Principal Signal Processing Engineer — EO/IR/RF (Onsite)

RTX; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

RTX, a leading aerospace and defense company, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer for EO/IR or RF signal processing in Tucson, AZ. The role focuses on designing, prototyping, and validating signal processing algorithms for missile and sensor systems, with collaboration across disciplines and phases from concept to live-fire testing.

You will mentor teammates, contribute to advanced projects, and ensure performance against rigorous requirements in a hands-on, onsite environment.

Qualifications

• Requires a STEM degree with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Signal processing experience in EO/IR, RF, Sonar, or Acoustic domains.
• Experience with C, C++, C#, or Java programming languages.
• Experience in algorithm design, implementation, analysis, testing, and optimization.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Interim Secret clearance (US).

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, prototyping, integration, testing and performance assessment of RF or EO/IR signal processing algorithms.
• Develop and modify simulations for algorithm validation across life cycle stages.
• Test and validate sensor models and signal processing performance against requirements.
• Integrate algorithms into hardware and support development from startup to live-fire testing.
• Mentor multiple team members and share knowledge across the group.

Skills

Signal processing

C/C++/Java

Algorithm design

Security clearance readiness

Mentoring teammates

Education

STEM degree (Bachelor's)

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Azure DevOps

Git

Job description

RTX, a leading aerospace and defense company, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer for EO/IR or RF signal processing in Tucson, AZ. The role focuses on designing, prototyping, and validating signal processing algorithms for missile and sensor systems, with collaboration across disciplines and phases from concept to live-fire testing.

You will mentor teammates, contribute to advanced projects, and ensure performance against rigorous requirements in a hands-on, onsite environment.