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Raytheon · 2 days ago

Principal Systems Engineer - Signal Processing

Tucson, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$101K/yr - $203K/yr

8+ years exp

Raytheon is a leading defense contractor with a mission to help the nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. The Principal Systems Engineer - Signal Processing will design, develop, prototype, integrate, test, and assess performance of radar frequency and electro-optical/infrared algorithms, contributing to complex missile systems program objectives.

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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 missile systems program objectives

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

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

You will focus on integration of algorithms into hardware and 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

Signal processingC++ programmingAlgorithm designMATLABPythonRFEO/IR experienceVersion 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

Signal processing experience in RF or EO/IR domains

Proficiency in the C++ programming language

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

Ability to obtain an Interim Secret U.S. government issued Security Clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain special program access after start

Preferred

Advanced Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or Math

Experience with missile systems applications supporting customer programs

Experience with version control tools such as Azure DevOps and Git

Subject Matter Expertise in multiple RF or EO/IR algorithms such as adaptive processing, angle estimation, synthetic aperture radar, waveform design, edge detection, segmentation, image restoration, or feature extraction

Proficiency in using MATLAB or Python for analysis 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 such as Guidance, Navigation, and Control; Software Engineering; Systems Engineering; or Hardware Engineering