Principal Systems Engineer, Product Owner - AN/TPY-2 Electronic Protection

RTX (Raytheon); Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX in Woburn, MA, seeks a Principal Radar Systems Engineer to serve as Agile Product Owner for the AN/TPY-2 radar program. The role supports high-resolution detection and tracking for missile defense, onsite at the Woburn site with a robust engineering culture.

You will lead the design, development, testing, and analysis of radar capabilities, using MATLAB, C/C++, and Python, with a focus on performance and system-level integration.

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM with 8+ years of relevant radar engineering experience.
• Experience leading a technical effort.
• Experience in monitoring technical cost and schedule performance.
• Knowledge of Agile Scrum practices and earned value management.
• Experience with AI/ML signal processing and radar algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Manage agile team backlog and translate into clear user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Refine epics, plan milestones, and oversee sprint objectives.
• Oversee technical, financial, and schedule execution for the team.
• Perform radar system performance assessments and end-to-end analysis.
• Validate requirements and generate test scenarios for deployments.
• Develop mission plans and analyze radar inputs for tests and operations.
• Lead design, prototyping, integration, and testing of radar capabilities.
• Support proposals and team financial planning with technical expertise.

Skills

Agile Scrum

Radar engineering

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

CUDA

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

CUDA

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-15

Country: United States of America

Location: US-MA-WOBURN-WB2 ~ 225 Presidential Way ~ GODDARD BLDG

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status: Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) Surface Radars & Sensors Center is seeking a Principal Radar Systems Engineer to take on the role of Agile Product Owner for the Electronic Protection and Arbitrary Waveform Development Team. In this capacity, you will play a crucial role in supporting the AN/TPY-2 missile defense radar program, one of the world's most advanced and reliable X-band missile defense sensors. The AN/TPY-2 radar system delivers high-resolution detection, tracking, and discrimination of ballistic missile threats and boasts an impeccable performance record across all classes of ballistic missiles. This position is located onsite in Woburn, MA.

What You Will Do

• Manage the Agile team backlog, ensuring tasks are refined, prioritized, and translated into clear user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria.
• Conduct regular refinement sessions, break down epics into smaller, estimable stories, and define clear sprint objectives.
• Oversee the technical, financial, and schedule execution for your team, including milestone planning, schedule development, earned value tracking, and managing competing priorities.
• Perform radar system performance assessments, including evaluation of threats and end-to-end system analysis.
• Validate system performance by verifying requirements and generating scenarios for testing.
• Develop mission plans, create radar inputs, and analyze their impact during test events and operational deployment.
• Conduct performance gap analyses and trade studies to support system enhancements.
• Lead the design, prototyping, software development, integration, testing, and analysis of new or enhanced radar capabilities.
• Provide technical expertise in support of proposal efforts and managing team financial planning.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience leading a technical effort.
• Experience in overseeing and/or monitoring technical cost and schedule performance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience working within Agile Scrum development practices.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management principles and metrics.
• Experience supporting hiring activities, including interviews and staffing decisions.
• Strong communication skills, including technical writing, oral presentation, and interpersonal collaboration.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with time-critical deliverables.
• 8+ years of experience in radar engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with Electronic Protection and Arbitrary Waveform concepts and employment techniques.
• Experience developing and implementing system models, algorithms, test vectors, and analysis tools for radar performance assessment.
• Experience with AI/ML signal processing and algorithm design.Experience with Battle Management Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (BMC4I) systems.
• Experience with probability, statistics, estimation theory, antenna theory, and/or electromagnetics.
• Experience working with MATLAB, C/C++, CUDA, and/or Python.
• Experience with system-level requirements development, documentation, maintenance, and/or system-level software architecture design.
• Knowledge of radar system concepts including detection, discrimination, tracking, and signal processing algorithms.
• Proven ability to interface with customers and lead technical solutions for complex needs.
• Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills.

Advanced degree (Master's or