Senior Electrical Engineer - RF/Microwave Design (Onsite)

Raytheon; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 95,500 - 181,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible work schedules

Educational assistance

Job summary

Raytheon in Goleta, CA is seeking an experienced RF/microwave hardware engineer to own designs from concept through production, and to lead architecture definition across modules. You will translate system requirements into robust schematics, select components, and support PCB/CCA design for high-frequency applications.

Expected work includes RF/microwave circuit design, simulations with HFSS/ADS/Genesys, and mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing RF/microwave hardware.
• Experience with schematic capture, component selection, and hardware debug.
• Experience working with RF/microwave frequencies.

Responsibilities

• Own RF/microwave hardware designs from concept through production.
• Define system, module, and component-level architecture.
• Translate system requirements into block diagrams, schematics, and hardware solutions.
• Design and develop RF, microwave, mixed-signal, and power circuitry.
• Create schematics, select components, and support PCB/CCA design.
• Lead small projects or technical efforts.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical decision‑making.
• Occasional travel to support integration activities at Raytheon facilities, subcontractors, or customer sites as needed.

Skills

RF/microwave design

Schematic capture

Hardware debugging

RF/microwave frequencies

Test & measurement

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

HFSS

ADS

Genesys

SPICE

MATLAB

KiCad

Job description

Location: Goleta, CA, USA

Security Clearance Required: U.S. citizenship and active Secret clearance after day 1.

What You Will Do

• Own RF/microwave hardware designs from concept through production.
• Participate in defining system, module, and component-level architecture.
• Translate system requirements into block diagrams, schematics, and hardware solutions.
• Design and develop RF, microwave, mixed-signal, and power circuitry.
• Create schematics, select components, and support PCB/CCA design.
• Contribute to integrated RF assemblies including amplifiers, filters, mixers, LNAs, PAs, and related subsystems.
• Perform RF and microwave simulation and analysis.
• Use industry-standard tools such as HFSS, ADS, Genesys, SPICE, and MATLAB.
• Analyze performance across frequency, noise, gain, linearity, and signal integrity domains.
• Hands‑on hardware bring‑up, debug, and test.
• Use lab equipment including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, signal generators, and power supplies.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team collaborating closely with systems, mechanical, firmware, manufacturing, and test engineers.
• Support design reviews and technical trade studies across the full lifecycle.
• Lead small projects or technical efforts.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical decision‑making.
• Occasional travel to support integration activities at Raytheon facilities, subcontractors, or customer sites as needed.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience designing and developing RF/microwave hardware.
• Experience with schematic capture, component selection, and hardware debug.
• Experience working with RF/microwave frequencies.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience designing hardware operating into microwave and higher-frequency regimes (up to ~40 GHz and beyond).
• Microwave‑class experience.
• Breadth across RF/microwave, digital, and power electronics on complex boards.
• Familiarity with ECAD workflows; PCB layout experience (including tools such as KiCad) is a strong plus.
• Experience supporting hardware through integration, test, and production.

Background in Electronic Warfare, radar, aerospace, defense, or similarly demanding hardware environments.

Strong grounding in first principles physics and electromagnetics, with curiosity and problem‑solving mindset to tackle new designs.

Benefits and Compensation

• Salary Range: $95,500 USD – $181,700 USD.
• A total rewards package that includes compensation, healthcare, wellness, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs; parental leave (including paternal); flexible work schedules; achievement awards; educational assistance; child/adult backup care.
• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world – trust, respect, accountability, collaboration, innovation, and safety.
• Relocation assistance available.

EEO Statement

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.