Radar Systems Engineer II

Location

El Segundo, California, United States.

Systems Engineer within the Advanced Products & Solutions (APS) Mission Area, designing and developing advanced radar and early‑warning sensor systems that support U.S. military forces worldwide.

• Contribute to all phases of the systems engineering lifecycle, including trade studies, development of CONOPS, system architecture, requirements definition and allocation, traceability, integration, verification, and qualification.
• Support development, analysis, documentation, and verification of system requirements using DOORS.
• Develop radar mode algorithms and perform system performance assessments.
• Conduct modeling, simulation, and data analysis using MATLAB, Python, and C++.
• Perform daily tasks in a classified and controlled laboratory environment.
• Participate in hardware/software integration, troubleshooting, and hands‑on laboratory testing.
• Support verification, validation, flight test, production, and post‑deployment activities.
• Perform trade studies, functional/physical analyses, and MBSE‑based system design.
• Prepare and present technical reports, findings, and briefings to internal and external stakeholders.
• Travel up to 10% of the time.

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) – preferably Electrical, Aerospace, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical, Applied Mathematics, or Physics.
• Minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience in Systems Engineering with radar algorithm design, requirements development, software/hardware integration, data analysis using MATLAB, and configuration management.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government‑issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for eligibility.
• Experience with DOORS (or similar requirements management tools).

• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Advanced (master’s or higher) degree in a STEM discipline.
• Strong fundamentals in radar systems.
• Proficient programming skills in Python and MATLAB.
• Experience troubleshooting electronic and/or system‑level issues, including signal processing, control theory, statistics, information theory, detection methods, imaging/pattern recognition, and data filtering (Kalman, batch, optimal estimation).

Salary range: $75,800 – $144,200 annually. Eligible for relocation assistance. Benefits include medical, 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, and holidays.

Onsite; work primarily at the El Segundo, CA location.

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 in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with applicable laws.