RF Systems Engineer II (Onsite)

Prattwhitney; McKinney (TX); 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

Relocation eligible

Flexible spending accounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Raytheon in McKinney, TX is seeking entry-level Systems Engineers for the Advanced Airborne RF Sensors team. This onsite role supports integration, verification, and test activities across the product lifecycle, including radar mode requirements, engineering testing, and field deployments.

You will collaborate with multiple disciplines to ensure first-time readiness and robust performance. Ideal candidates hold a STEM master’s degree and have hands-on experience with MATLAB, Python, and lab

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM).
• Experience with Microsoft Office, MATLAB or Python for data analysis and automation.
• Experience troubleshooting electronics with common lab equipment (oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer).
• Experience may be gained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and execution of Integration, Verification, or Troubleshoot Test activities in our labs, in the field, or at a Depot facility.
• Support activity may require travel.
• Support qualification of our products.
• Support troubleshooting and failure data analyses, including root cause and corrective action processes and advanced use of lab or field test equipment.
• Complete and compile detailed performance evaluations, including the use of analysis tools, such as MATLAB.
• Prepare and present results in reports and briefings to internal or external stakeholders.
• Support in managing engineering support activities related to test and trouble‑shoot of hardware.
• Perform root‑cause analysis & implement minor design changes.
• Maintain engineering specifications and drawings.
• Maintain engineering databases.
• Resolve and coordinate system technical solutions with Engineering teams.
• Participate in periodic team meetings, interface teleconference meetings, working group meetings.
• Support associated with implementing process requirements.

Skills

C/C++/C#

Data analysis

Troubleshooting electronics

Lab equipment

Education

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Microsoft Office

Job description

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Role Details

Position Role Type: Onsite. U.S. citizen or U.S. person required. The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. 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: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1.

Job Summary

The Advanced Airborne RF Sensors department within the Space and Airborne Systems Engineering and Test Capability (SE&TC) Center seeks talented Systems Engineers. Our team located in McKinney, Texas, integrates hardware and software, develops test plans and procedures, debugs and evaluates system functions and interfaces, and verifies system requirements in support of final sell‑off to the customer. We put our systems together, exercise them in the lab or in the field, measure and analyze performance, and make sure our products work the first time and every time. Every day is a different set of challenges to overcome. You’ll be expected to collaborate across functional disciplines and partners to implement solutions. In this role, you will get to know a little bit about every aspect of the system and have a direct hand in making it all work together supporting teams of engineers engaged in integration and test efforts. You will support Radar Mode requirement development, engineering testing, integration and flight‑testing, production, system deployment, and post‑deployment support across the product lifecycle. Through Digital Transformation (DTx) you will perform these functions using a variety of methods and enabling technologies, including Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Agile product development. This is an Entry Level Role onsite in North Texas (Plano and/or McKinney). Test event support activity may require travel which is not expected to exceed 20%.

What You Will Do

• Support planning and execution of Integration, Verification, or Troubleshoot Test activities in our labs, in the field, or at a Depot facility
• Support activity may require travel
• Support qualification of our products
• Support troubleshooting and failure data analyses, including root cause and corrective action processes and advanced use of lab or field test equipment
• Complete and compile detailed performance evaluations, including the use of analysis tools, such as MATLAB
• Prepare and present results in reports and briefings to internal or external stakeholders
• Support in managing engineering support activities related to test and trouble‑shoot of hardware
• Perform root‑cause analysis & implement minor design changes
• Maintain engineering specifications and drawings
• Maintain engineering databases
• Resolve and coordinate system technical solutions with Engineering teams
• Participate in periodic team meetings, interface teleconference meetings, working group meetings
• Support associated with implementing process requirements

Qualifications You Must Have

• Master’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• Experience with tools, such as Microsoft Office, MATLAB or Python, for data analysis and automation.
• Experience with troubleshooting technical issues with electronics in an academic or internship setting, including the use of common commercial test equipment (oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, etc.).
• Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with Radar or RF engineering.
• Experience with using telemetry data collection equipment to capture real time data and/or real time monitoring.
• Experience with electrical schematics, interface control documentation, and communications protocols.
• Experience with reading and integrating software routines with hardware/electronics; C/C++/C# preferred.
• Experience with instrumentation and collection of large data sets, including the application of scripting or automation to data collection and analysis.
• Prior internship, co‑op, or work experience.

What We Offer

• 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
• Annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs, depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement.
• Relocation eligible.

The salary range for this role is 68,900 USD - 131,100 USD.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry‑leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.