Radio Frequency (RF) Electrical Engineer II

About the role

The Raytheon Effector Guidance Electronics Department is seeking an Electrical Engineer to serve as Radio Frequency (RF) Electrical Engineer II for the Advanced RF Front-End Hardware organization in Atlanta, GA. This Engineer will develop leading-edge compact systems and sensors to enable future generation technologies across RTX. This role will be based onsite in Atlanta, GA.

What You Will Do

• Work with cross-functional hardware engineering teams to develop architecture solutions for airborne radar antenna arrays meeting the highest customer expectations, including high density microelectronic packaging and payload designs and electronic components/devices such as ASICs and FPGAs, the design of electronic packaging structures and interconnects, thermal control design of high-density electronic systems and electronic enclosures, and the design of radios, power systems, and networks
• Design and develop RF hardware used in high-performance communication products, such as sophisticated software-defined radios, amplifiers, receivers, exciters, and data links designed for various ground, airborne, and space applications
• Follow established procedures in creation of technical data package work products while working closely with program management and functional supervision to ensure overall design objectives are met
• Apply strong electrical engineering and RF/microwave skills to implement innovative solutions to challenging design criteria
• Involvement in product development from beginning to end, including documentation, fabrication, assembly, and test/delivery of military products
• Occasional travel (up to 25%) may be required to other Raytheon facilities and customer sites

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years prior relevant experience
• RF circuit design experience using Ansys HFSS or Cadence Clarity EM modeling software
• RF system simulation and design experience using software packages such as ADS, Genesys, and SystemVue
• Experience designing and testing analog CCAs (Circuit Card Assemblies), including frequency conversion, automatic gain control, amplifier design, monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), and analog filter design
• Experience with microwave testing techniques, including using spectrum analyzers, RF signal generators, oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers (VNAs) and performance network analyzers (PNAs)
• Schematic and circuit layout design experience using various CAD tools such as Allegro/APD+ (Advanced Package Designer Plus), KiCAD, Altium, or similar CAD layout design tools
• 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

Qualifications We Prefer

• Strong background in printed circuit board (PCB)/printed wire board (PWB) development, documentation, fabrication, assembly, and test/delivery of military electronic products
• Experience in electromagnetic simulation of passive RF components
• Experience with FPGA and microcontroller module testing and programming
• Experience with programming languages such as C, C++, and Python and engineering computing platforms such as MATLAB
• Experience performing power and signal integrity analysis of circuit layouts (Analog, Digital, and RF)
• Experience with airborne environmental requirements and design constraints

Pay

The salary range for this role is 68,900 USD - 131,100 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.

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 (depending on level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments not guaranteed and dependent on individual performance, business unit performance, and/or company performance)

Schedule

This position is 100% onsite in Atlanta, GA and is eligible for relocation assistance.