Job Description
The Aerospace EDS team designs and delivers high-reliability RF and electromagnetic systems that protect aircraft, pilots, and critical missions across defense, space, and national security platforms.
We are seeking a Lead RF Systems Engineer to serve as a technical authority and systems leader for complex RF and Electronic Warfare (EW) solutions. This role is ideal for a senior RF engineer who has grown into systems-level leadership and wants to own architecture, trade studies, and technical direction while remaining hands-on in analysis, integration, and test.
You will influence system architecture, roadmap direction, and R&D initiatives, working across multiple programs rather than being tied to a single platform.
Responsibilities
What You'll Do
- Own system-level RF architectures for EW, radar, or high-reliability RF systems including receivers, transmitters, antennas, and countermeasure solutions
- Lead requirements development and decomposition, translating mission needs into executable system designs
- Perform system trade studies balancing performance, cost, schedule, risk, and manufacturability
- Develop and review block diagrams, ICDs, and interface definitions across RF, digital, mechanical, power, and software elements
- Guide and review modeling, simulation, and performance analysis to predict compliance with requirements
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to cross-disciplinary engineering teams
- Support integration, verification, and validation (IV&V) in laboratory and field environments
- Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies and alternative solutions
- Contribute to customer-funded projects, IRAD efforts, and technology roadmaps
- Communicate technical results to internal stakeholders and external customers
- Participate in occasional domestic travel for program reviews, industry days, and technical interchange meetings
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Qualifications
Must Have
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Physics, or equivalent practical experience
- Demonstrated experience leading RF system-level design decisions for complex, high-reliability systems
- Strong foundation in RF and microwave principles, including concepts such as dB, dBm, EIRP, G/T, noise figure, P1dB, and VSWR
- Experience creating or influencing system architectures, trade studies, and technical decisions
- Ability to operate as a hands-on technical lead, balancing leadership with direct technical contribution
- Background in defense, aerospace, electronic warfare, radar, or comparable high-reliability industries
- Must be a US Citizen due to contractual requirements.
We Value:
- Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS or Jama
- Exposure to EW, radar warning, electronic attack, direction finding, or RF countermeasures
- Familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) approaches
- Laboratory experience using RF test equipment (e.g., network analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes)
- Experience with simulation and analysis tools such as ADS, HFSS, CST, AWR, MATLAB, or Python
- Integration, verification, and validation (IV&V) experience for system compliance determination
Who Is this role for?
This role is well-suited for a senior RF engineer or RF systems engineer who:
- Wants to own system architecture and technical direction, not just individual components
- Enjoys leading cross-disciplinary technical decisions
- Values hands-on engineering alongside leadership and mentoring
- Is motivated by impact, mission relevance, and technical ownership
Why Join Us
- Serve as a technical authority with real influence on system design and strategy
- Work across multiple long-term defense programs rather than a single platform
- Shape future technologies through R&D and IRAD involvement
- Join a collaborative, mission-driven engineering organization solving complex RF challenges
Must be a US Citizen due to contractual requirements.
Benefits:
In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information visit: Benefits at Honeywell