Senior Systems Engineer - Missile Defense Radars

RTX (Raytheon); Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

RTX (Raytheon) in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to design, develop, test, and sustain advanced radar technologies onsite. The role spans requirements management, architecture, performance analysis, and cross‑disciplinary collaboration with software teams.

Responsibilities include prototyping algorithms, presenting results to leadership and customers, and contributing to multiple capability areas such as electronic protection, signal processing, and modeling.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree and 5+ years of RF system design, signal processing, radar waveform analysis, or related testing experience.
• Experience with radar systems hardware, software, and firmware integration and testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Define radar system requirements and architecture with a systems engineering approach.
• Analyze radar performance against requirements and identify improvements.
• Prototype algorithms to enhance system capability and present results to teams and customers.
• Serve as SME to agile software teams ensuring correct implementation of system requirements.
• Contribute to capability areas such as signal processing, radar calibration, testing, and modeling.

Skills

RF design

Signal processing

Algorithm testing

System requirements

MBSE/MBSE tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM field

Tools

MATLAB

C/C++

Java

DOORS

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-14

Country: United States of America

Location: US-IN-FT WAYNE-150A ~ 1010 Production Rd ~ BLDG 150A

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling - to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

The Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) organization is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the design, development, testing, and sustainment of advanced missile defense radar technologies. This role spans system development, requirements management, design oversight, production and sustainment support, radar performance and failure analysis, and test planning and execution. This is a full‑time, on-site position located in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

What You Will Do

• Work as part of a systems engineering team to define radar system requirements, design supporting architecture and algorithms, and collaborate with software development teams to ensure proper implementation
• Analyze radar system performance against requirements to identify performance gaps and recommend improvements
• Prototype new or modified algorithms to enhance system capability and effectiveness
• Present plans, designs, performance results, and technical recommendations to peers, leadership, and external customers
• Serve as a subject‑matter expert to agile software teams, ensuring accurate and effective implementation of system requirements
• Contribute to one or more capability areas, including: Electronic protection, signal processing, applied mathematics, Hypersonic threat defense, Tracking, discrimination, search, and battle manager interfaces, Radar calibration, diagnostics, deployed site support and Modeling and simulation of tactical software
• Support bid and proposal activities by contributing labor or material cost estimates when needed.
• Communicate system designs, analysis results, and test outcomes to internal and external stakeholders
• Support occasional business travel (up to 20%)

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline (preferably Systems, Electrical, Software or Physics) and a minimum of 5 years of prior, relevant experience with RF system design, digital and/or analog signal processing, radar waveform or signal modulation analysis, and/or algorithm evaluation and testing
• Experience with the development, implementation, integration, and test of radar systems including hardware, software, and firmware elements.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with ground‑based radar systems and/or Missile Defense programs
• BMC4I systems, radar technologies, and advanced signal‑processing techniques
• AI/ML methods to signal processing or algorithm development
• Information Assurance/Cyber Engineering requirements and implementation.
• Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and methods (e.g., Cameo)
• Agile development tools and workflows (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
• MATLAB, C/C++, Java, and/or DOORS
• Experience developing system models, algorithms, test vectors, or analysis tools

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Relocation Eligible - relocation assistance available for this position

Additional Information

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Fort Wayne, IN: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-indiana-location

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.