Principal RF Design Electrical Engineer

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. Effector RF Products is responsible for designing RF and Microwave hardware, including transmitters, receivers, and exciters. This includes design and test activities that span preliminary design to integration. Products we develop support radar and datalink applications on a variety of tactical missile programs. Critical to this role is designing for challenging mechanical constraints and extreme environments. This position is an onsite role, located in Tucson, AZ.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of transmitters, receivers or exciters
• Design of circuit card assemblies (CCAs) with RF or mixed signals
• Work in a lab to accomplish component characterization as well as module verification and integration
• Test and handle sensitive RF Hardware
• Schematic capture and RF routing
• Partner with interdisciplinary teams - power, digital, mechanical, etc.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• A minimum of eight years of prior relevant experience including RF design and fabrication, RF test and troubleshoot, and simulation of RF products
• Experience with tools such as Mentor DX Designer, HFSS, SystemVue/Genesys, or ADS
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance
• U.S. citizenship is required

Nice-to-haves

• Mentorship or apprenticeship experience
• Technical oversight responsibilities for less-senior engineers
• Working across domains on complex projects
• Architecting and requirements definition for complex RF products
• Team lead experience on technical projects including experience with cost and schedule
• EVMS or CAM experience
• Ability to prepare documentation with minimal oversight
• Background in designing for manufacturability, producibility, and cost constraints
• Technical background in cascade analysis and/or frequency planning, filter design and fabrication, circuit card assembly design and fabrication
• Testing or designing RF hybrid technologies
• High speed data converter test/characterization
• High power RF design or test experience
• Scripting experience (Matlab or Python)
• Some front line leadership desirable

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 and holidays