Senior Principal RF Design Engineer

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At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Our Mission is to develop best in industry technologies that align product capabilities to the needs of our customer. We will empower our people to leverage design commonality and innovation, balancing risk and rigor, to achieve predictable and affordable solutions. We are looking for candidates willing to collaborate, innovate, and team with our engineers to generate and utilize today’s cutting-edge technology.

Effector Guidance Electronics is responsible for designing RF and Microwave hardware, including transmitters, receivers, and exciters. This includes design and test activities that span preliminary design to integration. Products we develop support radar and datalink applications on a variety of tactical missile programs. Critical to this role is designing for challenging mechanical constraints and extreme environments.

What You Will Do

• Design and development of transmitters, receivers or exciters

• Design of circuit card assemblies (CCAs) with RF or mixed signals

• Work in a lab to accomplish component characterization as well as module verification and integration

• Test and handle sensitive RF Hardware

• Schematic capture and RF routing

• Partner with interdisciplinary teams - power, digital, mechanical, etc.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of ten years of prior relevant experience

• Experience to include any combination of the following:

• RF design and fabrication

• RF test and troubleshoot

• Simulation of RF products

• Experience with any of the following tools:

• Mentor DX Designer or equivalent, High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) or equivalent, System Vue/Genesys or equivalent, Advanced Design System (ADS) or equivalent

Qualifications We Prefer

• Seeker design expertise

• Mentorship or apprenticeship experience

• Technical oversight responsibilities for less-senior engineers

• Working across domains on complex projects

• Architecting and requirements definition for complex RF products

• Team lead experience on technical projects including experience w/ cost and schedule

• EVMS or CAM experience

• Background in designing for manufacturability, producibility, and cost constraints. Includes yield and margin analysis

• Technical background in the following areas:

• Cascade analysis and/or frequency planning

• Filter design and fabrication

• Circuit card assembly design and fabrication

• Testing or designing RF hybrid (chip and wire) technologies

• High speed data converter test/characterization

• High power RF design or test experience

• Scripting experience (Matlab or Python)

• Some front line leadership desirable

What We Offer

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

This position is an onsite role located in Huntsville, AL and is eligible for relocation assistance.

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.