Senior Radar Systems Engineer (Secret Clearance)

Prattwhitney; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

401(k) match

Flexible schedules

Relocation assistance

Job summary

RTX's Systems Engineering & Test Capabilities organization in Huntsville, Alabama seeks a Senior System Engineer to support radar performance analysis for missile defense flight tests. You will analyze radar data, develop verification strategies, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure sensor readiness and mission success.

You will produce technical artifacts, contribute to pre- and post-mission analyses, and maintain rigorous configuration control of analysis pipelines and

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with scripting and/or software development (MATLAB, Python, C/C++, and/or Linux/Red).
• Experience with Systems engineering (example integration, verification and/or system testing).

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, and execute radar performance analysis activities supporting live missile defense flight tests, ensuring sensor readiness and alignment with mission objectives.
• Analyze radar measurement data collected during flight test events to characterize detection, tracking, discrimination, and overall sensor performance under operationally representative conditions.
• Evaluate time‑sensitive radar outputs, including track timelines, track quality, measurement accuracy, and sensor resource usage, to determine compliance with mission and system-level requirements.
• Perform pre‑mission analysis using engineering tools and flight‑test simulation environments to predict radar behavior, assess risk areas, and identify expected performance envelopes.
• Produce high‑quality technical artifacts including performance reports, engineering briefings, mission analysis summaries, and data packages used to inform leadership, government stakeholders, and mission partners.
• Support readiness reviews and mission execution events by presenting radar performance expectations, risk assessments, and post-test analysis plans.
• Maintain configuration control of analysis procedures, data pipelines, scripts, and verification artifacts to ensure repeatability, traceability, and compliance with engineering processes.

Skills

STEM degree

5+ years experience

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Linux/Red

Education

STEM degree

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Linux/Red Hat

Job description

RTX's Systems Engineering & Test Capabilities organization in Huntsville, Alabama seeks a Senior System Engineer to support radar performance analysis for missile defense flight tests. You will analyze radar data, develop verification strategies, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure sensor readiness and mission success.

You will produce technical artifacts, contribute to pre- and post-mission analyses, and maintain rigorous configuration control of analysis pipelines and