Principal System Engineer – Radar Systems Engineering

Job Description

Principal System Engineer – Missile Defense Radars | RTX

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at RTX, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. At RTX, the company builds advanced technologies to defend nations and allies, deter aggression, and create a safer world. This role is crucial for designing, developing, testing, and sustaining advanced missile defense radar technologies, directly contributing to national security. The team solves complex, meaningful problems, ensuring the effectiveness of current and future defense systems.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
• Pay: $107500–$204500 yearly
• Team: Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) organization
• Mission: Support the design, development, testing, and sustainment of advanced missile defense radar technologies.
• Tech Stack: MATLAB, C/C++, Java, DOORS, Jira, Confluence, Cameo

What You’ll Actually Do
• System Definition: Work as part of a systems engineering team to define radar system requirements, design supporting architecture and algorithms, and collaborate with software development teams for proper implementation.
• Performance Analysis: Analyze radar system performance against requirements to identify performance gaps and recommend improvements.
• Algorithm Prototyping: Prototype new or modified algorithms to enhance system capability and effectiveness.
• Stakeholder Communication: Present plans, designs, performance results, and technical recommendations to peers, leadership, and external customers.
• Expert Support: Serve as a subject-matter expert to agile software teams, ensuring accurate and effective implementation of system requirements.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline, preferably Systems, Electrical, Software, or Physics.
• Experience: A minimum of 8 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.
• Skills: Expertise in RF system design, digital and/or analog signal processing, radar waveform or signal modulation analysis, and algorithm evaluation and testing, along with strong communication skills for presenting technical information.
• Bonus: Experience with ground-based radar systems and/or Missile Defense programs, BMC4I systems, advanced signal-processing techniques, AI/ML methods applied to signal processing or algorithm development, Information Assurance/Cyber Engineering requirements, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (e.g., Cameo), Agile development tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence), and programming skills in MATLAB, C/C++, Java, and/or DOORS.