Principal Electrical Engineer

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: 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. Active and existing DoD Secret security clearance required after day 1.

About the role

The Airborne RF Electronics Design Department has an immediate need for a Principal Electrical Engineer to provide senior-level radar/RF hardware leadership across production, system integration, and sustainment environments. The ideal candidate will bring deep hands-on CCA/LRA hardware expertise, strong radar/RF engineering proficiency, and demonstrated ability to lead complex investigations and mentor technical teams. This role is critical to maintaining technical rigor, ensuring hardware performance through production, and strengthening execution across a diverse radar hardware portfolio.

The position requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and leadership, and includes periodic travel to Forest, MS in support of production troubleshooting and supplier engagement. The role resides within the Surveillance & Tactical Radar Support section supporting Terrain Following Radar (TFR) products at Raytheon’s McKinney, TX facility.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior Radar/RF hardware technical leader, providing authoritative direction across production, system integration, and sustainment activities.
• Lead tough hardware investigations, driving thorough root-cause resolution and safeguarding hardware performance, reliability, and readiness for production.
• Perform hands-on CCA/LRA test, troubleshooting, and production support, including updates to test procedures and support for engineering change notices (ECNs). Travel to Forest, MS as required.
• Shape and influence engineering requirements, specifications, and design improvements—internally and with suppliers—to maintain requirement integrity and mitigate technical risk.
• Communicate issues, risks, and recommended actions clearly to engineering leadership, customers, and suppliers.
• Provide mentorship and technical elevation to hardware engineering teams, delegating tasks effectively and influencing overall team performance.
• Apply advanced expertise in radar systems, RF simulation tools, and subsystem-level testing to support troubleshooting and drive system-level cohesion.

What You Will Learn

• Collaborative execution across fast-paced production and system integration environments while supporting multiple hardware initiatives.
• Strengthening of investigative leadership skills through high-visibility technical challenges across radar hardware portfolios.
• Development of effective communication and risk-management strategies to maintain hardware stability throughout production and sustainment.

Requirements

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM).
• 8+ years of experience in radar systems/RF engineering.
• Experience with CCA- and LRA-level electrical hardware design and troubleshooting.
• Experience with updating test procedures and managing ECNs.
• Experience with leading independent investigations and resolving difficult technical challenges.
• U.S. citizenship required to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience producing RF hardware including AESA arrays or radar subsystems.
• Broad technical background supporting multi-disciplinary hardware teams.
• Experience with hardware design, analysis, and subsystem testing in lab environments.
• Familiarity with PRISM, SAP, CMES, or other Agile engineering tools.
• Experience driving resolution of supplier quality or manufacturability issues in collaboration with Supply Chain and Mission Assurance.
• Strong cross-Raytheon engagement, maintaining collaborative networks that strengthen execution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills suitable for engineering teams, leadership, and customers.
• Ability to work independently with limited oversight.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% to Forest, MS and supplier sites.
• IPTL, EVMS, or CAM experience—or strong desire to grow into IPTL leadership responsibilities.

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.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (dependent on role and collective-bargaining agreement).

Pay

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Schedule

This role is onsite at Raytheon’s McKinney, TX facility. Periodic travel up to 25% to Forest, MS and supplier sites is required.