Principal RF Design Engineer

Job d:
Posted 30+ Days Ago

Start Date:

Location:

US-AL-HUNTSVILLE-315 ~ 315 Bob Heath Dr ~ BOB HEATH Country:
United States of America Time Type:
Full time

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AL-HUNTSVILLE-315 ~ 315 Bob Heath Dr ~ BOB HEATH

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 Type:
DoD Clearance:
Secret

Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

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 Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of eight (8) 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 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 scheduleEVMS 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…