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Raytheon · 3 hours ago

Senior Principal RF Design Electrical Engineer

Tucson, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$124K/yr - $250K/yr

10+ years exp

Raytheon is dedicated to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression through advanced engineering solutions. The Senior Principal RF Design Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the design and development of RF and Microwave hardware, including transmitters, receivers, and exciters, while working closely with interdisciplinary teams to meet mission-critical requirements.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

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

Qualification

RF designFabricationRF testTroubleshootSimulation of RF productsMentor DX DesignerHigh Frequency Structure SimulatorAdvanced Design SystemScripting MatlabScripting PythonTeam lead experienceTechnical oversightDocumentation preparation

Required

Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)

A minimum of ten years of prior relevant experience to include any combination of the following: RF design and fabrication, RF test and troubleshoot, Simulation of RF products

Experience with any of the following tools: Mentor DX Designer or equivalent, High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) or equivalent, SystemVue/Genesys or equivalent, Advanced Design System (ADS) or equivalent

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

DoD Clearance: Secret

Preferred

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 w/ cost and schedule

EVMS or CAM experience

Ability to prepare documentation with minimal oversight

Background in designing for manufacturability, producibility, and cost constraints. Includes yield and margin analysis

Technical background in the following areas: Cascade analysis and/or frequency planning, Filter design and fabrication, Circuit card assembly design and fabrication, Testing or designing RF hybrid (chip and wire) technologies, High speed data converter test/characterization, High power RF design or test experience, Scripting experience (Matlab or Python)

Some front line leadership desirable