Principal RF Sensor Design Specialist

Date Posted:

2026-08-10

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AZ-TUCSON-M02 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG M02

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ 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:

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

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 world. 

The Effector RF Design Team at Raytheon is seeking a talented Senior Engineer to join our team in Tucson, AZ.

The candidate will be responsible for leading and shaping the design and implementation of antenna, radome, and / or sensor ranges within the company. The selected candidate will also be expected to lead teams, provide technical oversight, delegate tasks, and work with the Engineering organization to establish technology roadmaps, enable modernization, and contribute to general innovation. In addition, the candidate will work with government personnel and programs, to define and refine requirements to validate range and chamber compliance. The candidate will be responsible for providing guidance, coaching, mentoring, and training to other employees across the business within the candidate’s areas of expertise.

This position is an onsite role, located in Tucson, AZ.

What You Will Do

• Develop antenna, radome, advanced sensor systems, and/or RCS ranges/chambers

• Work with interdisciplinary engineering teams including thermal, structural, mechanical, systems, etc. to define, analyze, simulate, implement, and evaluate requirements for ranges and/or chambers, including relevant test equipment

• Work with chamber/range equipment and service suppliers

• Oversee implementation of new ranges/chambers

                                                                                

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience to include any combination of the following:

  • Experience with testing of antennas or radomes in a chamber or test range

  • Operation of an antenna, radome, and / or RCS chamber / range

  • Experience with antenna and / or sensor measurement theory and range operation

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain special program access after start.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Master of Science (MS) or PhD in electrical engineering

• Significant experience simulating and/or estimating the effects of propagation, reflections, and scattering on an antenna under test (AUT) in an anechoic chamber

• Measurement of hardware for RCS

• Significant experience specifying, building, and validating antenna, radome, and/or RCS ranges/chambers

• Proficiency with Python, MATLAB and/or other high level scientific programming languages

• Proficiency with high performance computing (HPC) environments and schedulers such as SLURM

• Proficiency with modeling & simulation tools such as HFSS, CST, FEKO, SENTRi and GRASP

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities from multiple sources

• Strong interpersonal skills working in a team environment with positive interaction

• Demonstrated ability to put forth and drive technical execution plans

• Knowledgeable of management processes, such as Earned Value

• Experience presenting in technical reviews

• Understanding of near-field-to-far-field processing algorithms

• Experience designing and testing datalink, flight termination, telemetry, and/or GPS antenna systems

• Experience being a Cost Account Manager or Integrated Product Team Lead