Lead EO/IR & RF Signal Processing Engineer

RTX; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 118,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

RTX in Tucson, AZ seeks a Principal Systems Engineer – EO/IR or RF Signal Processing to lead design, development, and evaluation of signal processing algorithms for sensor data. Onsite role in Tucson with mentoring and cross‑disciplinary collaboration across PG&C.

You will develop and integrate algorithms, test in labs, and support live-fire testing environments while mentoring teammates and driving hardware/software integration efforts.

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM and 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Signal processing experience in EO/IR, RF, Sonar, or Acoustic.
• Experience with C, C++, C#, or Java.
• Experience with algorithm design, implementation, testing, and/or optimization.
• Ability to obtain Interim Secret clearance before start.

Responsibilities

• Support budget, schedule, development, and completion of missile systems program objectives.
• Use and modify simulations to design, prototype, integrate, testing, and assess signal processing algorithms.
• Test, verify, and validate sensor models and algorithm performance in labs.
• Focus on integration of algorithms into hardware and support live-fire testing.
• Share knowledge and mentor multiple team members.

Skills

Signal processing

C/C++/Java

Algorithm design

Security clearance readiness

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

Git

MATLAB

Python

Job description

RTX in Tucson, AZ seeks a Principal Systems Engineer – EO/IR or RF Signal Processing to lead design, development, and evaluation of signal processing algorithms for sensor data. Onsite role in Tucson with mentoring and cross‑disciplinary collaboration across PG&C.

You will develop and integrate algorithms, test in labs, and support live-fire testing environments while mentoring teammates and driving hardware/software integration efforts.