Radar Field Engineer

Date Posted:

Country:
United States of America

Location:

Andrews AFB Base, MD

Position Type:
Onsite

Raytheon’s Field Engineering team is seeking a Senior RADAR Field Engineer for the Advanced Surveillance Systems team. The role involves operations maintenance of advanced surveillance systems in the National Capital Region (NCR) as part of a multi‑disciplined site team supporting mission implementation, testing, and maintenance activities.

• Routine travel to the Program Systems Integration Lab (SIL) for system familiarization and orientation.
• Work alternating shifts, on‑call shifts, or a non‑standard schedule, including overnight travel within the NCR on a recurring basis.
• Extended CONUS travel may be required.
• Monitor and operate systems, conduct preventive maintenance, and provide on‑call response at system sites from a designated support facility in the NCR.
• Maintain shift and equipment logs.
• Populate Field Engineering Notebooks and provide input for data trend analysis and technical publications.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• Active, transferable U.S. government‑issued security clearance (Secret) required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting radar systems or equivalent surveillance equipment, including fault isolation and repair.
• Experience with current‑generation radar systems operation and testing, basic radar philosophy, power‑up/power‑down, radar initialization, and equivalent system operations.
• Experience with radar software operations.
• Experience supporting control systems, cabling, fiber‑optic cabling, and interconnect diagrams.
• Experience reading and understanding test plans and procedures, design drawings, specifications, and vendor technical documentation for electronic/mechanical systems.
• Experience configuring CISCO switches, routers, and networking.

• Self‑starter with excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to work with minimal direction.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Windows scripting experience.
• SQL database scripting.
• Effective written and oral communication with peers, supervisors, and customers.
• Basic HVAC and remote backup generator knowledge.
• Knowledge of electronics, RF concepts and calculations, digital and analog concepts, and troubleshooting skills with test equipment such as spectrum analyzers and oscilloscopes.
• Excellent technical writing skills.
• Current DoD Top Secret or Special Access Program clearance.

Active, transferable U.S. government‑issued security clearance (Secret) required before the first day of employment. The position requires a security clearance and may involve Top Secret or Special Access Program responsibilities.

• Salary range: $86,800 – $165,200 USD.
• 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.
• Eligibility for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs depends on level and business unit agreement.
• Not relocation eligible; eligible for employee referral.

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 legally protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with applicable federal law.