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Raytheon · 8 hours ago

Senior RF Subsystems Engineer

Tucson, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$82K/yr - $164K/yr

5+ years exp

Raytheon is a company dedicated to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. They are seeking a Senior Engineer to contribute to the analysis, design, and implementation of RF subsystems and sensors within missile products, working as part of an interdisciplinary team.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, test, and integrate RF sensors and subsystems across frequencies from MHz through millimeter-wave

Support the decomposition of system-level requirements into detailed RF component requirements

Measure RF components/sensors/subsystems, including performance in chamber and range environments

Perform modeling and analysis of link budgets, RF cascades, electromagnetic emissions (EME), antenna patterns, phase noise, receiver sensitivity, transmitter power, spurious signals, modulation, isolation, and ADC characteristics

Qualification

RF subsystem designRF sensor integrationLink Budget analysisRF component technologiesAntenna pattern understandingElectromagnetic interferenceCommunicationTeam collaboration

Required

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations

A minimum of 5 years of experience to include any combination of the following: Design, integration, and/or test of RF subsystems, Design, integration, and/or test of RF sensors, Experience interacting across engineering disciplines (e.g. Systems, Mechanical, SW, Algorithms, etc.) to define RF subsystem requirements and evaluate performance

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

DoD Clearance: Secret

Preferred

Knowledge of RF component technologies, including circuit card assemblies (CCAs), waveguides, planar/printed antennas, RF modules, and/or monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs)

Experience performing Link Budget analyses

Understanding of antenna patterns and RF measurements with antennas and electronics

Experience in concepts such as phase noise, mixer conversion spurs, automatic gain control (AGC), sensitivity, intermodulation distortion (IMD), bit error rate, instantaneous bandwidth, adjacent channel interference, and ADC measurements/calculations (Nyquist and SFDR)

Familiarity with equipment such as Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzers, Signal Generators, and Arbitrary Waveform Generators (ARB Generators)

Understanding of electromagnetic interference (EMI) and electromagnetic vulnerability (EMV) along with mitigation strategies in RF systems

Excellent written communication and oral presentation skills