Senior Principal Radar Systems Engineer, Missile Defense

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Fort Wayne (IN)

On-site

USD 132,000 - 252,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Raytheon Technologies RTX in Fort Wayne, Indiana seeks a Senior Principal Engineer to lead radar technology design, development, testing and sustainment. You will work with cross-functional teams to shape system requirements and verify performance.

The role emphasizes architecture, signal processing, and algorithm evaluation. You will present results to leadership and customers, collaborate with software teams, and contribute to capability areas such as protection, tracking and modeling.

Qualifications

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 10+ years of relevant RF/radar experience.
Experience with development, integration, and test of radar systems across hardware, software, and firmware.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

Define radar system requirements and architecture with software teams.
Analyze radar performance against requirements and propose improvements.
Prototype new or modified algorithms to enhance capability.
Present plans, designs, and results to peers, leadership and customers.
Serve as SME to agile software teams ensuring proper implementation of system requirements.
Support bid/proposal labor or material estimates as needed.
Travel up to 20%.