Principal RF Electronics Technical Lead at Raytheon summary:
The Principal RF Electronics Technical Lead manages a team of engineers to design, develop, and upgrade complex RF electronics assemblies for critical missile defense systems. This role involves technical leadership, mentoring, supplier management, and hands-on lab work to ensure high-quality RF subsystem components. The position requires extensive experience in RF circuit design, testing, and integration, with a strong emphasis on national security and defense applications.
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.
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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.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm
The 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 Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.
RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.
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Keywords:
RF electronics, circuit card assembly, RF subsystem design, missile defense, technical leadership, engineering mentorship, supplier management, verification and testing, STEM engineering, security clearance
