Lead RF Engineer - Aperture Architect

About the role

The Lead RF Engineer – Aperture Architect will provide technical leadership and drive technical execution in the development of advanced RF antennas that balance performance across sensing, structural, and low observable requirements. They will be the technical lead for a team of engineers designing and integrating modern RF apertures and antennas.

Responsibilities

• Drives technical excellence throughout all aperture design activities
• Provides technical leadership and ensures use of best practices across programs
• Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products, and processes
• Works closely with program managers, program chief engineers, and other Boeing teams to ensure mission success and prompt resolution of anomalies
• Mentors and coaches other aperture design engineers
• Captures lessons learned and best practices for implementation on future programs
• Solves complex problems impacting completion of program milestones

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Aeronautical, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement)
• 14+ years of related work experience and a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of related work experience and technical education
• Experience in leading the integration of RF apertures into air vehicles
• Experience with Computational Electromagnetics Modeling
• Experience with structural design practices
• Experience with low observable design practices

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include:

• Master of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering in the Cameo/MSOSA suite
• Experience working in a lead role responsible for planning, organizing, and leading personnel to solve complex technical problems
• Experience leading antenna or RF aperture design studies
• Experience developing solutions to a wide range of complex technical problems, requiring reconciling multiple complex requirements
• Experience providing technical and leadership skills mentoring to early career engineers
• Experience with Earned Value Management to support the IPT Lead in managing team scope and progress