Senior Principal Systems Engineer, Surveillance Radar Program Tech Lead

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market‑leading businesses, world‑class operations, and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) Surface Radars & Sensors Center is currently looking for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to support the Systems Engineering Long Range Radars (SE LRR) department. The SE LRR department provides subject matter expertise for concept development, architectural design, requirements generation & flow-down, modeling and simulation, systems analysis, integration, test and evaluation of world‑class Missile Defense & Sensor Systems to be achieved through our people, processes, technology and performance.

This position is on site in Woburn, MA.

Security Clearance: 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:
Secret - Current Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required on day 1.

You will be leading a team to define radar system requirements, design architectures and algorithms in support of those requirements and collaborate with software development and integration & test teams to ensure effective implementation.

Some specific responsibilities:

• Analyzing radar system performance data with respect to requirements.
• Identifying performance deficiencies and proposing solutions.
• Defining and prototyping new algorithms to enhance system performance.
• Presenting plans, designs and system performance to peers, internal leadership and external customers.
• Providing subject matter expertise to agile software development teams to ensure proper implementation of requirements.
• Assisting other systems engineers in their investigations and analysis.

You will contribute to multiple capability areas, including:

• Hypersonic threat defense.
• Tracking, discrimination, search, and battle manager interfaces.
• Radar calibration, diagnostics, and deployed site support.

Onsite:
Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

You Must Have Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience. Experience with Matlab, C/C++, Java, and/or DOORS. Experience with systems analysis, algorithms, requirements development, issue investigation/resolution and/or signal processing techniques.

Experience with BMC4I systems, radar systems, signal processing techniques, and system‑level requirements development, documentation, and maintenance, including software architecture design. Strong analytical, technical, and problem‑solving skills with the ability to develop technical solutions for complex issues, including radar system concepts (detection, discrimination,…