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Lead System Engineer
| Company | RTX |
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| Location | Goleta, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $137000 – $275000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 10 years of prior system engineering experience on EW or Radar programs
- Experience providing technical briefs to subcontractors, senior level executives, and/or customers
- Experience planning, managing, and/or leading execution of EW/Radar systems integration, verification, and validation activities in both lab and field environments
- Experience preparing system/subsystem test documentation (e.g., plans, procedures, and/or reports)
- Active and transferrable final U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain program access after start. US citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Derive system requirements from customer-furnished information such as reference scenarios
- Develop technical performance metrics for system architectures that support engagement of emerging complex threats
- Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary program team to develop and design prototype systems
- Participate in definition of team objectives and provide solutions to complex technical tasks including system design decisions involving trade studies, requirements allocation, and verification methods
- Generate test plans/procedures for assessing EW system performance
- Architect test configurations for exercising the Unit Under Test in both lab and field environments
- Execute in-house and off-site system demonstration activities for demonstrations and/or subsystem sell-off, and brief senior program and engineering leadership
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with new business development for prototype system programs
- 8+ years of experience in millimeter, microwave RF Design, and in Digital Signal Processing
- Experience writing requirements for EW/Radar system test equipment and Special Test Equipment
- Experience with Earned Value Management / Cost Account Management
- Experience with requirements tracking tools such as DOORS
- Active DoD Top Secret clearance with investigation within five years
