Principal Radar Backend Electronics Lead

Location: McKinney, TX (onsite)

This position requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret security clearance.

About the Role

The Multi-Product Power & Digital (MPD) department designs FPGAs, circuit cards, and electronics subassemblies for missiles, radars, and electronic warfare systems. As the Backend Electronics Lead for a multi-mission radar system, you will serve as the primary technical point of contact for development, production, and sustainment of advanced digital receiver exciter (DREX) / radar backend electronics used in Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) multi-mission radars on the Multi-Function Radio Frequency System (MFRFS) Product Line.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with engineering teams, product leads, chief engineers, and program management on planning, execution, prioritization, and status reporting for designated DREX.
• Provide recommendations to the chief engineer on design improvements, technical risks, and overall technical maturation of the DREX.
• Drive resolution of technical issues associated with the DREX.
• Collaborate with the production factory team to optimize the DREX build process, particularly in engineering-specific areas.
• Work with the cross-functional design team to complete development and integration of the next-generation DREX.
• Support the sustainment team and assist subject matter experts in evaluating repaired units for field return.
• Plan and coordinate hardware design efforts.
• Occasional travel may be required to support customers at various sites.

Requirements

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with RF simulation toolsets (e.g., ADS, HFSS, SystemVue).
• Experience with RF testing, including spectrum analyzers and network analyzers.
• Technical leadership experience, including leading the resolution of complex technical challenges.
• Electrical hardware design and development experience, including adherence to design standards.
• Experience with production of new or significantly evolved RF and/or digital modules.

Preferred Qualifications

• One or more advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field.
• Experience with design, development, and production of complex military electronics subsystems, especially mixed-signal CCAs, synthesizers, frequency converters, high-speed processors, and FPGAs.
• Broad-based technical background with the ability to lead complex technical projects.
• Ability to maintain high performance in a dynamic, team-based environment.
• Understanding of latest technology trends in microprocessors, memory, FPGAs, and interface protocols.
• Experience assimilating inputs from multiple sources to derive design and operational requirements, developing architectures, and implementing designs.
• Experience performing analysis and testing of modules/sub-systems in a laboratory setting.
• Digital, analog, and/or RF testing and debugging of complex circuit card assemblies (CCAs) or electro-mechanical systems.
• Understanding of CCA design and manufacturing.
• Subcontract management experience.
• Collaboration with Global Supply Chain and Mission Assurance to resolve supplier quality, lead time, and manufacturability issues.
• Proposal writing and cost estimation experience.
• Experience developing and maintaining complex integrated master schedules.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance and short/long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program (tuition assistance).
• Parental leave.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (dependent on role and collective-bargaining agreements).

Pay

The salary range for this role is $107,500 – $204,500 USD. The range is representative of all experience levels, and RTX considers factors such as role, function, responsibilities, work experience, location, education/training, and key skills when extending an offer.

This role offers relocation assistance based on candidate eligibility.