Senior RF Product Engineer

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At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Hardware Engineering provides RF expertise to develop RF & Radar solutions across the Raytheon portfolio. We are seeking a Senior RF Product Engineer to support the development of complex Radio Frequency (RF) products and/or Radar systems.

This role requires a self-driven engineer with strong technical leadership, organizational discipline, and communication skills who excels in a fast-paced, budget- and schedule-critical environment. The selected candidate will support and/or lead efforts that could range from organizing and leading small to mid-size RF product development teams to providing supplier support of complex RF products.

You will collaborate closely with both the project management team and multi-disciplined technical team to deliver high-performance RF solutions that meet mission and customer requirements.

This position is an onsite role, located in Tucson, AZ.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following (specific duties will vary based on program assignment and business needs):

• Organize and lead a development team for RF hardware such as:
  • Transmitter, receiver, and/or exciter circuit card assemblies (CCAs)
  • Seekers, antennas, and radomes
  • Radar and RF subsystems
• Ensure technical performance, cost, and schedule alignment
• Provide technical management and oversight of suppliers, including interfacing on design, build, deliveries, and issue resolution

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor of Science degree in Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience to include any combination of the following:
  • Product team leadership including project task definition, project task assignments, and cost & schedule tracking (Earned Value Management)
  • Oversight of suppliers of RF hardware
  • RF/Radar hardware development (e.g., requirements development and validation, RF hardware design, and/or RF hardware testing)
• Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain special program access after start.

Qualifications We Value:

• Advanced degree in STEM field
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  • Experience working in multidisciplinary teams.
  • Ability to collaborate with other engineers, project managers, finance, supply chain, and other team leads.
• Project Management:
  • Experience managing engineering projects from conception through transition to production
  • Ability to coordinate with suppliers and manage timelines and budgets.
  • Knowledge of cost estimating, plus budget and schedule management
  • Experience writing proposals and Basis of Estimates (BOEs)
• Strong academic foundation in one or more of the following:
  • RF/Microwave Engineering
  • Antenna Engineering
  • Radar Systems
• Experience interfacing with government customers and agencies
• Communicatio…