
• Conduct system‑level trade studies and performance analysis
• Participate in design reviews, technical meetings, and customer presentations
• Support program management with technical risk assessments and mitigation strategies
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total system solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
• Perform architectural exploration
• Decompose customer specifications and system‑level requirements into sub‑system and piece‑part requirements and generate verification criteria and plans for the requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline (preferably Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or Physics) and 10+ years of relevant systems engineering experience in EW/Radar system development, including requirements decomposition, architecture definition, system‑level integration, and verification planning
• Experience developing systems engineering artifacts such as requirements, specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), and verification/validation (V&V) plans
• Experience supporting system‑level technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and coordinating across multi‑disciplinary engineering teams
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

• Advanced EW/Radar architecture, algorithms, or signal‑processing methods
• Experience analyzing and modeling EW/Radar system performance, including RF chain and end‑to‑end behavior
• Radar performance analysis tools or model development (e.g., MATLAB, algorithm prototyping)
• AI/ML techniques applied to signal processing or algorithm enhancement
• Knowledge of millimeter‑wave and microwave RF at the module or system level
• Experience defining system architectures, performance budgets, and interface definitions (RF, digital, mixed‑signal)
• Integrating mixed‑signal modules into higher‑level assemblies, including interface and configuration management
• Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (e.g., Cameo)
• Agile development tools and workflows (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
• MATLAB, C/C++, Java, or DOORS
• Experience supporting integration, verification, or test activities for complex EW/Radar systems
• Experience preparing technical documentation or delivering system‑level technical outputs to stakeholders
• Flight test or field test experience supporting system‑level evaluation and data analysis
• Experience developing or interpreting security and cybersecurity requirements relevant to government systems

Salary range: $145,600 USD – $276,800 USD. Relocation assistance available for this position.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, holidays, and additional company benefits.

Our values drive our actions:
Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Goleta, California (US‑CA‑GOLETA‑H01, 6380 Hollister Ave, BLDG H01)

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, veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.