Principal Ground-Based Radar Systems Engineer

Raytheon; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Raytheon in Woburn, MA is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to advance Ground-Based Radar (GBR) systems within the Missile Defense Sensors department. The role centers on defining architectures, deriving requirements, and guiding cross-disciplinary teams onsite.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in radar-related systems engineering, MBSE/Cameo, MATLAB, and Linux, with strong coding skills in Python, C/C++, Java, and familiarity with DOORS and Agile tools.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with Radar Systems or related areas of systems engineering, including MBSE and/or Cameo.
• Experience with MATLAB (including object-oriented programming), and/or Linux operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of architectures and requirements to define, characterize, and document Ground Based Radar (GBR) systems.
• Contribute to architectural framework updates, system-of-system functional and performance requirements, detailed algorithm descriptions, test scenario definitions, and verification approaches.
• Conduct requirements analysis and benchmarking to validate algorithm designs and ensure system-level performance aligns with operational objectives.
• Collaborate closely with software and integration/test engineers to deliver innovative and high-performing radar solutions.

Skills

Radar Systems

MBSE

Cameo

MATLAB

Linux

Python

C/C++

Java

DOORS

Agile

JIRA

Confluence

Technical writing

Education

Advanced Degree in STEM

Tools

DOORS

JIRA

Confluence

MATLAB

Linux

Job description

Raytheon in Woburn, MA is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to advance Ground-Based Radar (GBR) systems within the Missile Defense Sensors department. The role centers on defining architectures, deriving requirements, and guiding cross-disciplinary teams onsite.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in radar-related systems engineering, MBSE/Cameo, MATLAB, and Linux, with strong coding skills in Python, C/C++, Java, and familiarity with DOORS and Agile tools.