Principal Systems Engineer - IFF SME

Date Posted:

2024-12-11

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA133: Tewksbury, Ma Bldg 3 Concord 50 Apple Hill Drive Concord - Building 3, Tewksbury, MA, 01876 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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 System Engineering Directorate is the central focus for Mission Systems Integration activities within Raytheon, responsible for defining customer needs, functional and product architecture, requirements definition and decomposition, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), system performance, and System Security Engineering (SSE).

The SPY-6 Family of Radars and the GhostEye family of radars are seeking a Systems Engineer to help in the execution of integration and analysis activities. In this role, the selected candidate will be responsible for helping to identify issues, generate solutions, and verify the solutions are implemented as designed. This role will require communication skills to convey solutions and results to teammates and leadership. This position can be located in either Tewksbury, MA or Marlborough, MA and may require occasional travel.

We value diverse skills and experience, so don’t hold back. Your qualification could add tremendous value to our team. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you’re passionate about what you could accomplish here, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities to Anticipate:

• Strong IFF background with desired knowledge with AIMS Certification process

• Systems requirements development

• Develop test cases/scenarios to verify performance requirements

• Lead/support IFF system validation of performance

• Statistical and numerical analysis of IFF performance data

• Using computer interface tools (Linux, Ethernet) to intercept and record message data fields for subsequent analysis

• Analysis tool development in support of problem identification and resolution

• Collaboration with Systems and Software Engineers to develop and implement solutions

• Present findings and solutions to Leadership and/or Customers

• This position requires daily on-site support and is not open to remote work possibilities

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and 5 years of prior relevant experience.  In absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience is required.

• The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Value:

• An active and in-scope Secret US security clearance

• Experience with design, development, and analysis of cooperative radar (IFF) systems

• Experience with signal processing techniques in different propagation environments (e.g., multipath)

• Design experience in the following radar system areas; antenna, digital beamforming, spread-spectrum waveforms, cryptology principles, multi-sensor track management, adaptive signal processing, clutter mitigation techniques, sensor resource management and mission planning

• Ability to analyze IFF Transponder Truth Data

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Requirements development experience, including use of DOORS

• Experience with MATLAB/Python/C++

• Experience with the development of DoD-standard design reviews: e.g., Preliminary Design and Critical Design Reviews (PDR/CDR) and Test Readiness Review (TRR)

• Experience with technical writing and oral presentations

• Systems Engineering experience on DoD systems

• Additional focus areas include signal processing and waveform design, phased array and digital beamforming technology, RF communications basics (inc. link analysis), radar search and track basics, target and threat modeling, integration and test of large radar systems, MBSE.

What We Offer:

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compe