Senior RF & Airborne Sensor Systems Engineer

Prattwhitney; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking an experienced RF Packaging Engineer in Texas to provide technical oversight for small teams and lead RF packaging developments across the product lifecycle. The role requires strong CAD/analysis skills, security clearance eligibility, and excellent communication.

Preferred MS in ME/EE with experience in REA/CAM/IPTL, RF PCB stackups, and proposing technical solutions. Onsite role with a competitive salary range and full RTX benefits.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience performing design and analysis for the packaging of RF products (e.g. Circuit Card Assemblies, antennas, radomes, RF test equipment, harnesses and interconnects) throughout the product life cycle to include three dimensional (3D) Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.
• Experience with creation of Technical Data Packages (TDPs) using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) for products.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required after the start date.
• We Prefer Master of Science (MS) in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering.
• Experience serving as a Responsible Engineering Authority (REA), Control Account Manager (CAM), and/or Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL).
• Supplier management for built to print or build to specification RF products.
• Experience creating and presenting professional level design documentation to company leadership and program customers.
• Creo Simulate or ANSYS Workbench for preliminary structural and thermal analysis of design concepts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Failure investigation, root cause identification, and corrective action implementation.
• Familiarity or direct experience with RF Printed Circuit Board (PCB) material stack ups and Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) layout.
• One dimensional tolerance analysis for complex mechanical assemblies.
• Development of technical proposals, engineering project estimates, and/or white papers.
• Requirements verification test planning and execution.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight and guidance to small work groups.
• Lead the development of common and mature RF product packaging solutions.
• Serve as a technical resource and subject‑matter expert across the organization.

Skills

RF packaging experience

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s in STEM

MS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

3D CAD software

Creo

ANSYS Workbench

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)

Job description

RTX is seeking an experienced RF Packaging Engineer in Texas to provide technical oversight for small teams and lead RF packaging developments across the product lifecycle. The role requires strong CAD/analysis skills, security clearance eligibility, and excellent communication.

Preferred MS in ME/EE with experience in REA/CAM/IPTL, RF PCB stackups, and proposing technical solutions. Onsite role with a competitive salary range and full RTX benefits.