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RTX · 4 months ago

Senior Principal RF Design Engineer

MA131: Tewksbury, MA Bldg 1 Assabet 50 Apple Hill Drive Assabet - Building 1, Tewksbury, MA, 01876 USA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

RTX is a leading company focused on defense and security solutions, seeking a Senior Principal RF Design Engineer. The role involves architecture development, hardware design, and optimization of RF circuits, contributing to the design and development of radar receiver, exciter, and transmitter products.

AerospaceManufacturingSecuritySensorTelecommunications

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Architecture development, requirements analysis, hardware design, hands-on testing of components, circuit card assemblies, and subsystems

Design and development of transmitters, receivers, or exciters

Design and optimization of RF circuits – either chains of components (receiver, exciter, etc.) or individual parts (filters, limiters, couplers, etc.)

Working with interdisciplinary teams – power, digital, mechanical, etc

Schematic capture and RF routing

Technical support during the transition to production and support to production activities

Cost and schedule management plus proposal writing

Qualification

Microwave/RF designElectromagnetic simulation toolsAnalytical tools (MATLAB)Technical writingProblem-solving skillsTeam collaborationOral presentations

Required

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum 10 years' of prior work experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years' of prior work experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations

Experience with Microwave/RF system, subsystem and/or component analysis, design and/or test

Experience with electromagnetic simulation tools (e.g., HFSS, ADS, CST, and/or Mentor Graphics' Xpedition) and analytical tools (e.g., MATLAB)

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

Preferred

Experience working in design, from concept through production

Experience translating system performance and operation specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications

Background in designing for manufacturability, producibility, and cost constraints, which includes yield and margin analysis

Problem-solving skills with ability to proactively identify alternate solutions to overcome difficult technical challenges

Experience in technical writing and oral presentations

Technical background in any of the following areas: Cascade analysis and/or frequency planning, Filter design and fabrication, Circuit card assembly and fabrication, High speed data converter test / characterization, Low Noise RF source design and test experience

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee assistance program

Employee Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Company

RTX

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RTX is comprised of three market-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – working as one to answer the biggest questions and solve the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.

Founded in 1922

Arlington, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees