Senior RF Product Development Engineer

Overview

Position:
Senior RF Product Development Engineer (Onsite).

Location:

Tucson, AZ. U.S. citizen required with an active Secret security clearance. This role focuses on leading the design, development, and supplier management of complex RF and radar systems in a fast‑paced, budget‑ and schedule‑critical environment.

• Organize and lead RF hardware development teams for products such as transmitters, receivers, exciter CCAs, seekers, AESAs, antennas, radomes, and RF/Radar subsystems.
• Ensure technical performance, cost, and schedule alignment for all projects.
• Provide technical management and oversight of suppliers, including interface on design, build, deliveries, and issue resolution.

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with minimum 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 3 years of experience.
• Product team leadership experience, including task definition, assignment, and cost & schedule tracking (Earned Value Management).
• Experience overseeing RF hardware suppliers and managing RF/Radar hardware development tasks such as requirements development, validation, design, and testing.
• Ability to obtain an interim U.S. government‑issued security clearance prior to start date and a special program access clearance thereafter.
• Advanced degree in a STEM field plus knowledge of RF/Microwave Engineering, Antenna Engineering, or Radar Systems.
• Strong collaboration skills with multidisciplinary teams, project managers, finance, supply chain, and other leads.
• Project management experience from conception through production transition, including cost estimating, budget and schedule management, and writing proposals and Basis of Estimates (BOEs).
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and willingness to travel for supplier engagement and customer meetings.

• Salary range: 86,800 USD – 165,200 USD, based on experience.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, and 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• Relocation assistance based on candidate eligibility.
• Potential eligibility for short‑term and long‑term incentive compensation programs, depending on level and collective‑bargaining agreement.

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 Section
503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.