Senior Radar Systems Engineer - Ground-Based Sensors

Prattwhitney; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Flexible work schedules

Paid time off

Job summary

RTX’s Missile Defense Sensors (MDS) team seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to advance Ground Based Radar architectures and requirements in a high-impact defense setting. This onsite Colorado Springs role focuses on developing system-level design, architectures, and verification strategies to meet mission objectives.

You will collaborate across software and integration teams, applying MBSE practices and radar-domain knowledge to deliver robust radar solutions. U.S.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with Radar Systems or related areas of systems engineering, including MBSE and/or Cameo.
• Experience with MATLAB (including object‑oriented programming), and/or Linux operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of architectures and requirements to define, characterize, and document Ground Based Radar (GBR) systems.
• Contribute to architectural framework updates, system‑of‑system functional and performance requirements, detailed algorithm descriptions, test scenario definitions, and verification approaches.
• Conduct requirements analysis and benchmarking to validate algorithm designs and ensure system‑level performance aligns with operational objectives.
• Collaborate closely with software and integration/test engineers to deliver innovative and high‑performing radar solutions.

Job description

RTX’s Missile Defense Sensors (MDS) team seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to advance Ground Based Radar architectures and requirements in a high-impact defense setting. This onsite Colorado Springs role focuses on developing system-level design, architectures, and verification strategies to meet mission objectives.

You will collaborate across software and integration teams, applying MBSE practices and radar-domain knowledge to deliver robust radar solutions. U.S.