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Raytheon · 7 hours ago

Principal Systems Engineer - Missile Systems Radar Signal Processing

Tucson, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$101K/yr - $203K/yr

8+ years exp

Raytheon is a leading company in defense and aerospace, dedicated to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms. The Principal Systems Engineer - Missile Systems Radar Signal Processing will design, develop, prototype, integrate, and test radar algorithms and models to enhance the performance of missile systems.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

You will act with advanced to expert knowledge of signal processing to support budget, schedule, development, execution, and completion of difficult and often complex program objectives

You will use and modify simulations for the design, development, prototyping, integration, testing, and performance assessment of radar algorithms and models

You will participate in engineering lab environments to test, verify, and validate radar models and signal processing algorithm performance in accordance with requirements

You will focus on integration of algorithms into hardware but collaborate in all development phases from program start-up to live-fire testing, providing signal processing knowledge to resolve numerous and often undefined problems and issues in design reviews, peer reviews, and technical briefings to parties within and outside your own discipline

You will share your knowledge and mentor multiple team members

Qualification

Radar signal processingC++ programmingAlgorithm designMATLABPythonVersion control toolsHardware/software integrationInterdisciplinary collaborationCommunication skillsLeadership experience

Required

Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience

Radar signal processing experience on missile system applications supporting customer programs

Proficiency in the C++ programming language and object-oriented software design

Experience with algorithm design, implementation, analysis, testing, and optimization

Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued Security Clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain special program access after start

Preferred

An advanced degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics, or related discipline

Experience with version control tools such as Azure DevOps and Git

Subject Matter Expert (SME) in multiple algorithms including adaptive processing, angle estimation techniques, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), radar applications of machine learning, waveform design, or tracking algorithms

Proficiency in using MATLAB or Python for evaluation of data sets

Strong communication skills, capable of presenting analysis to technical and non-technical audiences and advocating for best solutions and strategy

Experience with hardware/software integration

Experience managing or leading others in a technical and/or functional capacity within an engineering environment

Ability to interface with adjacent engineering disciplines (Guidance Navigation and Control, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Hardware Engineering)