Principal Systems Engineer

Raytheon Technologies - Tewksbury, MA

Full-time - Senior

Onsite - Tewksbury, MA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Principal Systems Engineer at Raytheon is responsible for the integration and analysis of radar systems, specifically the SPY-6 and GhostEye families of radars. This role involves developing operational concepts, radar processing algorithms, and software requirements, as well as conducting statistical analysis of radar performance data. The engineer will collaborate with systems and software engineers to identify issues, generate solutions, and present findings to leadership and customers. This position requires on-site support and is integral to ensuring the effectiveness and security of radar systems.

Responsibilities

• Development of concepts of operations for radar systems
• Radar processing algorithm development
• Radar software requirements development
• Statistical and numerical analysis of radar performance data
• Analysis tool development in support of problem identification and resolution
• Collaboration with Systems and Software Engineers to develop and implement solutions
• Present findings and solutions to Leadership and/or Customers

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and 5 years of prior relevant experience
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• An active and in-scope Secret US security clearance
• Experience with design, development, and analysis of radar system and software architectures
• Experience with signal processing techniques in complex propagation environments
• Design experience in radar system areas such as antenna, receiver/exciter, waveforms, digital beamforming, multi-sensor track management and data fusion
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Requirements development experience, including use of DOORS
• Experience with MATLAB/Python/C++
• Experience with technical writing and oral presentations
• Masters/PhD in a STEM field
• Systems Engineering experience on DoD systems

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with radar signal processing
• Experience in clutter mitigation techniques
• Experience in electronic attack and electronic protection
• Experience in sensor resource management and mission planning

Benefits

• Parental leave
• Flexible work schedules
• Achievement awards
• Educational assistance
• Child/adult backup care
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off
• Holidays