Senior Systems Engineer - EO​/IR

Date Posted:  Country:
United States of America

Location:

US-TX-PLANO-465 ~ 465 Independence Pkwy ~ INDEPENDENCE 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:
Top Secret Security Clearance Status:
Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

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The Naval Airborne Systems (NAS) is seeking a Senior System Engineer to work on the Science and Technology (S&T) team to model mode performance and develop novel mode algorithms for Electro-Optics/Infra-Red (EO/IR) sensors for research and development. The Senior System Engineer will apply advanced knowledge of EO/IR sensors and mode performance to analyze and drive new EO/IR sensor design by collaborating with hardware and system design teams.

This is a full-time, on-site position located in Plano, Texas.

• Leverage software development skills to develop and implement new mode algorithms for cutting edge processing solutions and platforms
• Performance analysis, algorithm development, algorithm analysis, trade study generation, statistical modeling, performance predictions, and data analysis for complex systems using Raytheon Engineering processes and practices
• Interface with team lead, team members, and related engineers
• Conduct and/or participate in customer and/or program presentations
• Provide task progress status updates and work products to the team lead

• Typically requires a Bachelor degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of eight (5) or more years of documented work and/or academic experience in optical design, algorithm development, imaging EO/IR systems, physics, image signal processing, and/or discrimination algorithms experience
• Experience in programming in C or C++ and using MATLAB or Python for evaluation of data sets
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

• Top Secret Clearance
• Advanced degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• Experience developing signal processing algorithms for airborne surveillance application, signal & image processing, digital communications, detection and estimation theory, or AI/ML and training techniques
• UNIX/Linux
• Real-time Programming, software change management tools, and processes

• 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
• Relocation Eligible - relocation assistance available for this…