Senior Principal Radar Receiver Exciter Hardware Lead

What You Will Do

• Receiver and Exciter architecture development and Requirements Flow down.
• Interface definition between Receiver Exciter subsystem and other subsystems.
• Support of signal processing algorithm definition based on Receiver/Exciter capabilities and system needs.
• Resolve complex technical issues seen during design, integration, and test of Radar Receiver and Exciter sub-systems.
• Process and analyze Radar Receiver/Exciter data, including but not limited to IQ Data, to identify and resolve system performance issues.
• Support system and subsystem level radar integration planning, execution, and reporting. Develop calibration solutions for receiver / exciters to meet top level radar performance specification.
• Support the resolution of complex technical issues seen during the integration and test of Radar Receiver and Exciter sub-systems.
• Interface with customers with technical and program level status.
• Lead small development teams.
• Participate in design for manufacturing and transition to production reviews.
• This 1st shift role will be 100% on-site with an opportunity to be based in Tewksbury, MA or Marlborough, MA, with travel required between the two sites.

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum 10 years’ of prior work experience, or an Advanced degree in a related field and minimum 7 years’ of prior work experience.
• Minimum seven (7) years of prior work experience to include any combination of the following:
  • Experience with Radar Receiver / Exciter signal processing techniques and methods.
  • Experience with analytical tools such as MATLAB.
  • Experience with Radar Receiver / Exciter system and subsystem analysis, design and/or test.

• Experience in cascade analysis and frequency planning.
• Experience with I/Q signal processing analysis in MATLAB, C/C++, Python, or other programming languages.
• Understanding of allocating and flowing down requirements from the system to the component level.
• Experience with Digital Signal Processing techniques and FPGA implementation.
• Low Noise RF source design and test knowledge.
• Radar system calibration design experience.
• Hands‑on experience working in a laboratory environment using test equipment including spectrum analyzers, Real‑time Spectrum Analyzers (RSAs), Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs), logic analyzers and Performance Network Analyzer (PNAs).
• Experience interfacing with internal and external customers and finding technical solutions to complex requirements.
• Knowledge of cost estimating, plus budget and schedule management.
• Experience transitioning designs from early concept to deliverable products.

• 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 offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD – 251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

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.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business…