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RTX · 2 months ago

Senior Principal RF Range Engineer

AZ852: RMS AP Bldg M02 1151 East Hermans Road Building M02, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

RTX is a leading company in defense technology, seeking a Senior Principal RF Range Engineer to join their Effector RF Design Team in Tucson, AZ. The role involves leading the design and implementation of antenna, radome, and radar cross section ranges, overseeing project teams, and providing technical guidance across the organization.

AerospaceManufacturingSecuritySensorTelecommunications

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop antenna, radome, advanced sensor systems, and/or RCS ranges/chambers

Work with interdisciplinary engineering teams including thermal, structural, mechanical, systems, etc.to define, analyze, simulate, implement, and evaluate requirements for ranges and/or chambers, including relevant test equipment

Work with chamber/range equipment and service suppliers

Oversee implementation of new ranges/chambers

Qualification

Antenna designRCS measurementHigh performance computingModeling & simulation toolsPythonMATLABTechnical leadershipCommunicationTeam collaborationProject management

Required

Bachelor of Science degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)

Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 8 years of experience to include any combination of the following:

Testing of antennas or radomes in a chamber or test range

Operation of an antenna, radome, and/or RCS chamber/range

Demonstrated knowledge of antenna and/or sensor measurement theory and range operation

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

Master of Science (MS) or PhD in electrical engineering

Significant experience simulating and/or estimating the effects of propagation, reflections, and scattering on an antenna under test (AUT) in an anechoic chamber

Measurement of hardware for RCS

Significant experience specifying, building, and validating antenna, radome, and/or RCS ranges/chambers

Proficiency with Python, MATLAB and/or other high level scientific programming languages

Proficiency with high performance computing (HPC) environments and schedulers such as SLURM

Proficiency with modeling & simulation tools such as HFSS, CST, FEKO, SENTRi and GRASP

Experience designing and testing conformal antennas

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities from multiple sources

Strong interpersonal skills working in a team environment with positive interaction

Demonstrated ability to put forth and drive technical execution plans

Knowledgeable of management processes, such as Earned Value

Experience presenting in technical reviews

Understanding of near-field-to-far-field processing algorithms

Experience designing datalink, flight termination, telemetry, and/or GPS antenna systems

Experience being a Cost Account Manager or Integrated Product Team Lead

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