Job Specifications
Date Posted:2025-08-25
Country:United States of America
Location:AZ852: RMS AP Bldg M02 1151 East Hermans Road Building M02, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA
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:DoD Clearance: Secret
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 Effector RF Products Department is searching for a highly skilled Principal Electrical Engineer to take on the RF Electronics Lead role for a critical missile program essential to our national defense.
The RF Electronics Lead will guide a team of 5-10 engineers in the design and development upgrade of an existing complex RF electronics assembly. Leveraging extensive technical expertise, the Lead will architect subassemblies, design constituent Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs), and plan and execute verification strategies. The role also involves providing technical guidance and supervision, mentoring newer engineers, managing suppliers, and possibly leading proposal development efforts.
This position is an onsite role, located in Tucson, AZ.
What You Will Do
Provide technical oversight and leadership for an interdisciplinary team developing an RF subsystem and its component CCAs.
Act as the technical interface between individual contributors and program leadership.
Work in a lab setting to accomplish component characterization, module verification, and integration.
Mentor design engineers.
Oversee CCA schematic capture and RF routing.
Travel as required to oversee supplier activities.
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:
RF circuit card design and fabrication
RF subassembly test and troubleshoot
Simulation of RF products
Experience with any of combination of the following tools:
Mentor DX Designer or equivalent
High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) or equivalent
SystemVue/Genesys or equivalent
Advanced Design System (ADS) or equivalent
Qualifications We Prefer
Prior experience as a technical leader of an RF hardware design activity
Responsibility for cost and schedule performance reporting
Advanced degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, or related engineering degree
Experience in mentorship or apprenticeship roles.
Proficiency in architecting and defining requirements for complex RF products.
Ability to prepare and review technical documentation.
Background in designing for manufacturability, producibility, and cost constraints, including yield and margin analysis.
Experience with missile systems or similar technologies.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
Knowledge of mixed signal electronics and practical experience across all phases of the product development lifecycle.
Design and test experience in areas such as broadband/superheterodyne receiver design, cascade analysis, automatic gain control (AGC) scheduling, filter design and fabrication, circuit card assembly design and fabrication, high-speed data converter test/characterization, and high-power RF design or test.
What We Offer
Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Learn More & Apply Now!
This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.stategov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htmThe salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar
About the Company
Raytheon, an RTX business, creates next-generation defense solutions that are smarter, faster and better than previously thought possible. We specialize in integrated air and missile defense, advanced sensors, space-based systems, hypersonics, effectors and cyber solutions.
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