RF Subsystems Design Engineer II – Secret Clearance

Prattwhitney; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Holidays

Job summary

RTX's Effector RF Design Department seeks an Electrical Engineer to contribute to RF subsystem design for radar, datalink, and other RF applications on missile programs. You will design, test, calibrate, and analyze RF hardware across development stages, from preliminary concepts to integration.

The role emphasizes modeling, measurements, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. Onsite work in a defense-focused environment offers access to mentors and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field by start date.
• Electronics, electromagnetics, signal processing, and RF systems coursework.
• Coursework or research experience with modeling and measurement of RF components or systems.

Responsibilities

• Support analysis, design, development, and integration of transmitters, receivers, exciters, radios, antennas, and radomes.
• Work in a lab to accomplish system characterization as well as module verification and integration of sensitive RF hardware.
• Develop system level models of RF devices including radars, sensors, radios, and telemeters.
• Model RF subcomponent non-idealities and predict upper-level system performance impacts.
• Perform generic RF modeling including link budget, system sensitivity, and waveform design.
• Provide engineering support through participation in project design reviews, peer reviews, briefings to internal leadership and external customers for all phases of development tasks.

Skills

RF systems

Electronics

Signal processing

Electromagnetics

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

SystemVue

Genesys

MathCad

HFSS

CST

ADS

Network Analyzer

RF Signal Generator

Spectrum Analyzer

Job description

RTX's Effector RF Design Department seeks an Electrical Engineer to contribute to RF subsystem design for radar, datalink, and other RF applications on missile programs. You will design, test, calibrate, and analyze RF hardware across development stages, from preliminary concepts to integration.

The role emphasizes modeling, measurements, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. Onsite work in a defense-focused environment offers access to mentors and career development opportunities.