Senior RF Range Engineer

Senior RF Range Engineer – Raytheon

Location: Tucson, AZ, United States

Date Posted:

Position Type: Onsite

Security Clearance: Secret

Citizenship Requirement: U.S. citizen required; active DoD security clearance required prior to start date.

The Effector RF Design Team at Raytheon is seeking a talented senior engineer to lead the design and implementation of antenna, radome, and/or radar cross‑section (RCS) ranges and/or chambers. The selected candidate will lead project teams, provide technical oversight, and work with engineering and government stakeholders to establish technology roadmaps and drive innovation. The role also includes mentoring and coaching across the engineering organization.

• Develop antenna, radome, advanced sensor systems, and/or RCS ranges and chambers.
• Work with interdisciplinary engineering teams including thermal, structural, mechanical, and systems to define, analyze, simulate, implement, and evaluate requirements for ranges and chambers.
• Collaborate with chamber/range equipment and service suppliers.
• Oversee implementation of new ranges and chambers.

• Bachelor of Science degree in STEM.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with at least 3 years of experience.
• Experience in testing antennas or radomes in a chamber or range.
• Experience operating an antenna, radome, or RCS chamber/range.
• Knowledge of antenna and sensor measurement theory and range operation.

• Master of Science or PhD in Electrical Engineering.
• Simulation and estimation experience on propagation, reflections, and scattering from AUT in anechoic chamber.
• Measurement of hardware for RCS.
• Experience designing and building RCS ranges/chambers.
• Proficiency with Python, MATLAB, or other high‑level scientific programming languages.
• Experience with high‑performance computing (HPC) and schedulers such as SLURM.
• Proficiency with HFSS, CST, FEKO, SENTRi, and GRASP.
• Experience designing conformal antennas.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and technical leadership skills.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and leading technical execution plans.
• Knowledge of earned‑value management, technical review presentation, and near‑field‑to‑far‑field processing.
• Experience designing datalink, flight‑termination, telemetry, and GPS antenna systems.
• Cost‑account management or integrated product team leadership experience.

Salary Range: $82,000 – $164,000

Relocation support may be provided based on eligibility.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, holidays, parental leave, employee assistance program, and employee scholar program. Additional incentive compensation programs are available for selected levels.

Apply now for this off‑site role didates must hold a U.S. citizenship and a current DoD Secret clearance.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend certain steps of the interview process in person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as onsite, hybrid, or remote.

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 applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.