Senior Principal RF Design Engineer – Defense, Secret Clearance

RTX; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX in McKinney, TX is seeking a Senior Principal RF Design Engineer to deliver RF subassemblies for radar and datalink applications. You will design RF/Digital systems that meet strict mechanical constraints and environmental requirements, collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure on-time delivery and mission-critical performance.

The role requires deep RF knowledge, hands-on testing, and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field is required.
• Experience in RF, analog, digital, and power electronics design methodologies.
• Experience with RF testing and integration; familiarity with RF/Cad tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to ensure RF efforts meet program goals.
• Design and develop receivers, converters, and signal processors.
• Design CCAs with RF or mixed signals and review documentation.
• Perform schematic capture and RF routing reviews; collaborate with power, digital, mechanical teams.
• Work in lab to characterize components and verify CCA/module integration.
• Travel may be required.

Skills

RF design

Analog design

Power electronics

Schematic capture

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Xpedition

SystemVue/Genesys

ADS

HFSS

Spectrum analyzer

Network analyzer

Job description

RTX in McKinney, TX is seeking a Senior Principal RF Design Engineer to deliver RF subassemblies for radar and datalink applications. You will design RF/Digital systems that meet strict mechanical constraints and environmental requirements, collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure on-time delivery and mission-critical performance.

The role requires deep RF knowledge, hands-on testing, and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.