Senior Principal RF Design Engineer
$132,400–$251,600 year
On-siteHuntsville, Alabama, United States
Job Summary
Design and development of transmitters, receivers, or exciters, including circuit card assemblies with RF or mixed signals. Work in a lab to accomplish component characterization, module verification, and integration while testing and handling sensitive RF hardware. Perform schematic capture and RF routing, partnering with interdisciplinary teams on power, digital, and mechanical systems. This role supports radar and datalink applications on tactical missile programs, requiring active and transferable DoD Secret clearance. Located in Huntsville, AL, the position offers a salary range of $132,400 - $251,600 USD. Candidates must have a STEM degree and ten years of relevant experience, with Raytheon providing relocation assistance and comprehensive benefits.
Required Qualifications
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance
- U.S. citizenship
- Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
- Minimum of ten years of prior relevant experience
- Experience to include any combination of the following: RF design and fabrication, RF test and troubleshoot, Simulation of RF products
- Experience with any 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
Desired Qualifications
- Seeker design expertise
- Mentorship or apprenticeship experience
- Technical oversight responsibilities for less-senior engineers
- Working across domains on complex projects
- Architecting and requirements definition for complex RF products
- Team lead experience on technical projects including experience w/ cost and schedule EVMS or CAM experience
- Background in designing for manufacturability, producibility, and cost constraints. Includes yield and margin analysis
- Technical background in the following areas: Cascade analysis and/or frequency planning, Filter design and fabrication, Circuit card assembly design and fabrication, Testing or designing RF hybrid (chip and wire) technologies, High speed data converter test/characterization, High power RF design or test experience, Scripting experience (Matlab or Python)
- Some front line leadership
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