Senior Principal RF Sensor Design Specialist

Senior Principal Sensor Engineer

The Effector RF Design department at Raytheon is seeking a highly skilled and innovative Senior Principal Sensor Engineer to serve as a Sensor Design Specialist for new advanced technology missile contracts. This is a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge RF antenna technology, driving innovation, and shaping the future of advanced missile systems.

This position is an onsite role, located in Tucson, AZ.

What You Will Do:

• Drive and execute the development and design of specialized sensor antenna hardware, technical data packages, and detailed performance requirements
• Work with interdisciplinary engineering teams including thermal, structural, mechanical, systems, etc. to ensure design compliance
• Analyze internal and external simulation and test data to verify performance against requirements
• Create and ensure proper review of all documentation for the sensor antenna systems, including analyses, schematics, interface drawings, test plans, and specifications.
• Work with RF sensor antenna manufacturing suppliers as a subject matter expert and responsible engineer.
• Evaluate RF sensor designs across the company as a non-advocate reviewer, to ensure performance compliance risks are mitigated.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum of 8 years of relevant experience to include any combination of the following:
• Experience in antenna design, including concept trades/studies, preliminary and final design, and/or qualification processes.
• Experience in simulation and modeling using tools such as HFSS, CST, FEKO, SENTRi, PMM, and/or GRASP.
• Experience with a broad range of RF sensor antenna measurements and evaluating post-processed data.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience designing antenna systems for seeker, datalink, flight termination, GPS, and telemetry applications.
• Strong experience in designing, testing, and verifying conformal antenna performance.
• Proficiency in analyzing antenna gain data collections and processing.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with a proven ability to present technical data to stakeholders and customers.
• Experience presenting to boards such as Failure Review Board (FRB), Engineering Review Board (ERB), Change Control Board (CCB), and Manufacturing Review Board (MRB).
• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, and/or other scientific programming languages.
• Familiarity with high-performance computing (HPC) environments and schedulers such as SLURM.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and execute technical plans effectively.