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Senior Systems Engineer

RTXEl Segundo, CAL6 LeadSeptember 12th, 2026
Senior Systems EngineerAirborne RF Sensor department is seeking a highly skilled Senior Systems Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and testing of work products within the Advanced Technologies Business Unit. This role will support a variety of programs that are defining, creating, and fielding the next-generation RF technologies and capabilities that are needed by our national defense force to meet and surpass the threats of today and beyond. This position is an onsite role in El Segundo, CA.What You Will Do:Design, implement, and validate algorithms for RF digital signal processing, data fusion, target tracking, and/or automated resource management, using both simulated and real-time demonstration dataModel and simulate sensor phenomenology, both for RF sensors (e.g. radar, Air-to-Air capabilities, Air-to-Ground capabilities, Electronic Support Measures) and sensors outside the RF spectrum (e.g., EO/IR)Collaborate in a cross-functional team of systems, software, and hardware engineers in efforts including development and/or integration of real-time software, modeling and simulation, field demonstration, processing real-world data, trade studies in system and algorithm design, and requirements allocation and verificationDevelop and extend automated analysis tools for reducing large data sets and producing analysis outputs, e.g., RF sensor I/Q data, sensor measurement data, tracker measurement dataInterface with technical and program team leads on a regular basis in a fast-paced environmentLead small work efforts and communicate progress to the lead systems engineer and chief engineer.Maintain communication program stakeholders.Travel up to 10%.Qualifications You Must Have:Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related STEM degree, and 5 years of relevant systems engineering experience involving radar algorithm development and/or EO/IR algorithm design, signal processing, analysis, modeling, and , Python, C/C++, or related programming languagesThe ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearanceWhat We OfferOur 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 InnovationRelocation Eligible – Relocation assistance is available