Principal Hardware Design Engineer

Raytheon Technologies - Tewksbury, MA

Full-time - Principal

Tewksbury, MA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling - to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. The Receiver, Exciter, and Back-End Processing (REBEP) Department is the focal point for receiver, exciter, beam steering, and signal processing technology within Raytheon. The department is responsible for the design, development, integration, and support to production builds, and lifecycle support of Raytheon products. We have an opportunity for an Electrical Engineer seeking to solve complex technical problems and providing highly innovative and ingenious solutions in the area of Radar and Receiver Exciter design, analysis, integration and test. Radar Receiver Exciter engineers are responsible for architecture development, integration, and analysis of the receiver and exciters of complex radar systems. The technical challenges range from RF chain and link budget analysis to digital signal processing algorithm definition and verification. These engineers are integral in all phases of Radar design and integration from requirements definition to system sell-off and verification.

Responsibilities

• Requirements definition and flow from system to Receiver/Exciter level.
• Receiver and Exciter architecture development.
• Interface definition between Receiver/Exciter subsystem and other subsystems.
• Support of signal processing algorithm definition based on Receiver/Exciter capabilities and system needs.
• Resolve complex technical issues seen during design, integration, and test of Radar Receiver and Exciter sub-systems.
• Process and analyze Radar Receiver/Exciter data, including but not limited to IQ Data, to identify and resolve system performance issues.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software issues.
• Interface with customer with technical and program level status.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum 8 years' of prior work experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years' of prior work experience.
• 5+ years' of combined experience in one or more of the following areas: Experience with Radar Receiver / Exciter system and subsystem analysis, design and/or test.
• Experience with Radar Receiver / Exciter signal processing techniques and methods.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with RF chain design and analysis.
• Experience with Radar Receiver / Exciter integration and test.
• Experience with IQ/signal processing analysis in Matlab, C/C++, Python, or other programming languages.
• Experience in troubleshooting radar systems, root cause identification, corrective action implementation and associated documentation.
• Experience with Digital Signal Processing techniques and FPGA implementation.
• Experience interfacing with internal and external customers and finding technical solutions to complex requirements.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 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
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs